Performing arts centre

EDITORIAL – After which corporation should we brand the PAC?

December 3, 2025 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. NOW THAT construction of the Kamloops arts centre is officially underway, what shall we call it? At the beginning it was known simply by the [Continue]

LETTER – Referendum process would have revealed problems with PAC site

December 1, 2025 // 3 Comments

If Council had taken the democratic route and pursued a referendum rather than relying on the Alternate Approval Process (AAP) for the Multiplex and the Performing Arts [Continue]

ARTS/ ENTERTAINMENT – Shovels officially in the ground for arts centre

November 26, 2025 // 0 Comments

Shovels hit the dirt today to get construction of Kamloops’ new performing arts theatre officially underway. The digging consisted of a couple of tosses of soil that [Continue]

LETTER – Build first, explain later — the real story behind the arts centre

November 25, 2025 // 1 Comment

The news that the performing arts centre (PAC) cost has climbed to $211 million shouldn’t surprise anyone—least of all City Hall. The AAP capped borrowing at $140 [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Mayor’s proposal to relocate PAC is an idea that came too late

November 25, 2025 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WITH A GROUNDBREAKING ceremony for the performing arts centre set for Wednesday afternoon (Nov. 25, 2025) at the site of the former Kamloops [Continue]

EDITORIAL – City Hall should butt out of PAC’s ‘independent’ management board

September 2, 2025 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NON-PROFIT SOCIETY managing the soon-to-be-built performing arts centre – dubbed the Kamloops Centre for the arts — is a good idea. [Continue]