Goals
Vote for Rob Bertrand
OCTOBER 17TH
Kamloops City Council 2026
-Restore meaningful public Q&A and public participation at council.
-Keep City communication open instead of shutting down discussion when it gets uncomfortable.
-Make major spending, project progress and important decisions easier for the average person to access and understand.
-Use public dashboards/reporting so residents can see what was promised, what was completed and what isn’t working.
-Hold regular town halls/community conversations, not just during an election.
-Close the loop on complaints through a Small Annoyances Audit. here’s what you told us, here’s what we fixed, here’s what’s coming, and here’s what we can’t do and why.
-Make updated emergency and preparedness plans readily available to the public.
You pay the bills. You deserve to know what City Hall is doing with your money and why.
Transparency-Open city hall
Residents shouldn’t have to figure out what their city is doing.
Accountability-Results over Deflection
Review major projects and spending instead of continuing something simply because money has already been spent.
-Needs before wants: roads, water, sewer, emergency services and core infrastructure come before amenities.
-Push for measurable outcomes from programs and partnerships receiving taxpayer support.
-Audit shelter/community impacts and seek corrective action when problems repeatedly spill into surrounding neighbourhoods.
-Reform how the Alternative Approval Process is used and push for stronger direct public involvement on major financial decisions.
-Be willing to make motions, challenge decisions and change direction when something isn’t working.
Government doesn’t get a blank cheque because something sounded good on paper. Show us the results.
-Properly assess RCMP, Fire, CSO and bylaw staffing based on actual community needs and listening their recommendations
-Focus on more proactive patrols, rather than primarily responding after businesses and residents have already been affected.
-Better protect businesses and neighbourhoods around shelters and service locations.
-Push the province for faster access to detox, recovery, mental-health treatment and supportive housing, while recognizing different causes of homelessness require different responses.
-Strengthen wildfire preparedness, evacuation planning and community emergency response.
-Explore partnerships with industry, trained volunteers and other available resources during emergencies.
safety-safe streets, prepared communities
Compassion and public safety aren’t opposites. We can help people who need help while still expecting our parks, businesses and neighbourhoods to be safe.