City of Kamloops Cancels OneBC Booking over Unpaid Security Costs
The city said OneBC missed twice-extended deadlines for more than $7,700 in security costs, and the party says it has secured another venue.
- The City of Kamloops revoked the permit for a OneBC town hall featuring leader MLA Dallas Brodie after the party failed to pay a $7,729 security bill for the Sunday, June 7 event at the Sandman Centre.
- Kamloops Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Jen Fretz said the city required the fee to cover RCMP and community service officer costs, describing it as consistent practice for attendee safety.
- While OneBC accused the city of attempting to "extort" the party to "cancel" the event, political communication expert David Black called the security charges "perfectly reasonable" given past disruptions at OneBC events.
- With the Sandman Centre permit revoked after the June 4 deadline passed, the party secured an undisclosed alternative location and confirmed the town hall will proceed as originally planned.
- Legal obligations required the City of Kamloops to host the group despite disagreements with Brodie's positions on residential schools, though the city clarified it does not condone "residential school denialism" or anti-Indigenous racism.
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castanetkamloops.netCity of Kamloops cancels OneBC booking over unpaid security costs
City of Kamloops defends cancellation of OneBC’s booking ahead of planned Sunday town hall
KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops is defending its decision to cancel a booking made by political party OneBC, which was planning to host a town hall at the Sandman Centre this Sunday (June 7). The event is part of OneBC’s ‘Backbone of BC Tour’, and the party claimed the city was acting “in extremely bad faith” by cancelling what it said was “a simple town hall and Q&A with Dallas Brodie.” The city rebuked that claim and said the booking was canc…
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