Kamloops business groups have aired their BC Lottery Corporation headquarters concerns with Attorney General Dave Eby after the province scrapped replacement plans.

Kamloops Chamber of Commerce President Joshua Knaak was in the meeting and says they recieved assurances that BCLC will remain a big part of the city for years to come.

Knaak was asked if there was a sense the province will re-visit the downtown Kamloops BCLC headquarters replacement project.

“I think that, that particular door is firmly closed but I do not know for how long,” he said. “There was acknowledgements made that there is work that needs to be done. I don’t think that this is a forever scenario.”

“Even at the meeting and after the meeting there were some other scenarios that were being floated around. Venture Kamloops raised a very good point about this city’s revitalization plans for downtown, and this is one corner of it.”

He says an offer was made to set up a consultation process to keep the city in the loop with BCLC’s plans.

Knaak adds while there is not a guarantee of staff leakage to Vancouver, they were told the city is attractive to current and future employees.

 

(Photo via the North Shore Business Improvement Association/facebook)