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UPDATE TO: Kamloops City Councillor Tina Lange; “It's the next step to Kamloops coming of age.”


On Tuesday I did a post entitled; Kamloops City Councillor Tina Lange; “It's the next step to Kamloops coming of age.” 
 
Today (June 9th) a Kamloops couple decided they wanted to be a part of ensuring the new Performing Arts facility gets approved by the people of Kamloops.  Here’s a story from Kamloops own TV7: 
 
A Kamloops couple is putting some muscle behind their support for the proposed performing arts centre. Ron and Rae Fawcett, who own Kelson Group Property Management, have committed to donate $5 million to the project if it passes a city-wide referendum on November 7. 
 
Kamloops will be asking residents whether they're ok with the city borrowing $49 million to have the centre built at the old Daily News building on Seymour Street. 
 
 
This is great news, and the kind of spark that can lead to Kamloops residents voting yes to approve the go-ahead on this important addition to our community. 
 
I’m Alan Forseth in Kamloops

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