Kamloops MLAs Want the Best for Community, BCLC Could Guarantee It

British Columbia Lottery Corporation prepares for a heated couple of weeks, as it is going to seek new names to appoint to currently vacant senior posts. Peter Milobar and Todd Stone, the Liberal MLAs for Kamloops contacted British Columbia Attorney-General David Eby seeking confirmation that the future executives would be based in the BCLC head office. This would align with the local employment optimization strategy.

British Columbia Lottery Corporation is ready to help the province and host communities in many ways, all of them actively involving locals. This includes regular gaming allocations to the host communities where casinos welcome patrons on a day to day basis, but also the employment market boost the corporation is able to guarantee. Kamloops MLAs are now determined to keep their promises and ensure that the local community continues benefiting.

Kamloops Headquarters Could Welcome Executives

Peter Milobar and Todd Stone wrote Attorney-General David Eby a letter addressing their concerns regarding the future executives. They seek a written confirmation that the individuals would consider the Kamloops headquarters their workplace. This comes a couple of months after the Attorney-General promised that the lottery corporation’s head office would welcome the new executives once they are appointed.

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Back in January, he highlighted the positive impact this could have on the community and the brighter future of the British Columbia Lottery Corporation. Such a decision came along with the official announcement of headquarters relocation plans’ scrapping. It could be recalled that last summer saw plans for the headquarters relocation to a new building. The current location has 50 years of history and back then Mr. Eby stated that the relocation could happen as soon as possible.

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Further evaluation of the project revealed that its cost is about to rise up to CA$100 million, as it included building demolition, as well as the construction of a new multistory car park. Mid-January Jim Lightbody, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCLC, stated that the corporation is cautious when spending taxpayers’ money and this would not be the most appropriate way to do so.

Vacant Executive Positions Would Be Filled

The project was supposed to create 250 new job positions in Kamloops and back then, Mr. Stone expressed his concerns with these jobs being taken by individuals hailing from the Lower Mainland. Remote job opportunities are also a possibility, as Mr. Lightbody has confirmed. Now Mr. Milobar wants to ensure that the new executives would be able to call Kamloops their workplace.

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This is especially important in the light of recent resignations that saw Vice-President of Corporate Compliance Robert Kroeker make his exit from BCLC mid-June. In the past, his name has been linked to the progressively worsening money laundering situation in the province. Mr. Kroeker was closely monitoring the field and had the task to prevent money laundering.

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What ended up happening instead, was that in 2009, BCLC’s special force monitoring the field was dissolved under his supervision. The following seven years have shown increase in money laundering activity. His resignation came ahead of the public inquiry that is projected to take place this fall in British Columbia.