WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – Reflecting on the pedestrian plaza project
By JAKE ANDRYKEW Downtown CAP Team PICTURE THIS: it’s a warm summer evening in Downtown Kamloops, the air conditioner broke in the café you just visited, and you figure [Continue]
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WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – Wide skillset needed to be a CAP team member
THE KAMLOOPS Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining a vibrant and livable downtown. The Customer Care and [Continue]
ENTERTAINMENT – First annual Buskers Festival takes over downtown core
Downtown Kamloops will be transformed this weekend as the First Annual Kamloops International Buskers Festival takes over Riverside Park and various locations throughout the [Continue]
WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – The 4th Avenue Pedestrian Plaza pilot project
A COMMON THEME is present in many city and community plans these days, one encouraging and promoting a walkable urban environment. Downtown Kamloops has a reputation as being [Continue]
TRU – Summer job studies bird-window collisions on university campus
By BART CUMMINS Thompson Rivers University MATTHEW McISAAC has landed the best summer job of his life. Not only is the fourth-year biology student being paid to do research, [Continue]
THE ROYALS – What fate awaits our treasured monarchy?
Prince Charles hardly seems a fitting successor to the crown. But the monarchy has faced worse over the centuries and still serves us well By GERRY BOWLER Senior Fellow [Continue]
TOURISM – International visitors drive growth in British Columbia
Cruising along: Airport volumes are up, cruise ship traffic strong, hotel revenues on the rise, and food and drink sales growing By JOCK FINLAYSON and KRISTINE ST. LAURENT [Continue]
WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – Tips for interrupting the crime triangle
WITH THE AMAZING Back Alley Block Party finished, it is time to get back to business and the swing of things. Speaking of the swing of things, the CAP Team is always working [Continue]
POLITICS – Proportional representation advocate to speak at TRU
An advocate of proportional representation will speak at a Fair Vote Kamloops event on Wednesday, July 4. The presentation takes place at the TRU Clock Tower at 7 p.m. Dr. [Continue]
WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – Canada Day celebrates our nation
By MATTHEW GROPP CAP Team Member TO BE A CANADIAN is truly a magnificent thing. It is with great pride that we will celebrate our fantastic and diverse nation down at [Continue]
BUSINESS – ‘The Station’ residential/ commercial units filling up fast
Kamloops’ newest residential/ commercial development isn’t even completed yet but has only 10 residential units left for purchase. A “toast” to The [Continue]
SCHOOLS – Better policies needed, says task force on sexual misconduct
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Better communication with parents, improved reporting, staff training and new policies and procedures are needed to address sexual misconduct in schools, [Continue]
SENIORS – Annual picnic scheduled for Friday, July 6 at Riverside Park
The annual seniors’ picnic is scheduled for Friday, July 6, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Riverside Park, and the City will be serving up food, friends, and fun at the [Continue]
WHAT’S UP DOWNTOWN – Keeping it simple is best on Father’s Day
DAD, POPS, PA, the old man – these are all typical ways in which we identify the fathers in our lives. In addition to these simple terms of endearment, certain cultural [Continue]
