POLICE – Charges sworn in McGill Road shooting investigation
Three men are facing robbery with a firearm charges as part of an ongoing investigation into a McGill Road shooting Friday morning. Around 7:41 a.m. on Sept. 16, 2022, [Continue]
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CITY – Unclaimed bikes, surplus furniture, equipment to go on the block
The City of Kamloops, in partnership with Team Auctions, will host a three-day event Aug. 4–6, 2022, to auction off hundreds of surplus assets. Both new and used assets [Continue]
CITY – July 4 deadline looms for payment of property taxes
Kamloops property owners have one more week to pay their property taxes before a 10 per cent penalty for late payment is applied on July 5. Property tax notices for 2022 were [Continue]
HERITAGE – City will temporarily suspend new St. Andrew’s bookings
The City will suspend new bookings at St. Andrew’s on the Square in the new year while it figures out how to manage the facility. In a media release today, the City said it [Continue]
CITY – Council gives green light for historic homes to give way to towers
Kamloops council gave the green light today (Dec. 14, 2021) to the largest residential development permit in the city’s history, one that will see the destruction of an [Continue]
POLICE – Missing Kamloops woman’s Jeep found on Nicola Street
A jeep belonging to missing Kamloops woman Shannon White has been found, but a search for her continues. On Nov. 2, 2021, RCMP requested the public’s help in locating [Continue]
POLICE – Weapons, drugs, cash seized during aggravated assault investigation
An investigation into a stabbing report has led to the seizure of guns, weapons, drugs, and cash. On Oct. 7, 2021, members of the Kamloops RCMP Detachment’s Targeted [Continue]
POLICE – Charges laid in connection with deaths of Kamloops brothers
Two men have been charged in connection with the deaths of Carlos and Erick Fryer, the Kamloops brothers whose bodies were discovered in Naramata in May. On May 10, police [Continue]
COVID-19 – City closes Hillside Stadium due to social-distancing worries
The City of Kamloops is closing Hillside Stadium effective immediately (Tuesday, March 24, 2020) due to social distancing concerns. “Unfortunately, social distancing [Continue]
COVID-19 – City of Kamloops declares state of local emergency
The City of Kamloops today (March 20, 2020) officially declared a state of local emergency. Here’s the City’s news release: To address the evolving circumstances [Continue]
CITY COUNCIL – Combined park, disc golf gets nod for McArthur Island
Despite public input strongly favoring preservation of the old McArthur Island golf course property as a passive nature park, Kamloops City council today (Jan. 29, 2019) [Continue]
CANNABIS – Kamloops picked for first government-owned marijuana outlet
Kamloops will be the first city in B.C. to get a government-owned cannabis retail outlet. The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) announced today (July 11, 2018) that the [Continue]
ON THE AGENDA – Notices of motion on tax bills, biosolids applications
Highlights on Kamloops City council agenda, Tuesday, May 15, 2018: Staff will recommend that council authorize a joint venture with the Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club for [Continue]
FLOOD WATCH – City activates emergency operations centre
The City of Kamloops has activated its Emergency Operations Centre to support efforts to monitor the rising water in Campbell Creek. At 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, the City [Continue]
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