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HERITAGE – City will temporarily suspend new St. Andrew’s bookings

December 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

December 14, 2021 // 1 Comment

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

November 3, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

October 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

June 18, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

March 24, 2020 // 0 Comments

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

March 20, 2020 // 1 Comment

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

January 29, 2019 // 7 Comments

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

July 11, 2018 // 4 Comments

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

May 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

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

May 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

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]

BIOSOLIDS – Kamloops sets up committee on ‘management options’

May 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

Kamloops has joined in the search for an answer to biosolids. The City announced today (Friday, May 4, 2018) it has formed a Biosolids Management Stakeholder Committee to [Continue]

CITY – ‘Sewage spill into river had no impact on Kamloops water supply’

April 13, 2018 // 3 Comments

A sewage spill into the South Thompson River today (April 13, 2018) had no impact on the Kamloops water supply, says the City. The City says a cross-connection between a [Continue]

CITY POLITICS – The Cascadia tweet that has Coun. Donovan Cavers under fire

April 12, 2018 // 8 Comments

Coun. Donovan Cavers is tweeting again. This one is raising some ire. Click on it to follow the thread. Morneau go for it. Cancel equalization payments to #BC. I dare [Continue]