Columbia Street

POLICE – Man stabbed at motel on Columbia Street West, suspect arrested

September 20, 2021 // 1 Comment

A man is in custody and another was taken to hospital following a report of a stabbing at a Columbia Street motel early Saturday evening. On Sept. 18, 2021, around 5:08 p.m., [Continue]

COLUMBIA STREET WEST – City takes six motels off its nuisance property list

March 23, 2021 // 1 Comment

Six motels have been removed from the City’s nuisance property list. The Columbia Street West motels were among 10 listed as nuisance properties in December, allowing [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – City’s nuisance properties bylaw is proving its worth

December 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

IT’S A BIT RICH, to say the least, that the Kamloops Accommodation Association is grouching about the City’s crackdown on nuisance motels on Columbia Street West. That [Continue]

POLICE – Video of possible suspect in motel-room stabbing released

December 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

Kamloops RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance after a man was stabbed at a motel Wednesday afternoon. At about 5:15 p.m., police were alerted that a man [Continue]

POLICE – Shoplifter pulls bear spray on clerk at Columbia Street West store

November 6, 2020 // 0 Comments

A suspected shoplifter pulled a canister of bear spray on a store employee who tried to prevent the theft of a jacket Thursday afternoon. The Summit Centre Atmosphere store, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The Armchair strikes back on Columbia West housing issue

October 31, 2020 // 3 Comments

‘SO PRAY TELL US MEL, what neighbourhood would be good for social housing? Let me guess… the North Shore right?” That’s what Gail Paton thought of my editorial this [Continue]

LETTER – Editorial on Columbia Street West used oppressive language

October 29, 2020 // 14 Comments

Re: Mel Rothenburger: Columbia Street is no place to put social housing I had the opportunity to read the article that you wrote, Columbia Street West is no place for social [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Columbia Street West is not the place to put social housing

October 27, 2020 // 4 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WE OFTEN LIKE TO REFER to street people, the addicted and the down-and-out as mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, aunts and uncles. It’s [Continue]

Third major street reconstruction project starts Monday

June 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ STREETS — Work on the City’s third major street reconstruction starts Monday as the 12th Street project gets underway. And that will mean more rerouting and [Continue]

Columbia Street widening project begins with 4th Ave. closure

May 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY — Columbia Street will be a little tougher to drive through starting today and lasting for several weeks as the long-planned widening project gets underway. [Continue]

Columbia Street work set to begin

May 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY — Traffic Fun Part 2 gets underway later this month when work starts on the Columbia Street widening project. The project will be more expensive than thought, [Continue]

Street, bridge work near starting gate

March 9, 2015 // 1 Comment

NEWS/ CITY — The busiest parts of Kamloops will be busier still when two major projects get underway this summer — the massive Overlanders Bridge overhaul and the [Continue]

2015 could be year of traffic turmoil

December 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — It will be a busy — maybe even chaotic — summer on Kamloops streets next year. The first official steps toward borrowing $2 million toward [Continue]

Public to get another look at plans for Columbia St. upgrade

November 25, 2014 // 2 Comments

NEWS/ CITY HALL — The public will get another crack at the controversial Columbia Street upgrading project Wednesday night. Columbia Street is slated for reconstruction [Continue]