Tag Archives: City Hall
City of Kamloops hosting inaugural Clean the Beach event ahead of Earth Day
KAMLOOPS - In the spirit of Earth Day, the City of Kamloops will be hosting its first Clean the Beach event from Riverside Park on Sunday (April 21). The goal is to get as many volunteers out as possi...
Aaron Schulze Apr 16, 2024
City of Kamloops responding to staff daycare needs with new childcare facility
KAMLOOPS - Finding child care is no easy feat in Kamloops, with long wait lists and limited spaces available for the city's growing population. However, the City of Kamloops has received grant funding...
Apr 05, 2024
With decision looming on suspension of Kamloops' Acting-CAO, former Mayors weigh in on dysfunction at city hall
KAMLOOPS - The fallout from the latest saga in the dysfunction at city hall has been reverberating throughout the community. On Tuesday (March 26), Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson used his executive power to...
Michael Reeve Mar 28, 2024
Kamloops City Council backs Acting-CAO Byron McCorkell, following Mayor's move to suspend
KAMLOOPS - In a shocking move, Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson suspended the City's acting CAO Byron McCorkell on Tuesday (March 26) citing the move as 'necessary to change the direction of the City of Kamlo...
Aaron Schulze Mar 27, 2024
City considering road and park additions in Valleyview, Dallas corridor alongside Pineridge site rezoning
KAMLOOPS - With a rezoning application coming forward to develop the Pineridge golf course into a new housing subdivision site, the City of Kamloops is also looking to make changes to the transportati...
Silvia Senna Mar 22, 2024
'Ultimately up to the ministry of health to fix this'; Hospital District back Merritt's fight for reliable ER service
KAMLOOPS - In the calendar year of 2023, the emergency room at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt was closed 19 times. The closures were due to insufficient doctor or nursing levels to operate the ...
Silvia Senna Mar 22, 2024
Pioneer Park upgrades and utility work breaking ground this week
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is giving visitors to Pioneer Park a heads up that over the next several weeks, a myriad of upgrade work will be happening. Phase one began this week which includes res...
Mar 19, 2024
City of Kamloops organics collection returns to weekly pickup this week
KAMLOOPS - The weather may not feel like it quite yet, but spring has nearly sprung in Kamloops and the city's organic waste collection will be reverting back to weekly pick-ups. Over winter months, t...
Aaron Schulze Mar 04, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue chief says dedicated unit needed to address escalating volume of medical calls
KAMLOOPS - In recent years, Kamloops Fire Rescue has responded to more and more 'rescue' related emergencies. According to data provided to the City of Kamloops, KFR now accounts for more than 60 per ...
Aaron Schulze Feb 20, 2024
City of Kamloops, CUPE 900 headed to mediation following dismissed appeal of arbitration ruling
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it is ready to move forward after it recently lost its appeal of an arbitration decision related to a union grievance. The legal matter stems from municipal depart...
Aaron Schulze Feb 08, 2024
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Boogie The Bridge
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Art of Gardening
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Two and Out
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: 'Fairness' is not a word I would use to describe the federal budget
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First Steps
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Sound Off
SOUND OFF: The NDP's mishandling of drug use in B.C. hospitals
Apr 18, 2024
ARMCHAIR MAYOR
ROTHENBURGER: Who would survive if we had a recall law for City councils?
Apr 18, 2024