Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Former Thrupp Manor to be transformed into five single-family lots
KAMLOOPS - A property that has sat empty on the North Shore for years will soon be the site of five single-family homes. City Council voted 7-1 in favour of adopting staff recommendations on Tuesday n...
Aug 29, 2018
Dispensary owner thinks Kamloops pot shop licenses should be even more expensive
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has approved a $5,000 business license fee for cannabis retailers, but a local dispensary owner thinks the license fee should be even steeper. Council approved a bylaw amen...
Aug 29, 2018
Stone says BC Liberals deserve credit for NDP budget surplus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone says his party deserves the credit for the $301 million budget surplus the NDP announced this week. “Let’s be clear, the NDP, thro...
Aug 29, 2018
Canada Games Aquatic Centre to open ahead of schedule Thursday
KAMLOOPS - There will be another indoor option for Kamloops residents looking to escape from the wildfire smoke prior to the start of school next week. The City of Kamloops is opening up the Canada Ga...
Aug 29, 2018
Pickup truck driver needed extrication after running into a semi this morning
KAMLOOPS - A pickup truck driver sustained only minor injuries when he ran into the back end of a slow-moving semi this morning on the Coquihalla southbound near the Inks Lake brake check. Platoon Cap...
Aug 29, 2018
Kamloops housing advocates say more shelters will be needed for winter
KAMLOOPS - With delays of both affordable housing projects in Kamloops, totalling 104 units that won’t be ready now until the spring, housing advocates knew the city’s most vulnerable popu...
Aug 28, 2018
Proposed strata project for Ord Road moves forward
KAMLOOPS - The plan to build a 73-unit strata development on Ord Road in Brocklehurst will go to public hearing. Septer Investments is looking to put up the development at 2683 Ord Road, sandwiched be...
Aug 28, 2018
Council hears recommendation to close Fourth Avenue to vehicle traffic year-round
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillors have praised the Fourth Avenue Plaza Pilot Project. The initative took place over a two-week period ending August 12, and was the first foray into revamping the city...
Aug 28, 2018
City council to discuss cannabis licensing, Spirit Square project at public hearing
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hosting a public hearing tonight at the Sandman Centre, touching on a variety of topics, including discussion about cannabis licensing and a new housing project at S...
Aug 28, 2018
Coroners Service investigates death of victim five years after Kamloops longboard attack
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating the death of a man who was severely injured after being hit with a longboard in Kamloops five years ago. Michael Forry sustained a severe brain in...
Aug 28, 2018
