Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops councillor expects more barriers after move to ban drug use in public spaces passes
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops and other municipalities in the BC Interior are considering bylaws to regain control over drug usage in public spaces, just two months after the decriminalization of personal amoun...
Apr 12, 2023
Heavy industrial tax rate in Kamloops nearing provincial average: city staff
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff say property tax rates for the three heavy industrial properties inside city limits should finally approach the provincial average in 2023.Council and staff have spen...
Apr 12, 2023
Two separate investigations ongoing at fire-damaged Kamloops home
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a major crimes investigation involving a downtown Kamloops home damaged by fire is not related to the fire itself. An update shared by Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evely...
Apr 12, 2023
Enforcement hubs to address repeat violent offenders coming to 12 B.C. communities, including Kamloops
NANAIMO, B.C. - Twelve hubs are being created across British Columbia as the province focuses on addressing repeat violent offenders. These hubs are part of the newly announced Repeat Violent Offendin...
Apr 12, 2023
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 4.5 per cent
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada held its key policy rate at 4.5 per cent on Wednesday (April 12) - as it continues its efforts to bring inflation back down.In a statement released Wednesday, Governor Tiff...
Apr 12, 2023
Most regions near Kamloops at below normal snowpack after cool and dry March
VICTORIA - A cool and dry March decreased the provincial snowpack in B.C.In its latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, using numbers from April 1, the B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says th...
Apr 12, 2023
'A new way forward'; Kamloops MLA anticipates party renewal as the B.C. United era begins
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday evening (April 12), the B.C. Liberal Party will be no more, at least by name. As promised by leader Kevin Falcon when he took power, the party will officially rebrand tonight at a...
Apr 12, 2023
Merritt residents begin protests amid emergency department shutdowns
MERRITT, B.C. - With the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital still suffering closures, Merritt residents are trying to take action into their own hands."If they think they are going to keep...
Apr 12, 2023
Kamloops council votes to begin process of banning drug use in public places
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council voted to give banning recreational drug use in city parks and public places the old college try.During Tuesday's (April 11) regular meeting, council voted 5-2 in favour of ...
Apr 12, 2023
Appraised value of 435 Cherry apartment block north of $10-million: housing minister
KAMLOOPS - Last week, B.C. Housing announced it is buying a Kamloops North Shore apartment building in order to secure more affordable housing. In a news release, the province says it has purchased th...
Apr 11, 2023
