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City says more flaggers to come after semi clips downtown Kamloops business
The City of Kamloops will be bringing in more flaggers to direct heavy trucks away from the Lansdowne Street construction zone. Capital Projects Manager Matt Kachel says the move comes after a semi ca...
Apr 30, 2024 A look at the debris left at Second Ave. and Seymour Street on Apr. 30, 2024.
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion gets green light to open for May 1
The long-awaited Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is complete and the Canada Energy Regulator has given the go-ahead for the project to open. The regulator said Tuesday it has approved the last remai...
Apr 30, 2024 A crew lays pipe for a section of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in the Greater Edmonton area. (Photo via Trans Mountain Corporation)
Temporary shelter at Stuart Wood School in Kamloops extended to April 2025
The BC Government says the temporary shelter at the former Stuart Wood Elementary School in downtown Kamloops has been extended by another year. The 25-bed shelter, which has been operational for the ...
Apr 30, 2024 Stuart Wood Elementary (Photo via City of Kamloops)
Province to demolish buildings in downtown Kamloops to make way for housing
The BC Government plans to demolish a number of its buildings at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Kamloops. Work to demolish the buildings at 515 and 527 Columbia Stree...
Apr 30, 2024 The existing property at 515 Columbia Street in downtown Kamloops. (Photo via Google Maps)
KCBIA urging patience as City begins Lansdowne sewer replacement project
The head of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association is urging patience as the City begins roughly six-months of work to replace a sewer main along Lansdowne Street downtown. Howie Reimer...
Apr 30, 2024 Construction diagram for Lansdowne construction/via City of Kamloops
Province eyeing rental housing development at Northbridge Hotel property in Kamloops
The B.C. government has identified the site of the former Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops as a potential location for new rental homes as part of its $3-billion BC Builds program. The move means the pro...
Apr 29, 2024 A look at demolition work on the Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops as seen on Apr. 21, 2024. (Photo via Victor Kaisar)
B.C.'s request for changes to decriminalization pilot being reviewed
It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot projec...
Apr 29, 2024 Federal Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks rises during question period in the House of Commons on April 29, 2024. (Photo via Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
RCMP say two taken to hospital after Monday morning incident on Lac Le Jeune Road
RCMP say two people were taken to hospital after a disturbance at a house on the western outskirts of Kamloops, not too far from where the Trans-Canada and the Coquihalla meet. Kamloops RCMP spokesper...
Apr 29, 2024
Cigarettes with health warnings could nudge smokers to butt out: researchers
Cigarettes with health warnings printed directly on them are being sold in some parts of Canada, making it the first country to adopt the regulation aimed at encouraging people to kick the habit or ke...
Apr 29, 2024 A pack of cigarettes with an exterior warning label and warnings on each individual cigarette. (Photo via Camille Bains/The Canadian Press)
Kamloops asking to be included in future federal housing announcements after recent snub
The City of Kamloops is reaching out to Federal Housing Minister, Sean Fraser, asking that the City be considered for any future funding that is connected to housing initiatives. Councillor Kelly Hall...
Apr 29, 2024 The new 112 unit mixed housing development housing under construction in downtown Kamloops. (Photo via Victor Kaisar)
