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Premier says B.C. housing plans could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade
Premier David Eby says the New Democrat government's ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade. Eby provided details of the housing strategy at...
Dec 07, 2023 Premier David Eby announcing new "Safer Communities Action Plan". (Photo via BC Government)
Kamloops Councillor hoping to push back on 'relentless' increase in provincial downloading
A Kamloops City Councillor is hoping to push back on provincial downloading, in a bid to ease what she called a "relentless" increase in costs to local taxpayers. Katie Neustaeter says by gathering th...
Dec 07, 2023
Liberals hike income requirement for foreign students, targeting 'puppy mill' schools
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa will require foreigners applying to study in Canada to have double the amount of funds currently required. Miller says the change is among those meant to e...
Dec 07, 2023 Marc Miller in the House of Commons on Oct. 19, 2023. (Photo via Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)
UPDATE - Two arrested after red Jaguar convertible stolen from Valleyview gas station
UPDATE 1:10 p.m. - Kamloops RCMP say two people have been arrested after a red Jaguar XK8 convertible was stolen from a Valleyview gas station this morning. Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the vehicle has al...
Dec 07, 2023 Stock photo of the Jaguar XK8 reported stolen in Kamloops on Dec. 7, 2023. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Kamloops to ban New Year's Eve fireworks unless drought conditions improve
The City of Kamloops may ban the use of the fireworks this New Year's Eve, because of existing drought conditions in the area. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Johnson says it comes after a very dry summer ...
Dec 06, 2023 Crowd watching fireworks/via 123rf
Construction on new all-wheels pump track facility underway at Kamloops Bike Ranch
Construction on a new $1.2 million All-Wheels Pump Track Facility at the Kamloops Bike Ranch is underway. Project Manager Ted Morton says the facility between the Valleyview and Juniper Ridge neighbou...
Dec 06, 2023 Layout of the All-Wheels Pump Track Facility at the Kamloops Bike Ranch. (Photo via Jeff Putnam)
Kamloops council poised to decide fate of Lansdowne Street multi-use pathway Tuesday
Kamloops City Council is poised to make a decision on the future of the Lansdowne Street multi-use pathway tomorrow afternoon, Dec. 5. Capital Projects Manager Matt Kachel says if the multi-use pathwa...
Dec 04, 2023 Photo via City of Kamloops
RCMP say two people killed in Saturday head-on crash near Little Fort
Two people are dead after a head-on crash between a semi truck and a passenger vehicle on Highway 5 near Little Fort on Saturday morning. BC Highway Patrol says emergency crews from Clearwater and Bar...
Dec 04, 2023
New child care centre opens at Ralph Bell Elementary in Kamloops
A long-awaited child care centre at Ralph Bell Elementary School in Kamloops has opened its doors. The Kamloops-Thompson School District has partnered with the B.C. Government to operate the 72-space ...
Dec 04, 2023 The new Ralph Bell child care centre. (Photo via SD73)
Updated business case for Kamloops sobering centre still recommends facility be set up near RIH
An updated business case for a sobering and assessment centre in Kamloops is still recommending the 10-bed facility be set up at the former Phoenix Centre downtown. Social, Housing, and Community Deve...
Dec 04, 2023 A look inside one of the room at the Phoenix Centre in Kamloops. (Photo via Sian Lewis)
