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A Strong End to 2019 Home Sales in Kamloops Could Continue into 2020
The Kamloops and District Real Estate Association says the local housing market was resilient in 2019 when many markets around B.C. saw declines. The average single-family home price in Kamloops finis...
Jan 03, 2020
Kamloops planning cost and energy-saving measures to all six local ice sheets
The City of Kamloops says long-term, it plans to have zambonis at every local rink flooding ice with cold water. Civic facilities manager Jeff Putnam says in 2019 the city saved just under $48,900 fro...
Jan 03, 2020
Kamloops construction reaches a record $288 million in 2019
A new construction-value record has been set in Kamloops for a third-straight year. The building permit value in 2019 hit $288.2 million. The previous record was $285 million in 2018 and, before that,...
Jan 02, 2020
Multiple Tire Slashings Reported in Brocklehurst
Kamloops RCMP have received a number of calls from vehicle owners in Brocklehurst believed to have had their tires slashed. Police say reports came in from Fleetwood Ave, Crestline St and Schreiner St...
Jan 02, 2020
Sun Peaks Dealt with Resort-Wide Power Outages, More Than Two Feet of Snow on NYE
Snow and power outages were the tale of the tape for Sun Peaks over the New Year holidays. Marketing Director Aidan Kelly says it may have been the largest single snow storm event ever for Sun Peaks b...
Jan 02, 2020
Trans Mountain to spend $170,000 to build new Kamloops dog park
Trans Mountain will be spending about $170,000 to build a new dog park in Kamloops. The new park will be in Brock; construction will start this month and the park is expected to be open this spring. C...
Jan 02, 2020
Kamloops preparing for busy year of capital projects
The city's capital projects manager expects 2020 to be a busy construction season in Kamloops. Darren Crundwell says work will resume on the Victoria Street West project for one, but he says that's no...
Jan 02, 2020
Property assessment values rise for nearly all of Kamloops area
Assessed values for homes in Kamloops are up seven per cent in new numbers from BC Assessment. The average assessed value in Kamloops, as of July 1, 2019, is $461,000, compared to $431,000 a year earl...
Jan 02, 2020
Another Busy Year for KSAR in 2019
2019 was another busy year for Kamloops Search and Rescue. Volunteers put in nearly 3000 task hours over 59 operational periods during a total of 44 separate call-outs. Spokesperson Jen Stahn says tha...
Jan 02, 2020
Logan Lake planning to apply for grant funding to improve rural internet
Logan Lake is looking to lose the lag on its local internet service. Speaking on the NL Morning News, CAO Randy Lambright says the District plans to apply next summer for grant funding - from a $50-mi...
Jan 02, 2020
