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Kamloops financially prepared for potential flooding, despite budget pressures from pandemic
Kamloops city staff say regardless of budget changes that are made because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be enough money set aside for a "normal" flood and fire season. Finance director Kathy H...
Apr 16, 2020
IIO investigating after 'interaction' near Sicamous leads to suspect, RCMP officer being taken to hospital
The independent police watchdog is investigating an incident near Sicamous, after an "interaction" between a man with outstanding arrest warrants and an RCMP officer led to both people being taken to ...
Apr 15, 2020
Kamloops staff preparing for local creeks to peak in the weeks ahead
As the spring snow melt approaches, Kamloops city staff say they are in constant talks with operators of irrigation dams that flow into local creeks. Utility services manager Greg Wightman says the fl...
Apr 15, 2020
Update: Two homes up in flames in overnight fire in Cache Creek
Two homes are total losses after an overnight fire in Cache Creek. The blazes happened at two separate homes on Stanley Park Boulevard. One was unoccupied, and has been abandoned since 2015 when it wa...
Apr 15, 2020
Kamloops denied nearly $5 million in grants for outdoor skating surface and flood mitigation at Riverside Park
The City of Kamloops has been declined two grant requests for projects in Riverside Park, worth just under $5 million. Capital projects manager Darren Crundwell says one was a grant request for $4.23 ...
Apr 15, 2020
Kamloops staff advise council to make budget changes and more if needed, amid COVID-19 pandemic
After the City of Kamloops re-approves this year's budget, staff say amendments could be made as needed because of the pandemic. Finance director Kathy Humphrey made that comment to council, after say...
Apr 14, 2020
Reported COVID-19 cases in B.C. surpasses 1,500; three more deaths at long-term care homes
B.C. health officials have reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 and three new deaths. That brings the case count to 1,517 reported cases and now 72 deaths across B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie...
Apr 14, 2020
Owner of all nine Subway restaurants in Kamloops shuts down stores, amid COVID-19 pandemic
The owner of all Subway restaurants in Kamloops will have all nine of them closed by the end of today. Grayden Flanagan says he had closed six of them earlier on in the pandemic, and had restaurants s...
Apr 14, 2020
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project put on hold in Kamloops until June
No work is happening on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in Kamloops, for now, as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on. In its construction schedule updated to April 1, the Crown Corporation says work ...
Apr 14, 2020
Kamloops mayor advocating for federal funding to kickstart economic activity once pandemic subsides
The mayor of Kamloops says a federal spending plan on infrastructure plan will be needed for local communities during this pandemic. Ken Christian says streamlining capital projects will lead to more ...
Apr 14, 2020
