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Calls for more recovery programs as Kamloops hit record overdose death count
Front-line workers for people with addictions in Kamloops are calling for better supports for recovery, as the city has now reached a record death toll from overdoses. Fifty people in Kamloops have di...
Nov 25, 2020
New fee approved for new homes built in Kamloops to help build schools in Aberdeen
New homes built in the City of Kamloops in the next decade will help pay for land for new schools. The Kamloops-Thompson School District has approved a new school site acquisition charge. Board chair ...
Nov 25, 2020
Kamloops reaches all-time high with 50 suspected overdose deaths this year
Kamloops has now hit an all-time record for drug overdoses with 50 in a calendar year. Its after there were seven more suspected fatal overdoses reported in the city last month, breaking the previous ...
Nov 25, 2020
City of Kamloops looking into starting curbside compost pickup
There could be curbside compost pickup in Kamloops by the summer of 2023. Council has directed staff to look into grant funding for starting up the program. The goal would be to divert waste from land...
Nov 24, 2020
B.C. smashes daily COVID-19 record, with 941 new cases; 'indoor group physical activities' suspended
A record 941 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in B.C. today. That's significantly more than the previous one-day record of 762 new infections set six days ago, on Nov. 18. In Interior Health, ...
Nov 24, 2020
Westsyde Pool to stay open next year, as Kamloops council cuts spending elsewhere
As the City of Kamloops tries to save money in next year's budget, it won't be closing Westsyde Pool down to do so. Staff recommending reducing hours at the facility, closing it for part of the year o...
Nov 24, 2020
Kamloops MLAs congratulate new interim party leader; shadow cabinet first task for Bond
Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar says Shirley Bond has the full support from caucus as the interim leader. Milobar and Bond were rumored to be frontrunners for the role. "Strong congratulatio...
Nov 24, 2020
Water main break closes Yew Street on the North Shore
Crews are working today to repair a water main break on the North Shore. The City of Kamloops says Yew Street and Mackenzie Avenue will be shut down today while work is being done. BC Transit's route ...
Nov 24, 2020
Kamloops Blazers' players not affected after two COVID-19 cases at World Juniors camp
Two players at Team Canada's World Juniors training camp in Red Deer have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Hockey Canada. In a statement, Hockey Canada vice president of national teams Scott...
Nov 24, 2020
Free disposal days eliminated going forward for Kamloops area
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board has voted to end free disposal day going forward. Director of environmental services Jake Devlin says part of the reason is it costs about $80,000 per year ...
Nov 23, 2020
