Kamloops Pulp Mill
Kamloops Pulp Mill testing alarm systems, holding evacuation drill
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Pulp Mill will test its alarm systems and hold an evacuation drill Thursday (May 16) morning.In a news release issued at 7:40 a.m. Thursday, Kruger Inc., the owner of the Kamloops Pulp Mill, says the test and evacuation drill will start at 8:00 a.m. and is expected to last around 60 minutes. Nea...
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east kamloops business improvement association
'We want to make East Kamloops a place that's always happening', Valleyview business owners push for BIA
KAMLOOPS - Businesses in Valleyview and Dallas are one step closer to having their own business improvement association.At Tuesday morning's (May 14) city council meeting, councillors voted in favour of initiating the first steps in the process to establish an East Kamloops BIA."We have no funding, so basically it...
May 16, 2024
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HOUSING SUPPLY ACT
Despite strong housing numbers, Kamloops to ask ministry to cut red tape
KAMLOOPS - In May 2023, the Ministry of Housing announced Kamloops as one of 10 municipalities identified by ministerial order and specified a total number of net new housing units that must be completed each year over a five-year period. The new rules came into effect as of October 1, with the city required to submit ...
May 16, 2024
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OPEN DRUG USE
Kamloops RCMP looking into new strategies after re-criminalization of public drug use
KAMLOOPS - Late last month, the province of B.C. announced plans to recriminalize public use of drugs. On May 7, the federal government approved the B.C. request for an exemption to its decriminalization pilot, with the ban taking effect immediately.Kamloops had previously been on the forefront of calls to change the l...
May 16, 2024
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REZONING APPLICATION
Rezoning of Tournament Inn property piques interest of Valleyview residents
KAMLOOPS - Members of the Valleyview Community Association and residents of the area took great interest in a Tuesday evening (May 14) public hearing this week. The session discussed the rezoning application put forward to turn the current Tournament Inn property into a multi-use development. Lynn Vicars is the Secreta...
May 16, 2024
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Weather Statement
Long weekend travellers could see snow over mountain passes: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Fire season may have roared to life in parts of the province - but the high elevations of the Southern Interior are still expecting May long weekend snow.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement calling for snow on the mountain passes starting Thursday night (May 16).The forecasting service ...
May 15, 2024
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Serious Assault
Kamloops man charged, wanted after North Shore aggravated assault
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for a man at the centre of an investigation into a serious assault on the Kamloops North Shore last week.In a news release, spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened last Wednesday (May 8). Officers were called to the 400-block of Tranquille Road, finding a man with serious...
May 15, 2024
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I scream, you scream
Kamloops RCMP scoop man accused of stealing ice cream, coming back for seconds
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man traded his cups and cones for cuffs after apparently ordering a double scoop of ice cream theft. Kamloops RCMP say officers were told of a theft of ice cream from a business on Lorne Street just before 8:00 p.m. Friday (May 10). While not mentioned in the news release issued by police Wednesda...
May 15, 2024
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Arson Investigation
Kamloops RCMP investigating arson at a North Shore business
KAMLOOPS - A small fire at a North Shore business early Monday (May 13) morning is being treated as an arson case. In a news release issued Wednesday (May 15), Kamloops RCMP say officers and firefighters were called to a business on the 100-block of Wilson Street at around 4:20 a.m. Monday where a window was smashed, a...
May 15, 2024
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Building Permits
Single-family dwellings carry Kamloops building sector in April
KAMLOOPS - After multi-family units carried the Kamloops building sector for the first quarter of 2024, it was single-family homes that had a strong showing in April. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $17.3 million in permit activity in April, more than double the $7.7 milli...
May 15, 2024
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