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BC landlord refuses to repair unsafe building, fined $15,000
October 19, 2023 - 7:00 PM

An unsafe apartment building continued to be neglected over several years and despite previous investigations the landlord was slapped with a $15,000 fine for failing to make the repairs.
Why not everyone will have rental rate increases limited to 1.5% next year
September 12, 2021 - 7:02 AM
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The Government of B.C. will lift its freeze on residential rental rate increases at the end of the year and allow a maximum of a 1.5% increase effective Jan. 1, 2022.
New high stack design to reduce impact of Domtar emissions
February 16, 2015 - 2:29 PM

KAMLOOPS - Though a major project has been delayed by nearly a year, Domtar is well on the way to living up to its promise to reduce emissions by 68 per cent by 2016.
2141 project chugging along
May 08, 2014 - 10:57 AM

KAMLOOPS - Without much hesitation council approved more than $200,000 be signed over to the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society to repair the historic 2141 steam engine.
Broken Kamloops spirit closer to being fixed
July 18, 2013 - 12:43 PM

KAMLOOPS – The city is willing to provide about 25 per cent of the normal operations funding the Kamloops Heritage Railway receives from the city to take care of phase two of the renovations — taking apart the boiler to assess exactly what needs to be done to bring the ailing 2141 steam engine back to life.
How the heritage railway society went off the tracks
March 28, 2013 - 6:43 PM

By Jennifer Stahn
No Spirit of Kamloops this summer
March 27, 2013 - 11:04 AM

By Jennifer Stahn
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No fine for Kelowna brewery that sold beer to undercover minor
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Real estate sales down while housing inventory up in Central Okanagan
After an uptick in the fall, real estate sales in the Central Okanagan were almost a third below their long-run average last month, while housing inventory hit its highest level in more than a decade. According to BC real estate report The

Local News Kamloops, Merritt and Areas

BC landlord refuses to repair unsafe building, fined $15,000

Why not everyone will have rental rate increases limited to 1.5% next year

New high stack design to reduce impact of Domtar emissions

2141 project chugging along

Broken Kamloops spirit closer to being fixed

How the heritage railway society went off the tracks

No Spirit of Kamloops this summer

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