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Kelowna residents get their say on $240M for recreation facilities
May 17, 2023 - 1:25 PM

It’s likely to be late August before Kelowna taxpayers get a say on whether they will accept a $20 per year tax increase for five years to pay for recreation facilities.
Major improvements for Kamloops' Riverside Park coming together
May 12, 2023 - 6:00 PM

Longtime Kamloops resident and former city councillor Tina Lang stopped by Riverside Park this week and watched as city park staff rolled a long blue mat down the beach and asked them what they were doing.
Car wash may replace Kamloops' largest homeless shelter
May 05, 2023 - 5:30 PM

An emergency shelter may be replaced with a car wash if Kamloops city council agrees with the move.
Unique rural shuttle bus service gets rolling in Kamloops
May 01, 2023 - 7:30 PM
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A retired Canadian Armed Forces member has launched a transportation company to provide services for the rural Kamloops community.
Carnival fun headed to Kamloops with return of West Coast Amusements
April 14, 2023 - 7:00 PM

Anyone craving old fashioned mini donuts, cotton candy and corn dogs on a stick will be happy to know the carnival is coming to town on its annual spring tour.
Take a look at the future downtown Kamloops skating rink
April 14, 2023 - 4:30 PM

Kamloops is set to lay ice sheets at Riverside Park, adding more life to one of the city's most iconic green spaces.
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Kelowna residents get their say on $240M for recreation facilities