News Items tag as: Kamloops City Council 2023

Kamloops mayor wants to take away council's lunch money
September 26, 2023 - 12:30 PM

The mayor of Kamloops is proposing the city put a stop to catered meals at council meetings.
Kamloops mayor pulls controversial idea to transport unhoused out of town
September 14, 2023 - 6:00 PM

The mayor of Kamloops rescinded his proposal to fund transportation for homeless people who want to leave the city, but he hasn't given up on the idea.
'Get it to the courts': Kamloops councillors expect legal challenge to drug ban
September 12, 2023 - 5:27 PM

Public drug use is now banned in Kamloops as the city responds to decriminalization across the province, but some on council expect legal challenges.
Kamloops proposes drug use ban; exempts provincial property
September 09, 2023 - 7:00 AM

The City of Kamloops is set to put a ban on public drug use as it responds to the decriminalized possession of certain drugs in the province.
Kamloops mayor wants to send homeless people back to home communities
September 08, 2023 - 6:00 PM
iNhome

The mayor of Kamloops is pitching an idea for the City to offer free bus tickets for homeless people to return to their home communities.
Farmers not backing down on Kamloops irrigation shutdown
August 15, 2023 - 12:35 PM
iNwine

Westsyde Kamloops farmers were told their city-run irrigation would be shut off by the end of this season, leaving their crops to dry over the next season or forcing exorbitant costs upon them.
Kamloops mayor wants investigation into city hall leaks
August 11, 2023 - 6:00 AM

The mayor of Kamloops says the workplace investigation report centred around him should be public, but he also wants to know who leaked the confidential documents.
Kamloops mayor won't comment on workplace investigation
August 08, 2023 - 3:41 PM

The mayor of Kamloops says he won't be publicly commenting on a workplace investigation specifically aimed at him.
Kamloops mayor, councillor spill the beans in court filings
August 08, 2023 - 6:00 AM

Legal documents stemming from Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's defamation suit against a councillor have revealed information about the past ten months at city hall that has previously gone unreported.
Six-storey apartment building approved for former Kamloops car lot
July 25, 2023 - 5:06 PM
iNhome

Plans for a new six-storey apartment building are in the works for North Kamloops adding density to the growing Tranquille Corridor.
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Skeetchestn residents left 'sick' after bear shot dozens of times in middle of night
Neighbours were left feeling sick after they watched a treed bear get shot dozens of times with an underpowered gun over almost an hour in a trailer park at the Skeetchestn Indian Band last month. They watched and listened as a group shone

Canneries had a short but vital heyday in Kamloops, Okanagan
When you think of agriculture in Kamloops, the mind turns to hay and cattle. That makes sense because, according to Venture Kamloops, the beef and dairy industries, along with supporting crops, now accounts for 85-90% of agricultural acreag

Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access
VANCOUVER - Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path radically shifted thanks in part to psychedelic drug therapy, she says. McLaren left a civilian position with the Vancouver Police Department in 2019 f

Airbnb doesn't compete with Kamloops, Kelowna hotels but still stalling recovery
In the past year, the number of short-term rentals in the Thompson-Okanagan region has grown by 11.3% to almost 5,000. Those rentals are marketed to tourists so it would be logical to assume that hotels and motels, still struggling to recov

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News Items tag as: Kamloops City Council 2023

Kamloops mayor wants to take away council's lunch money

Kamloops mayor pulls controversial idea to transport unhoused out of town

'Get it to the courts': Kamloops councillors expect legal challenge to drug ban

Kamloops proposes drug use ban; exempts provincial property

Kamloops mayor wants to send homeless people back to home communities

Farmers not backing down on Kamloops irrigation shutdown

Kamloops mayor wants investigation into city hall leaks

Kamloops mayor won't comment on workplace investigation

Kamloops mayor, councillor spill the beans in court filings

Six-storey apartment building approved for former Kamloops car lot

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