News Items tag as: Kamloops City Council 2025

Kamloops councillors pushing for involuntary care in BC Interior
April 09, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Two Kamloops city councillors want the province to remember the Interior as new involuntary care facilities open up.
Disagreement ahead as Kamloops council revisits budget
April 01, 2025 - 1:54 PM

Some Kamloops councillors are having second thoughts about a nine per cent tax hike.
Ombudsperson call for council conduct oversight by province gets support in Kamloops
March 31, 2025 - 6:00 PM

Elected officials in Kamloops would welcome provincial oversight in the wake of dozens of conduct investigations.
Kamloops city hall watchdog eyes run for council
March 28, 2025 - 5:30 PM

A newly formed Kamloops city hall watchdog group may see its leader make a run at city council.
The curious case of how Kamloops council's advisor got ousted
March 28, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Just when Kamloops thought it had a provincial advisor to help Kamloops city council with its internal dysfunction, the ministry responsible ousted him within days of his appointment.
City and citizen watchdog group mutually drop Build Kamloops court appeals
March 25, 2025 - 1:00 PM

A settlement to drop a pair of court actions means the multi-million dollar Build Kamloops projects can get back on track.
Kamloops council approves bylaw officer-operated public surveillance system
March 12, 2025 - 5:00 PM

A new city-operated surveillance system will be part of the 2025 Kamloops tax bill, part of a roughly nine per cent overall increase following city council budget talks.
Near-unanimous approval on Kamloops council for controversial supportive housing site
March 05, 2025 - 8:20 AM

There was no debate as Kamloops city council gave their approval for a new supportive housing site on the North Shore.
Kamloops RCMP report a downturn in crime in 2024
February 28, 2025 - 7:00 PM

After making headlines as Canada's crime capital last year, Kamloops RCMP statistics show a downturn in crime reported to police in 2024.
Kamloops council says no to BC Housing's surprise riverfront homeless shelter
February 27, 2025 - 1:32 PM

A riverfront homeless shelter in Kamloops wasn't a welcome surprise for city council, and it's a plan they stopped before BC Housing got the idea to the table.
More ...

iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the second week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Souther Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Why Kelowna's treatment of homeless encampments has changed over the years
The addition of fences, security guards, identification stamps and a lots of cops at the end of March changed the landscape at the homeless tent city along a section of the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna. Some called it dystopian, others sa

News Items tag as: Kamloops City Council 2025

Kamloops councillors pushing for involuntary care in BC Interior

Disagreement ahead as Kamloops council revisits budget

Ombudsperson call for council conduct oversight by province gets support in Kamloops

Kamloops city hall watchdog eyes run for council

The curious case of how Kamloops council's advisor got ousted

City and citizen watchdog group mutually drop Build Kamloops court appeals

Kamloops council approves bylaw officer-operated public surveillance system

Near-unanimous approval on Kamloops council for controversial supportive housing site

Kamloops RCMP report a downturn in crime in 2024

Kamloops council says no to BC Housing's surprise riverfront homeless shelter

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon