News Items tag as: KMDEC0215

Building permits in Kamloops see small surge in November
December 03, 2015 - 10:27 AM

KAMLOOPS – November is the first month this fall to see an increase in the number of building permits issued in Kamloops.
One year later: The shooting of a Kamloops police officer
December 02, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - It’s been one year since residents in the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood of Kamloops awoke to the sound of gunfire, only to find out a Mountie was gravely injured and a manhunt was underway.
Kamloops youth psychiatry unit helps families deal with mental illness, one child at a time
December 02, 2015 - 8:15 PM

KAMLOOPS - A space dedicated to supporting children and their familes while they deal with mental health crisis has been providing better support since it was revamped a year ago, according to administrators at Royal Inland Hospital.
Changing speed limit signs on the way for B.C. highways
December 02, 2015 - 6:30 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Highway drivers will start seeing variable speed signs later this winter as the Ministry of Transportation begins installing them this week, though they won't be functioning until early in the new year.
School safety top of mind with latest upgrades in Kamloops-Thompson district
December 02, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Local schools will become a little bit safer over the coming years, and at a lesser cost than originally expected.
More than two hours of discussion nets zero change for North Shore bus stop
December 02, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - It took more than two hours to decide on the fate of the bus stop near the Norkam Clinic, and in the end no changes will be made and the clinic will not get a new patient drop-off zone.
North Shore community policing office to close until spring
December 02, 2015 - 1:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - The North Shore community policing office will be closed starting Friday, Dec. 11.
Inspired by music, this Kamloops tree lights up when it feels the beat
December 02, 2015 - 11:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - You might have noticed the festive lights strung across several trees on Victoria Street, but there’s one tree different than the rest.
Utility rates on the rise in Kamloops
December 02, 2015 - 10:43 AM

KAMLOOPS - Taxpayers will have to dig a little deeper in their pockets in 2016, utility charges and property taxes are set to increase by an average of nearly $60 per household.
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OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

News Items tag as: KMDEC0215

Building permits in Kamloops see small surge in November

One year later: The shooting of a Kamloops police officer

Kamloops youth psychiatry unit helps families deal with mental illness, one child at a time

Changing speed limit signs on the way for B.C. highways

School safety top of mind with latest upgrades in Kamloops-Thompson district

More than two hours of discussion nets zero change for North Shore bus stop

North Shore community policing office to close until spring

Inspired by music, this Kamloops tree lights up when it feels the beat

Utility rates on the rise in Kamloops

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