News Items tag as: Westsyde flood 2015

City update on Westsyde flooding
July 06, 2015 - 1:31 PM

KAMLOOPS – The Local State of Emergency remains in effect from the flooding event that occurred in Kamloops on June 30. City crews and contractors continue to repair damages as a result of the flooding. Additional resources have been brought in to support their work. Storm inlets, outlets and piping as well as ditching, drainage courses and bank stabilization are being repaired to pre-storm conditions. These repairs could take up to two weeks to complete. The Province of B.C.
City extends state of emergency after flash flooding
July 03, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The city applied to lengthen the state of emergency order on the Oak Dale trailer park area today, July 3, to give city workers more time to fix landscaping and drainage areas.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
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

City update on Westsyde flooding