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Historical solar project moves ahead at newest Kamloops park

KAMLOOPS - The newly renovated West Highlands Park Community Centre will soon be home to the largest solar project in Kamloops history. Installation has begun on rooftop solar panels that will harvest 27,600 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, or the equivalent of the electricity used by two and a half average B.C. households. “Featuring a...

Cavers comments inappropriate, but fellow Kamloops councillors hope he learns from his mistake

**LANGUAGE ADVISORY** KAMLOOPS - Using several expletives in emails to staff and council has put Coun. Donovan Cavers in hot water, and some fellow councillors are calling the incident an isolated incident while others say he was 'immature and reckless.' Documents obtained by Radio NL during a freedom of information request show Cavers using inappropriate...

Rain stalls completion of Kamloops’ Overlanders Bridge

KAMLOOPS - With only days until its scheduled completion, Mother Nature has thrown a wrench in the Overlanders Bridge construction plans. “We’re almost there!” Transportation coordinator Colleen Lepik says, noting that, unfortunately, rain in the forecast has delayed completion of the construction project a few days past the original Oct. 31 target. “The actual date...

Kamloops aims to be more green with plans to increase tree canopy in the city

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is looking to get a little greener by planting more trees and upping the canopy cover around the city. The plan would see additional tree planting on boulevards, in urban spaces and in city parks with a goal of increasing the canopy cover to 20 per cent from the current 12 per cent....

New $49M hydro substation planned next to Kenna Cartwright Park

KAMLOOPS - The east side of Kenna Cartwright Park will look a little different with a new hydro substation planned for the area adjacent to the Bunker Road area. B.C. Hydro and the City of Kamloops have reached an agreement for the energy provider to acquire land from the city to construct a new substation...

Kamloops’ first medical marijuana grow op gets city approval

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops’ first medical marijuana grow operation went to public hearing last night and was approved unanimously by council. No one, not even the proponent, spoke for or against the operation yesterday, Oct. 20, at the public hearing, though there was one piece of correspondence submitted by Maxine Charlton of M-3 Management who opposed the...

Proposed road to Barnhartvale gravel pit concern for City of Kamloops, residents

KAMLOOPS –  A proposed road to a gravel pit in the Barnhartvale area has residents concerned about possibly losing their hiking trail, while the City of Kamloops has concerns about a busy service road running through a residential neighbourhood. The owner of the Hunter Gravel Pit has applied to the province to run a road...

What to expect in the final weeks of construction season in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – One down, four to go, as the season for roadwork winds down in Kamloops. The Columbia Street project is officially complete and the remaining city construction projects are fast drawing to a close. Overlanders Bridge Crews continue to work on the east side of the bridge and will be removing west side scaffolding...

Another chance to get the lowdown on the proposed performing arts centre in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – With less than a month before a referendum decides the fate of a proposed downtown performing arts centre, one business association looks to answer resident’s remaining questions. The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association held an information session this afternoon, Oct. 8, at the Rex on Seymour and will be hosting another this evening between...

Kamloops councillor asking for public input on taxpayer funded trips to Japan

KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city council’s cultural exchange to Japan is either far too expensive or actually quite reasonable, depending who you ask, and one councillor is asking residents for their input. Coun. Denis Walsh would never suggest severing ties with Kamloops’ sister city Uji, Japan but is concerned about the cost of the exchange. Kamloops...

Kamloops residents get say in changes to mixed-use complex

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are being asked to weigh in over a rezoning to a mixed-use complex in the Southgate industrial area. A mixed-use complex at 1452 McGill Rd. will contain 14 multi-family residential units and commercial space for a restaurant and offices. The proprietor is now asking the city to increase its restaurant occupancy from...

Valleyview residents concerned about increased traffic at Owl Road intersection

KAMLOOPS - A group of Valleyview residents are concerned how increased traffic out of the Owl Road Landfill could impact safety in the area. Concern over the safety and ability of the intersection at Owl Road and Valleyview Drive to handle increased traffic at the repurposed landfill led Michael Popoff and a group of area...

ELECTION 2015: Kamloops councillor brings ‘Heave Steve’ to council meeting

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor used a very public outlet to let everyone in town know who he’s not voting for in the upcoming federal election. Donovan Cavers wore a t-shirt during a city council meeting today, Oct. 6, which read 'Heave Steve' with a cartoon Stephen Harper being carried off in in a...

Kamloops construction activity down in September

KAMLOOPS – The number of building permits, construction starts and the value of construction last month in Kamloops are all down when compared to the same month last year. After a strong start to the year, September is the first month to see declines across the board with the exception of year to date totals...

Kamloops doctor explains why he wants to open the city’s first marijuana grow op

KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops doctor could become the proprietor of the city’s first medical marijuana grow operation. Neurosurgeon Dr. Richard Brownlee sees the grow op as both a business and research opportunity. Brownlee opened the Welcome Back MRI and Pain Management Centre in 2008 and while he operates on things like brain tumours, the vast...

Emotions run high during Ajax Mine meeting, but outbursts kept at bay

KAMLOOPS - The packed conference room at the Coast Hotel played host to one of the more civil meetings held in regards to the proposed Ajax Mine. About 500 people packed the City of Kamloops town hall meeting Monday, Sept. 28, and while there were no protestrs and no placards this time around a large...

Farm review board won’t weigh in until complaint filed against Kamloops dairy

KAMLOOPS - If Dallas residents want a review board to look into the production of biosolids at Blackwell Dairy, a formal complaint will have to first be filed. This summer Dallas residents alleged the thick, black dust blowing into their neighbourhood from Blackwell Dairy contained biosolids. The city told residents unless farming operations were deemed...

Your chance to ask KGHM questions about Ajax at least a month away

KAMLOOPS - You’re going to have to hold onto questions you have for KGHM International about the proposed Ajax Mine for a while yet. The mining company will not be hosting public information sessions until the mine’s application is publically released. “The information sessions will happen in the 75-day comment period, which will start soon...

Kamloops’ West Highlands Park moves closer to completion

KAMLOOPS - Aberdeen residents will soon have the park they have been waiting for — West Highlands Park is set to be complete by spring 2016. Eight years in the making, the West Highlands Park has faced some setbacks over the past couple of years, including significant drainage issues. Located at the site of the...

Kamloops Children’s Arts Festival takes over Riverside park this weekend

KAMLOOPS - Gather up the kids and head down to Riverside Park for some free family fun this weekend. With a theme of 'Animal Kingdom,' the 16th annual Kamloops Arts Council's Children's Arts Festival, filled with artistic, musical and theatrical activities for children ages two to 12, returns to Kamloops this Friday and Saturday.  On...

Bridge repairs do not mean a smooth ride in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - If social media is any indicator, driving on the newly paved west lanes of the Overlanders Bridge is a little bumpy. Posters in several Facebook groups are complaining of 'speed bumps' damaging the shocks and suspension in their vehicles while some say their tax dollars were spent on sub-par construction. Others think the...

Start designing your coop: Backyard chickens closer to reality in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents may soon be able to keep their own backyard coops as urban chickens moved one step closer to reality this week. Staff will move forward with creating an outline for what urban chickens in Kamloops should look like after city council approved an urban agriculture plan this week. In a look...