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City Of Kamloops

Kamloops food truck wars continue

KAMLOOPS – While it might be a fun show to watch on the Food Network, the food truck wars playing out on the streets of downtown Kamloops are a little different. These ‘wars’ have created a spitting match between the owner of Eats Amore and the city, with seemingly a new dramatic chapter each week....

More construction starting in Kamloops next week

KAMLOOPS – If you've been lucky enough to avoid the roadwork being done in Kamloops so far this season, your chances are about to get slimmer. With construction season in full swing — projects on both Columbia Street and Overlanders Bridge are both well underway — the city will also begin the reconstruction of 12th...

Emterra strike averted, for now

KAMLOOPS – Workers at the Emterra Environmental recycling plant have avoided strike for at least another week. The Steelworkers union, local 1-417, gave strike notice to its employer Friday, June 5, after almost three months of fruitless negotiations. Minutes after notice was served, Emterra agreed to come back to the table. According to union president...

Construction permits down for the month of May

KAMLOOPS – The month of May was the first month this year the city didn’t see an increase in the number of building permits issued. Single family housing permits issued were a bit lower lower this May than in 2014 — 16 compared to 22 — but with multi-family units factored in the number of...

Pesticide ban proposal bugs some residents

KAMLOOPS – A proposal on banning pesticides for cosmetic purposes faced opposition almost immediately after it was announced. Coun. Tina Lange’s motion calls cosmetic pesticides non-essential and says they pose needless risk to the health of people and pets. She says because they are spread through the air, water and soil there is no safe,...

Emterra workers ready to strike by week’s end

KAMLOOPS – The people who handle the city's recycling contract could be on strike by Friday, but the city says pickup will continue on a normal schedule. Emterra Environmental employees, the company currently holding the city’s recycling contract, will strike by Friday barring a major breakthrough with management. Marty Gibbons, president of the United Steelworkers...

Showdown on Victoria: Food truck owner argues with city over downtown location

KAMLOOPS – Recent changes to food truck regulations in the city haven't made things much clearer for vendors, and as a result at least one truck owner has been in an ongoing battle with the city over where he can, or cannot, operate. Mikey Wheeler-Johnson, owner of the EatsAmore food truck, says over the last...

Expect delays on Columbia Street next week

KAMLOOPS - Drivers can expect more delays on their commutes starting next week with work having already started on the Columbia Street widening project. The city’s capital projects manager Darren Crundwell says work started Tuesday, May 19, but the site will get busier starting May 25 as Fortis B.C. begins work on the site and...

The goats are back in town

KAMLOOPS – For the fourth year running, the goats are back in the city. Kamloops has brought back the weed-eating goats for controlling weeds as part of the city’s invasive plant control program. The goats have proven to be effective at the locations they’ve been to in the past with a reduction of weeds already noticeable,...