Downtown Kamloops
Event aims to ignite evening activity in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The downtown business association is aiming to liven Kamloops’s core for the end…
UPDATE: Everyone accounted for as Kamloops firefighters tackle downtown motel blaze
KAMLOOPS – A fire at a downtown Kamloops motel started in the downstairs restaurant. Firefighters…
Street market to take over downtown Kamloops this week
KAMLOOPS – The city’s downtown might seem a bit busier this week as the Downtown…
Downtown Kamloops introduced to street level ambassadors
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association has a new team of street ambassadors.…
Kamloops Farmers’ Market arriving for summer; may be around for winter
KAMLOOPS – As the summer farmer market begins in Kamloops, so will discussions on a…
Underused food truck program returning to downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Food trucks will be allowed into downtown Kamloops again this year. Planning supervisor…
City still looking for proposals for former Kamloops Daily News building
KAMLOOPS – The city’s search for ideas about what to do with the former Kamloops…
Kamloops looking to private sector for Daily News building
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops is looking for a partner. A request for information has been released…
Red piano popular downtown Kamloops attraction
KAMLOOPS - It didn’t take long for the blue piano to be replaced by a shiny new red one this summer and it didn’t take long for the public to embrace the spirit of new one either. The blue piano was put out of commission at the beginning of July when a man vandalized it,...
More colour coming to Kamloops back alleys
KAMLOOPS - There are already 14 murals in downtown Kamloops — almost all along back alleyways — and now there are more on the way. The newest mural, in the alley behind the 200-block of Victoria Street, is being completed by Kaylene Cachelin, a mural artist for 15 years. “We really want to paint her...
Black bear spotted in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – RCMP are warning the public about a small, black bear seen in a back alley in downtown Kamloops this afternoon. RCMP say they were called to the alley near Seymour Street and 7 Avenue at around noon, Aug. 16. “RCMP responded and maintained a visual on the bear until it went back into...
New store bringing records back to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It might feel a bit like a blast from the past, but the vinyl market is growing with the city’s first record store in years opening this week. Before they ever thought of opening their own shop, Ronan McGrath and Jessie Kobylanski started holding pop-up record stores during events, or on their porch,...
Downtown Merchants Market kicks off on a sunny note
KAMLOOPS – The 2015 Downtown Merchants Market kicked off with sunshine and steady crowds yesterday, though there were some scattered showers throughout the day as well. Several blocks on Victoria Avenue were shut-down to vehicles as part of Car Free Day yesterday, July 22. Merchants were selling their wares and there was live music and...
There’s a new piano in downtown Kamloops
RED IS THE NEW BLUE KAMLOOPS - There’s a new piano on the corner of Third Avenue and Victoria Street, but this one will look a little different. The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association worked to find a replacement after a vandal destroyed the blue piano of Downtown Kamloops earlier this month. Tanya Orozco with...
Merchants Market set to take over Downtown Kamloops
THREE BLOCKS OF VICTORIA STREET SHUT DOWN WEDNESDAY KAMLOOPS - Four days full of food, music and community is coming to downtown Kamloops this week. From July 22 to 25 the Downtown Merchants Market will take over several blocks of Victoria Street. Every day will feature live music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. along...