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City won’t say how much it paid former Kamloops bylaw officers
The Kamloops bylaw department is putting a years-long arbitration in the rear view mirror but…
City of Kamloops, union come to agreement over bylaw dispute
Nearly four years after the Kamloops bylaw department was overhauled, kicking off numerous legal challenges,…
City of Kamloops challenging union arbitration decision
The City of Kamloops is challenging an arbitrator's decision that ordered the city and its…
Kamloops bylaw overhaul violated union agreement but dispute isn’t over
A long-awaited labour decision between the City of Kamloops and its employee union says the…
No clear winner in arbitrator’s decision on overhaul of Kamloops bylaw
The City of Kamloops will have to go back to negotiations with the public employees…
‘Nuisance’ Kamloops non-profit gets fewer emergency calls than other sites
A Kamloops non-profit has had fewer emergency calls than other homeless support agencies in the…
Propane-fueled encampment fire a terror for Kamloops residents
A North Kamloops riverbank fire last week was fueled by propane tanks stashed at an…
Six properties removed from Kamloops’ ‘nuisance properties’ list
Six hotels have now been removed from the City of Kamloops’ list of ‘nuisance properties.’…
New Kamloops Community Services officers taking ‘education first’ approach with bylaw infractions
The City of Kamloops says it's moving towards an "education first" approach to serious bylaw…
Kamloops bylaw restructuring moving forward, despite concerns from union
The City of Kamloops is going ahead with their bylaw department restructuring plan, despite strong opposition…
Union for Kamloops bylaw officers fighting move to create ‘community service officers’
The union representing Kamloops bylaw enforcement officers and jail guards has taken a strong stance against…
How Kamloops is trying to deal with a wide range of social issues facing all cities in B.C.
Switching the bylaw officer title in Kamloops is more than a cosmetic change of names…
Calls for transient issues, panhandling up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Bylaw officers in Kamloops are being kept busy with an increase in the…
Panhandling complaints on the rise in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The number of calls about panhandling received by bylaw enforcement has increased by…
How Kamloops bylaw officers are doing things differently
KAMLOOPS – Bylaw officers in Kamloops now have a new tool under their belt when…
Kamloops two-dog limit bylaw up for reconsideration
KAMLOOPS – Some Kamloops city councillors think now is time to get rid of bylaw…
Can homeless people camp in Kamloops city parks?
KAMLOOPS – With spring weather upon us and summer rapping at the front door, Kamloops,…
It’s a chance to tell Kamloops bylaw what you think
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is looking for your opinions on the bylaw service.…
Concerns growing over peace officer assaults in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police and bylaw staff are concerned given the recent spike in assaults against peace officers in Kamloops. The city's community safety and enforcement manager Jon Wilson says in the last month there’s been two serious incidents. A bylaw officer was attacked while another was seriously threatened. One of the incidents involved a weapon,...
Adjudicators replace judges for bylaw disputes in Thompson-Nicola Regional District
KAMLOOPS - If you receive a bylaw ticket in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and choose to dispute it, you’ll no longer take it to provincial court. The district gained provincial approval to scrap court visits and bring the debate to a private hearing with an adjudicator instead with the process beginning this month. Regina Sadilkova,...
Solution needed to costly transient camp issue in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Calls to bylaws about homeless camps have more than doubled since 2013 and the issue has become a sore spot for an Ask Wellness staff member who says the process and costs of camp teardown is flawed. “The way we handle homeless camps I think is absolutely ridiculous and it probably costs the...