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Kamloops City Council
Transit fare increases to drive council discussion
KAMLOOPS - The challenge of transit service costing the city more money than it makes is no different in Kamloops than it is in any other city in the province and this week city council will discuss a possible fare increase to help offset the cost of the service. Similar to other urban amenities like,...
Public to get say on proposed food truck changes
KAMLOOPS - With food truck season just around the corner the public will get their say on when and where the specialized food vendors will be allowed in the city. Last year, the first year of a pilot project, trucks were allowed on private property from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. and on public property...
Kamloops councillors back hospital laundry workers
KAMLOOPS - The health of the hospital is so much more than just doctors and nurses and potential job cuts to laundry services could deeply hurt the hospital. This is the message Donisa Bernardo, the Hospital Employees' Union's financial scretary, brought to Kamloops city council Tuesday, April 14. The organization is concerned about the amount...
Councillor to ask province for more time to look at Ajax application
KAMLOOPS - A request for more time to study and provide input on the environmental application for the proposed Ajax Mine will go before council later this month. Coun. Donovan Cavers will be asking council to send a letter to the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office requesting the 75-day public comment period on the Ajax proposal...
Minor increase for Kamloops tax payers
KAMLOOPS - After hours of discussion council has finally come to an agreement on the 2015 budget and property owners in Kamloops can expect to pay an average of $34 more this year. Taxes will increase by 1.22 per cent, a little lower than last year's two per cent increase. Council started the meeting sitting...
BROTHEN: Community cooperation in Kamloops a model for others
Anytime you talk about your city and what you like most about it, you're bound to compare it to other communities. One thing Kamloops has above most cities in the province's interior is its progressive friendship between the local band and municipal staff. Both groups meet up once a year for lunch to talk about...
Westsyde development goes to public hearing next week
KAMLOOPS - The fate of a vacant Westsyde property could be in the hands of the public with a public hearing scheduled for next week. The question at hand is whether to rezone 3260 Westsyde Rd. from a commercial space, which it was zoned for in 2011, to residential to make way for a townhouse complex....
Westsyde 60-unit subdivision heading to public hearing
KAMLOOPS - A major makeover could be coming to 3260 Westsyde Rd. if a proposal being sent to public hearing gets approval. The property is located on Westsyde Road between Bebek and Wawn Roads adjacent to Westsyde Secondary School. It currently stands as a large vacant lot and the owner wants to build a total...