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Kamloops Riverside Park
Rentals and food trucks to return to Kamloops’s Riverside Park
Riverside Park will host another rental program for water sports and games this summer. Tourists…
Take a look at the future downtown Kamloops skating rink
Kamloops is set to lay ice sheets at Riverside Park, adding more life to one…
Kamloops council says no to temporary spray park at Riverside Park
When Kamloops city council learned the spray park rebuild at Riverside Park wouldn't be finished…
No more bull: Vandals force relocation of Kamloops sculpture
The bull display at Riverside Park had enough vandalism over the years, and it's time…
City blames supply chain issues for delay with Kamloops spray park
Riverside Park construction is well underway, even with the threat of floods this year, but…
Kamloops’s Riverside Park outdoor ice rink plan up in air after $4.2M grant didn’t pan out
The City of Kamloops is set to revitalize Riverside Park, but a new funding direction…
Beachgoers in Kamloops looking forward to rentals at Riverside Park
Tourism Kamloops is getting ready to launch its concession and rental stand at Riverside Park…
Food trucks, sports equipment rentals on the way for Kamloops’s Riverside Park
A pilot project to welcome commercial activity at Kamloops’s Riverside Park raised a few eyebrows…
Archaeology at renowned Kamloops park shows its long history and cultural importance
The history of Riverside Park is being uncovered as the Tk'emlúps Indian Band collaborates with…
Kamloops naturalists group raise concerns over flood protection project
A member of the Kamloops Naturalist Club has raised concerns over the City's proposed flooding…
Riverside Park concession stand reopens for summer in ‘last minute’ decision
KAMLOOPS – The Riverside Park concession stand is going to be open this summer, just…
Why the Riverside Park concession stand won’t be open this summer
KAMLOOPS – Tasty treats by the river are hit in good weather, but it’s a…
Bounce your way through this inflatable obstacle course coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS — This isn’t your average marathon. Mega Bounce Run is coming to Kamloops next…
iN PHOTOS: Dozens walk for sobriety in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Breaking down the stigma around substance addiction is still an important issue, says…
Your guide to beaches in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Temperatures are climbing back up in Kamloops after a rainy start to the…
iN PHOTOS: Wind begins to take toll in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – While winds gust across Kamloops amidst a wind warning for the area, the…
The City of Kamloops is looking for the solution to a cute, fuzzy, and rapidly reproducing problem
KAMLOOPS – If you have taken a stroll through McArthur Island Park or Riverside Park…
Coroner investigating death at downtown Kamloops park
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a death at Riverside Park in Kamloops.…
High water forces closure of Riverside Park pier
KAMLOOPS – Officials have closed the Riverside Park pier due to high water. The City…
Art, music and fireworks highlights for Canada Day weekend
KAMLOOPS – Riverside Park will once again be the centre of the city's Canada Day…
Two Kamloops councillors worry Parks Master Plan takes away too much green space
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Parks Master Plan was recently unveiled and but not everyone is excited about the upgrades. Coun. Arjun Singh and Coun. Denis Walsh worried the new infrastructure, mostly located in Riverside Park, would take away from the parks’ green spaces. The city looked at three parks along the Thompson River: Riverside, Waterfront...
Another place to ‘go’ at Riverside Park by fall
KAMLOOPS - The long-awaited gender neutral bathroom planned for Riverside Park should be installed this fall, now that staff have figured out a way to heat the standalone washroom during the winter months. Funding for the universal washroom, aimed at allowing opposite sex caregivers to more easily help clients or family members, was approved under...
NBA star plays some one-on-one with local kids at Riverside
KAMLOOPS – Boston Celtics centre and Kamloops native Kelly Olynyk was in town today to shoot hoops with aspiring young basketball players on the courts at Riverside Park. While the skies were overcast and the wind was brisk, the kids didn’t seem to mind. About 100 showed up for the hour-long event held by the...
City plan to fill in sculpture is ‘breaking the law for artistic expression’
KAMLOOPS - The artist behind a rock sculpture in Riverside Park is concerned about the city’s plan to alter his piece of work to prevent others from entering the space beneath it after a woman died there last month. Bill Vazan, a Montreal-based artist, was commissioned to carve his granite stones piece Raven’s Nest in...