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Snow clearing remains top of mind in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It may be all but gone from our yards, but snow is still leading the discussion at council and budget meetings this week. Stan Stewart recently asked city council to have a policy to remove snow from designated handicap parking stalls as well as the adjacent curb and edge of the sidewalk. There...
Sweeping into spring
KAMLOOPS - Even with a chance of snow still in the forecast crews are ready to move ahead to the next stage of road maintenance — street sweeping and cleaning. The City of Kamloops will be moving ahead with full around the clock cleaning starting next week, the first week of March. “It’s a few...
Westsyde Pool to re-open in March
KAMLOOPS – Westsyde Pool is nearly set to re-open after being closed down for emergency repairs two weeks ago. The pool was shut down Feb. 13 when it was noticed the interior cedar ceiling panels over the pool area had started to sag. Crews have since assessed the damage and temporary repairs are underway. The...
City prefers Lac du Bois route for pipeline
KAMLOOPS - As we wind down on the public comment period for the Kinder Morgan expansion project city staff are pointing to the Lac du Bois route as the better option while a group trying to protect the park has garnered more than 6,600 signatures against the route. Two options have been put forward for...
Province questions Kinder Morgan
KAMLOOPS — Kinder Morgan has not been providing sufficient information about how it plans to mitigate concerns in Kamloops and elsewhere and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office is not pleased. The province submitted more than 70 information requests, specific to spill response, prevention and recovery systems as part of the National Energy Board’s review of...
City could see savings on Tranquille upgrades
KAMLOOPS — New sidewalks, a roundabout and even a lookout point are all in the plans for Tranquille Road near the airport and with the help of Kinder Morgan the effort to beautify one of the main gateways into our city could move forward a lot more quickly. The project, from Desmond Street to the...
Oil spill drill
KAMLOOPS - Kinder Morgan runs regular emergency response training exercises for staff and this year they decided it's time for a lesson on how to clean up the river in an oil spill. On Wednesday, May 14, Kinder Morgan staff, local officials, emergency planners, first responders and First Nations representatives will be on hand at...
Hockey dad could face criminal charges
WHEN YELLING AT REFEREES GOES TOO FAR THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A Kamloops hockey dad who allegedly took his anger out on referees in the parking lot after a Junior-A hockey game in Penticton last week could face charges. Penticton RCMP Sgt. Rick Dellebuur says the 52-year-old father of a Merritt Cenntennials player allegedly threatened two referees...
Early spring weather means early return of ticks
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - This spring-like weather may have you enjoying the outdoors with a hike or two, but beware, ticks are already out in full force. Hikers and dog owners are already reporting tick sightings, with one Kamloops-area hiker picking up nine in a single hike last week. In the Southern Interior the most common tick...
It’s back… snow expected overnight
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We just knew it was too good to be true, Mother Nature is set to remind us winter is not quite over with a couple centimetres of snow by Friday morning and well below normal low temperatures early next week. Environment Canada is forecasting high temperatures to be within the seasonal normals of...
RCMP helicopter permanently flying north
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Don't expect to see RCMP helicopters flying overhead as often going forward, a Kamloops-based RCMP helicopter will be handed over to the North District this April leaving only one to cover the entire district. “They’re moving the one from Kamloops to Prince George. (The district-level decision) was based on the fact that they...
UPDATE: Missing senior located
UPDATE: 5:08 P.M., FEB. 25 The man has been located and returned home safely. KAMLOOPS - An 80-year-old man has not been seen since he left his home earlier this afternoon and RCMP are asking for help in finding him. Gerald Fraser, who suffers from dementia and is hard of hearing, left his home around...
Clean up after snow storm costs city $400,000
KAMLOOPS - Between regular city staffing hours, overtime, hiring contractors and the cost of hauling snow about a quarter of the snow removal budget has already been spent less than two weeks into the new year. Public Works Director Jen Fretz says the city spent $160,000 on regular staffing and another $240,000 on overtime, contractors...
Fast melt following massive snow a concern
KAMLOOPS - The next challenge the city could face following this week's snow storm is coping with rapid melting as temperatures rise. It has been more than 87 years since Kamloops has seen two-day snowfall amounts nearing the 40 centimetre mark and the storm had city crews scrambling to keep up earlier this week. The...
Snow removal continues tonight
KAMLOOPS - City crews will again be working to clear accumulated snow in the Downtown and North Shore business areas Wednesday night through Friday. Work began in the areas Tuesday night but with nearly 40 centimetres of snow over a two-day period a lot more snow still needs to be cleared. On Wednesday, Jan. 7...