North Shore

Purses for homeless women in Kamloops full of necessities for life on the street

KAMLOOPS – A local resident will be singing carols and handing out purses to homeless women in an attempt to bring both Christmas cheer and helpful supplies. Kim Coltman, a part-time employee at Headhunters Hair Salon, says she got the idea from social media. She read about a program which handed out purses full of...

More than two hours of discussion nets zero change for North Shore bus stop

KAMLOOPS - It took more than two hours to decide on the fate of the bus stop near the Norkam Clinic, and in the end no changes will be made and the clinic will not get a new patient drop-off zone. The issue came to council again yesterday, Dec. 1, and after numerous speakers and...

North Shore community policing office to close until spring

KAMLOOPS - The North Shore community policing office will be closed starting Friday, Dec. 11. The closure precedes the transition to a new location, the former Kia dealership at 880 Eighth St., which is expected to open in spring of 2016. The renovations of the building are underway and are expected to cost more than...

Cost of renovations at new community policing office in Kamloops surpass $1M

KAMLOOPS - The costs of the new North Shore policing office have skyrocketed because of ‘unforeseen conditions’. Located near the corner of Seventh Street and Brentwood Avenue on the North Shore, 2013 estimates put the cost of renovating the former Kia dealership to become the new North Shore community policing office at $600,000. The project...

City looking at other problem areas following diesel spill in North Thompson River

KAMLOOPS - A diesel spill in the North Thompson River near a North Shore neighbourhood was contained and cleaned up, but city staff are being asked to look at other areas of the city where potentially harmful product could be entering sewer drains. “It seems like the product got spilled at the North Shore Bus...

Potential hazmat spill on North Thompson River in Kamloops contained

KAMLOOPS - A potential hazmat spill has been contained on the North Thompson River near the North Shore this afternoon. “It looks like a petroleum product of some sort,” Kamloops Fire Rescue Operations Assistant Chief Curtis Bossert says, adding crews have contained the area with a floating barrier. Bossert says they received a call around...

Kamloops residents get say in changes to mixed-use complex

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are being asked to weigh in over a rezoning to a mixed-use complex in the Southgate industrial area. A mixed-use complex at 1452 McGill Rd. will contain 14 multi-family residential units and commercial space for a restaurant and offices. The proprietor is now asking the city to increase its restaurant occupancy from...

Two family doctors leaving Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - The city is about to lose two more doctors after a husband and wife team announced they’ll be leaving their North Shore practice. Last week the Aspen Medical Centre notified its patients that family doctor Arshad Mahmood and his wife Dr. Ambreen Bushra would be relocating, leaving solely Dr. Howie at the practice....

Mandolin melody cut short after thief’s quick nab

KAMLOOPS - Garry Armstrong expected to play his mandolin for seniors on the North Shore yesterday, but couldn’t after it was stolen just moments after he arrived at the Chartwell Kamloops Retirement Residence on Tranquille Road. Armstrong set his instrument and an amp down near the front of the building while he entered the through...