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Drop bins installed in Kamloops parks to keep syringes off ground
KAMLOOPS – Syringe drop bins have been installed in Riverside Park and Pioneer Park in…
Winter in Kamloops makes life harder for the homeless: ASK Wellness
KAMLOOPS – Winter is coming. While we groan a little, pull out the hats and scarves and put winter tires on the car, the homeless population in Kamloops faces considerably more challenges. “Our bylaw says you can set up a tent at 10 o’clock at night and then you need to take it down by...
Downtown homeless camp disassembled, belongings removed
'THIS IS MORE EXTREME THAN SOME OF THE ONES WE DEAL WITH' KAMLOOPS – As bylaw officers and contractors descended on a homeless camp in downtown Kamloops and began removing truckloads of their belongings today, Nov. 10, seven people dressed in dirty winter clothes walked out with all the bags and bedding they could carry....
Black bear caught in downtown Kamloops put down
KAMLOOPS – A 300 pound male black bear captured in Pioneer Park in downtown Kamloops has been euthanized. Conservation officer Jesse Jones says his office received several calls yesterday, Aug. 26, about the bear. “The risk to the public was very high,” Jones says. The bear was known to the conservation officers and favoured a...