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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...
Three bears euthanized in Kamloops in nine days
KAMLOOPS – Three food-conditioned black bears have been euthanized in Kamloops in under ten days and with drought conditions and hibernation approaching there is concern the number of bears in town could increase. The first bear euthanized was described as a large, aggressive male who had gotten into garbage in Pioneer Park. The bear was...
Paws for a Cause set to take over Pioneer Park in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The single largest event to fight animal cruelty in Kamloops returns in just over a week. Walkers and their pets will pack Pioneer Park for the B.C. SPCA Paws for a Cause Sunday, Sept. 13. The goal for the event this year is the same as last year, $20,000. Last year the shelter fell...
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...