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2 days ago | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Visible progress is finally taking shape at the site of the future outdoor skating rink in Kamloops’ Riverside Park, with city officials confirming the project has moved beyond groundwork and into a more dynamic phase of development. City of Kamloops Project Delivery Manager Adam Gordon said crews are now fully engaged in civil construction, including installation of the rink’s critical refrigeration infrastructure.
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2 weeks ago | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Following the detection of an invasive pest near Exhibition Park, the City of Kamloops is preparing for the formal establishment of a federally regulated quarantine zone to limit the spread of the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica). This comes after 11 beetles were found in the area during routine surveillance in 2024 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
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4 weeks ago | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Bell is putting Kamloops on the map as a national leader in artificial intelligence with the launch of a 7-megawatt AI computing facility—the first phase of its massive AI Fabric initiative to build 500 megawatts of computing capacity across Canada. The data center, powered entirely by clean hydroelectricity, is expected to create hundreds of construction and technical jobs and provide long-term economic benefits.
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2 months ago | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Kamloops city councilors in Kamloops have granted a short-term permit to allow the The Mustard Seed to continue operations at The Gathering Place at 48 Victoria Street West. City staff had recommend that council issue a short-term facility use permit for 2025, as they have done each year since the summer of 2021. Natasha Hartson is the city’s acting social, housing and community development manager.
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2 months ago | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
March in Kamloops saw the average price of a single family home come in at $667,800. The price of your average town house was $507,700 and the average price for a condo/apartment was $378,800. Quinn Pache with Pache Lata Real Estate Group says the first quarter saw a strong amount of sales. “It’s been a really interesting start to the year and and we’ve seen a really strong amount of sales happening, especially in the low end of houses.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Kamloops Council has the 2025 proposed tax increase now set at 9.03%. That figure was updated after Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting saw council go through the eight supplemental budget items. Prior to any supplemental budget items being considered, residents were set to face an 8.42% tax hike.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Work is now getting underway on the outdoor skating rink that is being installed in Riverside Park. City staff say construction officially started on Monday, March 10. Project Delivery Manager Adam Gordon says work will be noticeable for park goers, but the hope is to minimize the impact as much as possible. “Setting up the sites surrounding the work area, as well as getting started on some of the site removals. So that’s the top layer surface that needs to come off.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Matt Dunstone and his Manitoba team are off to the playoffs at the Montana’s Brier in Kelowna. His teams final game of the round robin came against four time defending champions and undefeated Brad Gushue rink our of N.L. Dunstone needed the win to secure a spot in the playoffs and he did not disappoint. Among the highlights of the match was a steal in the 8th end. It was the first time all week where Gushue gave up a steal. That gave Dunstone a lead into the 9th.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Kamloops Council has been able to push back on plans for a provincially backed transition housing project in the City, which clearly did not have the backing of municipal officials. Following a Wednesday meeting with Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Ravi Kahlon, Kamloops Council has issued a statement, letting BC Housing officials know that a shelter or transitional housing on River Street is a non-starter for the City.
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
radionl.com | Jeff Andreas |Philys Og
Kamloops RCMP say a car was pulled over on Valentine’s Day because it was missing a front plate which ultimately led to weapons and drug related charges against a Kamloops man. Police say that on Friday Feb. 14, at around 2:10 p.m., an officer was in the area of Fleetwood Avenue when he observed a black car with no front license plate and multiple passengers. During the traffic stop the officer discovered the driver had an ‘N’ license.
