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Kamloops permanent supervised drug consumption site in early stages
Interior Health is planning a permanent supervised drug consumption site in Kamloops. The health authority…
Family of emaciated, neglected Kamloops senior warns not to trust ‘the system’
While the courts deal with the woman directly responsible for severely neglecting a Kamloops senior,…
Kamloops to consider pairing outreach workers with bylaw officers
City staff are proposing to pair outreach workers with community service officers in an effort…
Social issues cost Kamloops businesses $1 million since 2018: survey
Street issues in Kamloops are costing businesses both time and money as they've grappled with…
$1 million cost of social issues underestimated in Kamloops business survey
Kamloops businesses have spent more than $1 million to deal with social issues in the…
Public fears prolific offenders, not housing projects: Minister Eby
As the province tries to investigate how best to deal with repeat offenders committing property…
Katherine McParland’s abuse a story this lawyer has seen ‘a thousand times’
Odette Dempsey-Caputo has seen the same story a thousand times: a woman returns to her…
Clean up crew with ‘lived experience’ to patrol North Kamloops
A Kamloops business association is partnering with other organizations to recruit a garbage and graffiti…
Homeless encampment fire smokes out Kamloops city hall yard
A fire at a homeless camp in front of Kamloops city hall nearly got out…
iN VIDEO: Kamloops homeless advocate demands shelters at inaugural council meeting
A homeless advocate and service provider voiced his frustrations at the new Kamloops council's inaugural…
Homeless shelter operators in Okanagan, Kamloops tired of gov’t downloading, inaction
Homeless shelter operators in Kamloops and the Okanagan are frustrated by the wait for a…
Two emergency winter shelters finally open in Kamloops
A combined 43 beds are now open for people who need emergency shelter in Kamloops…
Coroner investigating after body found outside in Kamloops’s freezing weather
A body was found outside in Kamloops this past weekend and the person's death is…
ASK Wellness wants Kamloops’s mayor to end ‘defamatory’ comments
A prominent social service agency is asking the new mayor of Kamloops to work together…
Kamloops has half the needed shelter space: shelter provider
With colder weather coming down on the Kamloops area, two local shelter providers are expecting…