British Columbia

Kamloops, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Kamloops: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Kamloops

How Kamloops sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Kamloops follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Kamloops in national context first.

Sandman Centre keeps Kamloops lively · December 2023

Sandman Centre is a reason people stay fond of Kamloops.

December 2023 in Kamloops: Sandman Centre. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Kamloops

How Kamloops compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Kamloops's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Kamloops: Kamloops is easier to place once you use the older name. City

Kamloops is easier to place once you use the older name. City pages translate Tk'emlúps as where the rivers meet, home of the Tk’emlupsemc,

Riverside Park still orients Kamloops. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Kamloops

Published residential mill-rate context for Kamloops.

Residential mill rates for Kamloops appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kamloops beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Sandman Centre, Kamloops · November 2023

Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Sandman Centre comes up. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park, Kamloops · November 2023

Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park still orients Kamloops. Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

Kamloops Blazers hockey anchors Sandman Centre nights on the tournament-capital sports board.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops: Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets · November 2023

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

November 2023 in Kamloops: Riverside Park. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Kamloops

Where Kamloops sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Kamloops shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Kamloops permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in Kamloops

Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Sandman Centre still orients Kamloops. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Kenna Cartwright Nature Park still draws people in Kamloops

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park is a reason people stay fond of Kamloops.

October 2023 in Kamloops: Kenna Cartwright Nature Park. Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

Kamloops Blazers hockey anchors Sandman Centre nights on the tournament-capital sports board.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in Kamloops

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Kamloops

Published residential mill-rate context for Kamloops.

Residential mill rates for Kamloops appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kamloops beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Worth knowing in Kamloops: Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous

Food and brew scenes have caught up with the river story: tourism talks five microbreweries, distilleries, cideries, and Thompson Valley

September 2023 in Kamloops: Sandman Centre. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops water: The plant partners with Thompson Rivers University on

Kamloops draws municipal drinking water from South Thompson River and North Thompson River, treated at Kamloops Centre for Water Quality.

Ask where Kamloops drinking water begins and the answer is North Thompson River, then Kamloops Centre for Water Quality. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Ultrafiltration membrane plant (commissioned 2005) treating South Thompson River water; rated about 160 ML/day; chlorination for distribution residual.

See the Kamloops water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: Riverside Park

Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Riverside Park still orients Kamloops. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Kamloops.

Kamloops appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of Kamloops

Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Sandman Centre comes up. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Kamloops.

Broadband rows for Kamloops come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Kamloops internet page.

Kamloops: Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets · August 2023

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

August 2023 in Kamloops: Riverside Park. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops on the radon map

How Kamloops sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Kamloops follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Kamloops in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in Kamloops

Sandman Centre is a reason people stay fond of Kamloops.

Sandman Centre still orients Kamloops. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Kamloops compares nearby

How Kamloops compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Kamloops's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Kamloops: The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Kamloops

Published residential mill-rate context for Kamloops.

Residential mill rates for Kamloops appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kamloops beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Kamloops: Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous

Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

July 2023 in Kamloops: Sandman Centre. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: Kenna Cartwright Nature Park

Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park comes up. Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What still surprises about Kamloops

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

Riverside Park still orients Kamloops. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Kamloops

Where Kamloops sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Kamloops shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Kamloops permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: Sandman Centre

Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Sandman Centre comes up. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park keeps Kamloops lively

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park is a reason people stay fond of Kamloops.

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park still orients Kamloops. Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

Kamloops Blazers hockey anchors Sandman Centre nights on the tournament-capital sports board.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops: Food and brew scenes have caught up with the river story:

Food and brew scenes have caught up with the river story: tourism talks five microbreweries, distilleries, cideries, and Thompson Valley

May 2023 in Kamloops: Riverside Park. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Kamloops

Published residential mill-rate context for Kamloops.

Residential mill rates for Kamloops appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kamloops beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Sandman Centre in Kamloops

Kamloops is easier to place once you use the older name. City pages translate Tk'emlúps as where the rivers meet, home of the Tk’emlupsemc,

Sandman Centre still orients Kamloops. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops water via Kamloops Centre for Water Quality

Kamloops draws municipal drinking water from South Thompson River and North Thompson River, treated at Kamloops Centre for Water Quality.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Kamloops's source: South Thompson River and North Thompson River. Treatment at Kamloops Centre for Water Quality sits between the intake and the tap.

Ultrafiltration membrane plant (commissioned 2005) treating South Thompson River water; rated about 160 ML/day; chlorination for distribution residual.

See the Kamloops water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Riverside Park, Kamloops

Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Kamloops

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Kamloops.

Kamloops appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Sandman Centre

Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

April 2023 in Kamloops: Sandman Centre. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Kamloops

Advertised broadband availability for Kamloops.

Broadband rows for Kamloops come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Kamloops internet page.

March 2023

Riverside Park still surprises

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

Riverside Park still orients Kamloops. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Kamloops

How Kamloops sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Kamloops follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Kamloops in national context first.

Why Sandman Centre still draws people in Kamloops

Sandman Centre is a reason people stay fond of Kamloops.

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Sandman Centre comes up. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops beside its neighbours

How Kamloops compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Kamloops's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in Kamloops: Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets

Food and brew scenes have caught up with the river story: tourism talks five microbreweries, distilleries, cideries, and Thompson Valley

February 2023 in Kamloops: Riverside Park. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Kamloops

Published residential mill-rate context for Kamloops.

Residential mill rates for Kamloops appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Kamloops beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Sandman Centre, Kamloops

Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Sandman Centre still orients Kamloops. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kenna Cartwright Nature Park, Kamloops

Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

February 2023 in Kamloops: Kenna Cartwright Nature Park. Hillside nature park overlooking grassland and river country on the edge of town.

Kamloops Blazers hockey anchors Sandman Centre nights on the tournament-capital sports board.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Kamloops: Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

Walk or drive through Kamloops long enough and Riverside Park comes up. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

The civic brand that sticks is Canada's Tournament Capital. Amateur tournaments, high-performance camps, and national events cycle through town, while the Kamloops Blazers fill the Sandman Centre and the Kamloops Storm work McArthur Island Sports & Events Centre. Thompson Rivers University keeps WolfPack nights on the board. Between games, Riverside Park and Kenna Cartwright Nature Park are the default answers for a walk, and Kamloopa Powwow and the Secwépemc Museum & Heritage Park keep Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc culture on the public calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Kamloops

Where Kamloops sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Kamloops comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Kamloops permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Sandman Centre keeps Kamloops lively

Sandman Centre is a reason people stay fond of Kamloops.

January 2023 in Kamloops: Sandman Centre. Blazers home rink and a core Tournament Capital venue when Kamloops hosts a crowd.

Kamloopa Powwow is a named date on Tourism Kamloops' Indigenous experiences calendar.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Kamloops and North Thompson River

Kamloops draws municipal drinking water from South Thompson River and North Thompson River, treated at Kamloops Centre for Water Quality.

Ask where Kamloops drinking water begins and the answer is North Thompson River, then Kamloops Centre for Water Quality. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Ultrafiltration membrane plant (commissioned 2005) treating South Thompson River water; rated about 160 ML/day; chlorination for distribution residual.

See the Kamloops water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Riverside Park in Kamloops

Kamloops is easier to place once you use the older name. City pages translate Tk'emlúps as where the rivers meet, home of the Tk’emlupsemc,

Riverside Park still orients Kamloops. Riverfront default when someone in the 'Loops says they are heading to the park after work.

Tourism welcomes visitors to the 'Loops while the city markets itself as Canada's Tournament Capital.

More on Kamloops: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.