Sagebrush Neighbourhood Association

09/03/2026

Thanks to the dozens of residents who took the tour of the Mustard Seed run Solace Shelter at 1055 Glenfair Drive yesterday. If there is a facility in our neighbourhood, we should understand it.

09/02/2026

EDIT: To clarify: everyone who lives in the Sagebrush neighborhood (and Downtown) are invited. An invitation letter was delivered by BC Housing/Mustard Seed to Sagebrush residents a week or two back.
I just received word that paid members of the Sagebrush Neighbourhood Association are invited to an open house at the Solace Shelter in Peterson Creek. It is tomorrow, September 2, from 430 to 600 PM. The shelter is on this side of the creek, across from where the highways building was.

06/25/2026

Encampment issues
Kamloops council passes new bylaw to prohibit overnight camping in several areas
Jun 24, 2026 | 6:07 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops council is imposing new limits on where temporary overnight shelters will be permitted within the community. The goal was to create clear and enforceable regulations for homeless people, while also aiming to alleviate public safety concerns.

The previous bylaw allowed temporary overnight shelters on public lands that are not deemed as prohibited areas, such as playgrounds and sports facilities. The bylaw now includes nature parks, linear parks and open space areas.

“While there is not single solution to this complex issue, these amendments are a balanced approach that maintains one’s right to shelter overnight, while understanding coordinated supports, and partner collaboration are practical approaches to assisting some of our most vulnerable population and people in this community,” Will Beatty, the city’s community services manager says.

The legislation also adds buffer zones of 25 metres from playgrounds, waterparks, swimming pools, wading pools on public lands, 50 metres from schools, and four metres from sidewalks, multi-use pathways.

“These changes are to enhance safety in high use family areas, align with the approaches used by other municipalities and maintain access to parks while reducing risk and conflicts,” Beatty adds.

The question of enforcement was raised by council, with the bylaw now allowing community services officers (CSO) to move people along in more areas especially from areas prone to fire risk.

“If we talk Peterson Creek, we talk Kenna Cartwright, Strathcona Park those areas that have been frequented that you can’t really see and we will get to,” Kamloops Fire Rescue Chief Ken Uzeloc says. “Now those calls come in those are prohibited now, so now it doesn’t matter if it’s within the temporary overnight guidelines, those are prohibited areas, they aren’t allowed to camp there, they will be moved along from those areas.”

There won’t be an immediate removal of campsite as CSO workers will be working with other resources to find shelter for anybody in the parks or riverbanks.

“The intention of this plan and this group together is to really transform outreach into a collective group that can work together to address much bigger problems that are happening. And to help people into shelter, into housing and long term stability,” Natasha Hartson, the city’s social, housing and community development manager says.

06/25/2026

Our Neighbourhood just became off limits. Please call any encampments in.

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is imposing new limits on where temporary overnight shelters will be permitted wit...

06/23/2026

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06/03/2026

The Ministry of Transportation and Transit is asking for feedback on the Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc – Kamloops Transportation Network Improvements Project. This project is looking at options to improve transportation in the area, especially the connection between Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc and Kamlo...

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

Bears have been seen recently in our neighborhood.

A juvenile brown phase black bear
Credit: Brayden LaPlante

05/18/2026

The SNA Society AGM last week showed an excellent turnout (70 people). We all learned a lot about the new Mustard Seed facility, Solace Shelter, from the local manager Hutchins

05/14/2026

Here is the Pleasant Street Tot Lot, back in the day.