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Kristen Holliday

Kristen Holliday


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250-860-5050 ext: 778-376-21
Kristen Holliday is a graduate of Langara College?s journalism program, and moved to Kamloops to start working with Castanet in January 2021.

She most often covers city hall and all things related to municipal politics, but also writes about courts, police and crime, fires and floods, and community happenings.

When she isn?t in council chambers or in the newsroom, she enjoys travelling and being outdoors, visiting one of the many trails or lakes near Kamloops.
Latest Articles from Kristen Holliday
Kamloops councillors float idea to track costs incurred due to 'provincial downloading'

Kamloops councillors float idea to track costs incurred due to 'provincial downloading'

Dec 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops councillors have proposed tracking the costs incurred by the municipality due to "provincial downloading" after hearing city firefighters are...

CMHA-Kamloops says nearly 70 Moira House guests have moved into more stable housing

CMHA-Kamloops says nearly 70 Moira House guests have moved into more stable housing

Dec 10, 2023 / 4:00 am

The executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Kamloops branch says nearly 70 guests at Moira House have been able to move into stable...

Delays on Trans-Canada Highway near Tappen, Salmon Arm due to snowfall

Delays on Trans-Canada Highway near Tappen, Salmon Arm due to snowfall

Dec 9, 2023 / 4:17 pm

Travellers on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Tappen are being told to expect backups and delays as trucks are stuck in the snow. DriveBC said the delays are...

City of Kamloops committee has 'no interest' in pursuing BC Housing review

City of Kamloops committee has 'no interest' in pursuing BC Housing review

Dec 9, 2023 / 4:00 am

Members of a City of Kamloops committee voted Thursday in favour of having council send a letter to the province saying it has “no interest” in...

Kamloops RCMP data shows decrease in crimes against property, persons

Kamloops RCMP data shows decrease in crimes against property, persons

Dec 8, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops’ police chief says instances of property crime and crimes against persons saw a decrease during summer months when compared to the same time...

Kamloops RCMP say stolen Jaguar convertible found, two people arrested

Kamloops RCMP say stolen Jaguar convertible found, two people arrested

Dec 7, 2023 / 1:13 pm

UPDATE: 1:13 p.m. Kamloops police say a red Jaguar convertible reported stolen Thursday morning has been recovered, and two people have been arrested in...

Kamloops council adopts bylaw allowing RMTs to operate home-based businesses

Kamloops council adopts bylaw allowing RMTs to operate home-based businesses

Dec 7, 2023 / 12:22 pm

Registered massage therapists can now operate home-based businesses in the City of Kamloops thanks to a zoning bylaw amendment recently adopted by council....

'Two lines of thought' in cycling community around Lansdowne path rejection

'Two lines of thought' in cycling community around Lansdowne path rejection

Dec 7, 2023 / 4:00 am

The co-founder of a Kamloops cycling advocacy group says city cyclists had mixed reactions after council rejected plans to build a new downtown multi-use path,...

Kamloops bars, clubs permitted to open until 3 a.m. this New Year's Eve

Kamloops bars, clubs permitted to open until 3 a.m. this New Year's Eve

Dec 6, 2023 / 2:01 pm

Kamloops bars and nightclubs will be able to keep their doors open for an extra hour to ring in 2024. City council voted Tuesday to support an extension of the...

Kamloops council puts unanimous support behind sobering centre business case

Kamloops council puts unanimous support behind sobering centre business case

Dec 6, 2023 / 10:45 am

Kamloops city council voted unanimously Tuesday in favour of sending an updated business case for a local sobering centre to the provincial government. Sobering...

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