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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
Rezoning application shows plans to construct affordable North Shore apartments

Rezoning application shows plans to construct affordable North Shore apartments

Oct 2, 2023 / 4:00 am

A rezoning application that could make way for a new 21-unit affordable housing development on the North Shore will be heading to a public hearing. Kamloops...

Municipal advisors appointed to help five municipalities since 2017, province says

Municipal advisors appointed to help five municipalities since 2017, province says

Oct 1, 2023 / 12:00 pm

Kamloops council is one of a handful of B.C. municipalities who have sought provincial support in the form of an advisor to provide guidance through a turbulent...

City director says housing build targets set the bar 13 per cent higher than previous years

City director says housing build targets set the bar 13 per cent higher than previous years

Oct 1, 2023 / 4:00 am

A City of Kamloops director says housing targets set by the province for the Tournament Capital are reasonable — and they didn’t come as a surprise...

Former TNRD director fined $200 for improper election signs

Former TNRD director fined $200 for improper election signs

Sep 30, 2023 / 12:00 pm

A former Thompson-Nicola Regional District director who ran unsuccessfully to reclaim his seat last fall has been fined $200 as his campaign signage didn't...

TNRD encourages residents to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

TNRD encourages residents to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Sep 30, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is encouraging residents to reflect on the impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities this weekend. The third...

Drivers on Coquihalla, Highway 97C need winter tires as of Sunday

Drivers on Coquihalla, Highway 97C need winter tires as of Sunday

Sep 29, 2023 / 4:46 pm

Police are reminding drivers that winter tires are a requirement on routes like the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 97C as of Sunday. In a news release, Merritt...

Police searching for missing man last seen at Fortune Drive home

Police searching for missing man last seen at Fortune Drive home

Sep 29, 2023 / 3:51 pm

Kamloops police are asking for help to find a missing man who was last seen on the North Shore last week. In a news release, RCMP said Micheal Sanford, 43, was...

Mayor says he won't be reading council resolution asking him to hand over recordings, transcripts

Mayor says he won't be reading council resolution asking him to hand over recordings, transcripts

Sep 29, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson says he hasn’t read — and won’t be reading — a council resolution saying he must hand over any...

City hires external investigator to probe mayor over secretly recorded phone calls

City hires external investigator to probe mayor over secretly recorded phone calls

Sep 28, 2023 / 1:59 pm

Kamloops city council has announced it will be investigating Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson for what it says are his “practices” around recording...

TNRD seeks injunction to deal with 'filthy' properties outside Cache Creek

TNRD seeks injunction to deal with 'filthy' properties outside Cache Creek

Sep 28, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is seeking an injunction from a judge to get two allegedly unsightly and unsafe buildings removed from a pair of...

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