Business as usual’ in Kamloops real estate market despite lingering claim of Aboriginal title, recent landmark ruling – Castanet

Nov 26, 2025

The Kamloops RCMP’s top cop said he’s waiting to see what will happen, faced with the possibility city council may defer budgeting for additional officers next year.

The City of Kamloops is looking at ways to reduce its 10.76 per cent average tax increase for 2026, and is considering the possibility of deferring a five-member increase to the local RCMP detachment again this year.

In 2022, the council of the day passed a mandate to add five “roadable” RCMP officers per year starting in 2023, adding 25 new police officers to the local detachment by 2027. Roadable officers are members who are not on leave and actively able to patrol.

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