Kamloops 1British Columbia

For hazard risk, Kamloops 1 gets a D

Radon tests for the Thompson/Cariboo health region

Of the homes tested for radon, 6.4% were over 200 Bq/m³, above British Columbia’s towns (1.8%) and close to Canadian towns (6.6%). Wildfire is a real hazard for Kamloops 1: 10% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.26% a year, in the high band. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.009 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping exists: 4 studies, most recently by Fraser Basin Council.

Kamloops 1 has warmer summers than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 29.3°C

Some 63 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above British Columbia’s towns (51 cm) but below Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Kamloops 1 falls to about −5.7°C. Most of the snow comes in December, about 20 cm. June is the wettest month, with 36 mm of rain and snow on average.

The police who cover Kamloops 1 record more serious crime than British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 93

The force’s area logs 15.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 97, above British Columbia’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 37.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the T'Kumlups detachment area as a whole, not for Kamloops 1 alone.

Commuters in Kamloops 1 have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in British Columbia’s towns and Canadian towns

More of Kamloops 1’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in British Columbia’s towns or Canadian towns: 27%

People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both British Columbia’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 make up 10% of residents.

Expect 78.8 years of life in the region around Kamloops 1, 2.7 under the typical Canadian town

Across the region, 48% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; British Columbia as a whole reaches 50%. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 13% of adults, against 8.9% for British Columbia. On average 18% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Canadian towns (17%) and above British Columbia’s towns (15%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Kamloops 1’s is long: 5.0 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Results around Kamloops 1 split both ways in British Columbia: 11 of 30 schools high, 10 low

One of the 33 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Its 3 km reach takes in 25 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools, all of Kamloops 1’s schooling.

Expect November days around 6°C in Kamloops 1, nights around −1°C

In November, the normal is 26 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 10 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches 1°C and a night falls to −5°C. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Kamloops forecast.

Kamloops 1’s MP is Frank Caputo (Conservative Party of Canada), for Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola

No public library stands in Kamloops 1: the closest, TNRL: Kamloops Library, is 3.8 km away

After it comes TNRL: North Kamloops Library (Kamloops), 5.8 km away.

More of the land around Kamloops 1 is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within 100 km there is no national park. For a swim, Musicians Beach is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km. The largest named area nearby is Lac du Bois Grasslands Protected Area, 15,820 ha, 0.9 km away.