ABOUT NORTH KAMLOOPS
North Kamloops is the North Shore across the Thompson River from downtown Kamloops, centred on Tranquille Road, Fortune Drive and the Northills area. It was incorporated as B.C. Fruitlands in 1907, became a village in 1946 and a town in 1961, and amalgamated with Kamloops in 1967. The Overlanders Bridge links it to downtown, and the Halston Bridge connects it to Highway 5 North.
Housing is mostly older single-family homes on flat lots, with apartments over shops along the commercial streets. The City adopted its North Shore Neighbourhood Plan in 2022, so ask how it applies to any lot you look at. Westmount, around Westmount Elementary on Walkem Road, is covered on this page too, and Brocklehurst is next door.
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North Kamloops
Neighbourhood Guide
Practical answers on North Kamloops from a third-generation Kamloops REALTOR with 18 years in construction, who checks the floodplain before the floor plan.
Contact JeremiaWhere is North Kamloops?
North of the Thompson River, opposite downtown. Fortune Drive and Tranquille Road run through it, the Overlanders Bridge crosses to Victoria Street downtown, and the Halston Bridge connects to Highway 5 North. Brocklehurst is to the west.
Who lives in North Kamloops?
First-time buyers, families, long-time owners and investors who want flat lots close to shopping, schools and the river.
What is the lifestyle like?
McArthur Island Park has a 3.1 km trail, a skatepark and a disc golf course, and the McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre is beside it. McDonald Park has a water park, and Overlander Beach is on the river.
What are the properties like?
Older single-family homes on flat lots, some duplexes, and apartments over commercial space along Tranquille Road. Much of North Kamloops is low land near the river, and the City's property reports show 200-year floodplain coverage on many lots, so that is the first thing to check.
Schools and services
Arthur Hatton Elementary, Bert Edwards Science and Technology, Westmount Elementary and Norkam Secondary are on the North Shore. Since September 2024 Norkam has been a grade 8 to 12 school and North Shore catchments changed, so confirm the school for a specific address with School District 73. A primary care centre, a lab and medical imaging are at Northills, 700 Tranquille Road.
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Things to Do & See
McArthur Island Park
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McArthur Island Sport and Event Centre
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Rivers Trail
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Kamloops by Acmacaulay, CC BY-SA 4.0; Tranquille Road by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY 4.0; Thompson River at dusk by JoshuaDykstra12, CC BY-SA 4.0; McArthur Island Park by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY 4.0; McArthur Island Park map by Kiyoteru Awaji, CC BY 4.0; Overlanders Bridge by Silver Dovelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
WHAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT THINK TO ASK
In North Kamloops, the floodplain question comes first. Many lots on the City's property reports show 200-year floodplain coverage, and some show 20-year coverage too. Pull the City of Kamloops Property Information Report for the address, and ask your insurer about overland flood coverage before you remove subjects.
Many homes here are older. Look at the electrical panel, the plumbing, the drainage around the foundation and any basement suite, and ask whether the suite was permitted. I have 18 years in construction and I am not a licensed home inspector, so I will tell you when to bring one in.
Huxley
Jeremia Huxley is a REALTOR with Stonehaus Realty Corp., based in Pinantan Lake, BC, who focuses on rural and acreage properties around Kamloops and works Kamloops neighbourhoods including North Kamloops. He has 18 years of construction experience and 9 years in real estate, and the two have overlapped for most of that time. He is not a licensed home inspector. Contact: 250-571-0379.
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