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 The City of Kamloops is huge, surrounded by Nature all around. That is a good thing. Proper wilderness is only a few clicks north. But North Kamloops, home to most of the Kamloops residential population, and at its highest densities, likely to get higher, is most lacking in park area.  North Kamloops is best positioned to absorb the most amount of infill, from the flat land, to the sandy soil, to the river access, existing transit and a large amount of under-developed land. Living on the North Shore is great, and will continue to get better as more folks move to the neighbourhood - more and more neighbourhood businesses will be supported, the parks and streets will get safer with more foot traffic, and the access to all the cities jobs with the shortest possible commute make the North Shore desirable now, and that will only grow. But in order to maintain the best quality of life for our Cities residents, especially those on and moving to the North Shore, we need to address th...

 I know the title of this article is deliberately inflammatory in its title, but then again, you may get to the bottom of this article and feel inflamed! But it seemed like a great follow up to my last piece on the Red Bridge , and its video by Vancouver based 'About Here' in discussing the lack of vibrancy on Vancouvers Waterfront - posted again below should you be interested: Lets just jump right in to the examples - perhaps too many of them - but I want to drive home how widespread, varied and exciting parks can be in other cities big and small. Starting in Paris at (dans)  Jardin Tino Rossi Along the banks of the Seine, hundreds, and sometimes thousands of folks meet to danse and watch the dancing in this idyllic spot. Technically, the dancing is here every night of the week - but in reality it is an unorganized and organic event that has no specific times, dates or sizes. Along the park you will find folks, and their boomboxes, playing various kinds of music. The crowds ...