New portal launched to help connect evacuees to hotel rooms
The BC Hotel Association has partnered with the B.C. Government to launch a new portal to make it easier for evacuees to find hotel rooms in Kamloops, Kelowna, and Prince George. It says the system - which will launch in June - will provide provincial emergency support staff with live information on room availability, ...
May 02, 2024
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KFR crews able limit damage to St. Andrews Church in downtown Kamloops after fire
UPDATE 12:15 p.m. - Kamloops Fire Rescue says it has been able to save a lot of the historic artifacts from inside St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in downtown Kamloops, which caught fire this morning. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Cail says crews were able to contain the fire mostly to the exterior of the building, as well as...
May 02, 2024
B.C. to provide $155.7 million to recruit and retain specialized health workers
The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, especially those in rural and remote communities. Health Minister Adrian Dix says $155.7 million has been set aside at a time when B.C. has a "significantly increasing population" and more skilled health-care ...
May 01, 2024
TRU moves to simplify immigration for international students
Thompson Rivers University is teaming up with a company to try to help its international students navigate the often-tricky immigration process here in Canada. TRU has teamed up with a firm called BorderPass provide prospective students with a year of legal and administrative immigration coaching through a system simil...
May 01, 2024
RCMP say missing Kamloops man was victim of homicide near Kelowna
RCMP say the believe that a Kamloops man who went missing last month was the victim of homicide in the Kelowna area. Kamloops Mounties say they were told on Tuesday, April 30, that a body that was found in the area of the 201 Forest Service Road on April 20 was that of 47-year-old Kelvin "Kelly" Jobson, who w...
May 01, 2024
Westsyde grad invited to 2024 BC Lions Rookie Camp
There will be some Kamloops talent on the field next week at BC Lions Rookie Camp at Hillside Stadium. Wide-Receiver Colton Meikle will be at camp May 8 to 10, after spending the last three seasons with the Kamloops Broncos of the BC Football Conference. The six-foot-four, 220lb physical pass-catcher tells NL Sports he...
May 01, 2024
Auditor General to review B.C. Government's response to 2021 Lytton wildfire
B.C.'s auditor general will be looking into the Provincial Government's ongoing efforts to rebuild the community of Lytton. In a video statement, Michael Pickup says his investigation will focus on three key areas. "The province of B.C.'s roles and responsibility for disaster recovery, the province of B.C.'s suppo...
May 01, 2024
Clearwater looks for next steps in the aftermath of Trans Mountain construction
In the aftermath of the Trans Mountain pipeline construction -- through which oil is now flowing -- the Mayor of Clearwater says is community is trying to turn a corner from the "boom" that it brought. Construction of the pipeline generated over 500 high-paying jobs for the region, bolstering local businesses...
May 01, 2024
Dental care program accepting claims for one million Canadian seniors
More than 1,200 seniors have already visited a dentist and had their claims processed by the federal government's new dental care plan, the Liberals announced Wednesday. The first one million seniors who registered for the program received their benefits card and became eligible to make claims under the program on May ...
May 01, 2024
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Saks says drug criminalization decision 'urgent', B.C. says feds have all they need
Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks said she needs more information before prohibiting public use of illicit drugs again in British Columbia, but the province says she already has everything she needs. The B.C. government asked Health Canada to amend an exemption that decriminalized hard drugs in that province to make publ...
May 01, 2024