B.C. seeking to walk back aspects of decriminalization pilot
The B.C. government is attempting to walk back aspects of its three-year decriminalization pilot in the wake of growing concerns and controversies. Premier David Eby's government is asking Ottawa for exemptions to the pilot so it can ban drug use in all public places, including inside hospitals, on transit, and in park...
Apr 26, 2024
BC Food and Wine Radio
BC Food and Wine Radio Heard weekly on Radio NL Mondays at 6pm and Sundays at 7pm, renowned wine critic Anthony Gismondi sets the table for the weekend, pointing you to great wine buys, the best in restaurant dining and all things connected to wine and food. It's British Columbia's spotlight on local wine and food prod...
Feb 21, 2018
Skwlax Nation warns of "harsh" response to outside mushroom harvesters
The Skwlāx Nation in the north Shuswap is warning outsiders about treading on to its territory to pick mushrooms. "We have seen instances of these pickers going onto band land on a Forest Service Road near Scotch Creek and near Lee Creek," said Kukpi7 James Tomma in a release. "In one case these outsid...
Apr 27, 2024
Kamloops Sikh Cultural Society holding annual Vaisakhi celebration this Saturday
The Sikh Cultural Society in Kamloops is hosting another Vaisakhi celebration this Saturday, April 27. The Society is expecting another 1,000 people to gather for what will be the fourth consecutive celebration of Vaisakhi in Kamloops. "Vaisakhi is a time when our 10th guru began the Khalsa pant, with the Panch Py...
Apr 26, 2024
Rotary Food Drive goes Saturday; demand continues to rise
Saturday, April 27 marks the 16th annual spring Rotary Food drive in Kamloops and the demand on the our Food Bank is stronger than ever. President and CEO of the Kamloops Food Bank, Bernadette Siracky, says it is always great to see the community step up to help those who are having a difficult time. "It reminds p...
Apr 26, 2024
Day One Society unable to fill full-time nursing positions for Kamloops youth detox
Despite a significant "sweetener," the Day One Society which runs the Phoenix Center detox facility in Kamloops is still struggling to hire full-time staff for its youth detox wing. Executive Director Sian Lewis says they are still short three full-time nurses. "The reason that we were able to open is be...
Apr 26, 2024
BC Green Party calling for provincewide fire ban
The BC Greens are calling for a provincewide fire ban following the early start to this year's wildfire season. Leader Sonia Furstenau's call to ban open burning and campfires comes in the wake of the first evacuation order of the season in the Chetwynd area. That order was downgraded to an alert today, though the fire...
Apr 25, 2024
Kamloops calls for rollback of decriminalization if courts hold back BC government
The City of Kamloops has written to Premier David Eby voicing its support of the Bill 34, the Restricting of Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act, but with conditions. The letter - signed by Deputy Mayor for April, Bill Sarai - says while the city supports the NDP government's effort to try and ban open drug us...
Apr 25, 2024
City of Kamloops to officially divest from Noble Creek May 8th
Kamloops rate payers should -- if all goes to plan -- no longer have to worry about additional costs from the Noble Creek Irrigation System in the next couple of weeks. With the City this week issuing its official Notice of Disposition to sell the system to the recently-formed Noble Creek Irrigation Society, Utilities ...
Apr 25, 2024
Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes
The public should know who is living in their community, BC United Leader Kevin Falcon said on Thursday after introducing proposed private-member's legislation to automatically stop people convicted of dangerous offences from legally changing their names. He said he introduced the proposed bill to amend the Name Act af...
Apr 25, 2024