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RCMP investigating 'suspicious' fire at Valleyview business
Kamloops RCMP say they are also investigating a suspicious fire at a business on the East Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says Mounties were also called to a ...
Oct 03, 2023 A look at the fire at River City Marine in Kamloops on Oct. 2, 2023. (Photo via @YKA Matt/Twitter)
BCGEU calling for overhaul of BC Wildfire Service compensation model
In a bid to try and reduce fatigue and burnout, the BC General Employees Union is calling for an overhaul of the compensation model used to pay wildfire fighters and contractors in the province. BCGEU...
Oct 03, 2023
TNRD hosting series of open houses on wildfire resiliency this month
Residents of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be able to learn about wildfire resiliency planning at a series of open houses this month. TNRD spokesperson Colton Davies says they've h...
Oct 03, 2023 A look at some of the land charred by the Ross Moore Lake fire, south of Kamloops. (Photo via BC Wildfire Service)
Some Squilax band members could begin to return home within a month
The Chief of Skwlax te Secwepemculecw says it will be working with Samaritan's Purse - an evangelical Christian humanitarian aid organization - to dig through the remnants of their homes that were des...
Oct 02, 2023 Damage to the Chevron (former Race Trac Gas in the North Shuswap. (Photo via Kim MacGregor)
Merritt Mayor intending to withhold tax revenue from province amid series of ER closures
The Mayor of Merritt says he intends to try and withhold tax revenue that goes to the province to make up for the lack of service at the Nicola Valley Emergency Room this year. Speaking on NL Newsday,...
Oct 02, 2023 Photo via Interior Health
Changes are coming for 911 calls across BC
Get ready to be able to call, text or send videos to a 911 dispatcher when you need help, and have them know your exact location - including what floor of an apartment you're on. Canada is in the proc...
Oct 02, 2023 A 9-1-1 call dispatcher. (Photo via E-Comm)
BC Chief Coroner calling for more overdose prevention services for people who smoke illicit drugs
B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says action is needed to close a gap in overdose prevention services for people who smoke - rather than inject - illicit drugs. Smoking drugs has the same level of ris...
Oct 02, 2023 B.C. Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe. (Photo via Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)
Silvertips hand Blazers first regulation loss of 2023-24 WHL season
The Kamloops Blazers were shut out 5-0 by the Everett Silvertips in their first road game of the 2023-24 WHL season. It was the first regulation loss for a youthful Blazers team who drop to 1-1-1 on t...
Sep 30, 2023 The Kamloops Blazers in action against the Everett Silvertips on Sept. 30, 2023. (Photo via Dominick Olson)
Three-storey affordable housing project could rise in North Kamloops
Kamloops City Council have given two readings to a rezoning application for a three-storey, 21-unit affordable housing project on the North Shore. The development is slated for two properties at 210 O...
Sep 29, 2023 A rendering of the three storey, 21 unit affordable housing project in North Kamloops. (Photo via Connective Support Society Kamloops)
TRU approves construction of new $22M Indigenous Education Centre
Thompson Rivers University has approved plans to construct a $22-million Indigenous Education Centre at its Kamloops campus. The centre - which was unanimously approved by the TRU Board of Governors a...
Sep 29, 2023 A rendering of the new Indigenous Building set to rise at Thompson Rivers University. (Photo via TRU)
