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Highway 1 from Kanaka Bar to Spences Bridge reopens after November's record rainstorms
Two months after it was washed out by flooding and mudslides, Highway 1 between Kanaka Bar and Spences Bridge reopened to almost all traffic Friday. However, Brad Bushill, the Thompson Nicola Operatio...
Jan 14, 2022 Work to rebuild Highway 1 after flooding at Tank Hill, between Lytton and Spences Bridge, on Nov. 25, 2021. (Photo: TranBC).
Kamloops Chamber calling for greater transparency on rationale for B.C. public health orders
The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is calling for more transparency on the rationale for B.C.'s public health orders which they say appear to target some businesses more than others. It says businesses ...
Jan 14, 2022
Kamloops developer proposing 64-unit condo buildings along 'underutilized' Thompson riverfront
A Kamloops developer is hoping to change the look of the North Shore riverfront by building two new condo buildings. Joshua Knaak with Arpa Investments says they've spent the last two years designing ...
Jan 14, 2022 The proposed 64-unit Thompson Landing Development at 209 and 215 Royal Ave. in Kamloops (Photo via Arpa Investments)
Most Merritt residents could be back home in six months, City says
The City of Merritt says work to find housing for people who have been displaced by flooding in November is still ongoing. Emergency Operations Centre Information Officer, Jean Strong, says of the 808...
Jan 14, 2022 The flooded streets of Merritt as seen on Nov. 15. (Photo via Big Power Films)
Blazers legend Shane Doan named GM of Team Canada at 2022 Winter Olympics
Kamloops Blazers legend Shane Doan is going to the Winter Olympics next month as the general manager of Canada's men's hockey team. Hockey Canada has also named Claude Julien as head coach. The pair r...
Jan 14, 2022 Shane Doan and Claude Julien have been named General Manager and Head Coach of Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics. (Photo via Hockey Canada)
Teck, Highland Valley mine workers in mediated talks today as potential strike action looms
The union representing workers at the Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake will be spending the day in mediated talks with mine owner Teck Resources. It comes as the United Steelworkers Local 7...
Jan 14, 2022 Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake/via Brett Mineer
COVID-19 cases reported after B.C. Curling Championships in Kamloops
A 'number of people' who were part of the B.C. Curling Championships in Kamloops last week have since contracted COVID-19. CurlBC spokesperson Doug Sarti says he's not sure how many of the roughly 130...
Jan 13, 2022 The Kamloops Curling Club. (Photo via Kamloops Curling Club)
Third COVID-19 outbreak declared at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops
The Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre in Kamloops is dealing with a third outbreak of COVID-19. Interior Health tells NL News the outbreak was declared on Wednesday, Jan. 12. "There are currently two ...
Jan 13, 2022
Kamloops man facing charges after break in at Dallas fire station
A 21-year-old man is facing several charges after several radios and chargers, a Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) Camera, and firefighting gear was stolen from the fire station in Dallas this week. Kam...
Jan 13, 2022 Kamloops Fire Hall 6 in Dallas (Photo via Google Maps)
Kamloops Council seeking feedback on proposal to build house on small lot in Sagebrush neighbourhood
Kamloops council want to hear from people in the Sagebrush neighbourhood before issuing a development permit for a 64-square-metre single-family house on a smaller than usual lot. That is despite staf...
Jan 13, 2022 Lot B at 1095 Seventh Ave. in the Sagebrush neighbourhood of Kamloops. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
