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Kamloops YMCA making programming changes, laying off staff due to financial pressures
The Kamloops YMCA-YWCA is making programming changes because of financial pressures, in the hopes of saving about $450,000 annually. Included in the changes will be reduced hours at both Kamloops loca...
Aug 02, 2019 The Downtown Kamloops Y on Battle Street (Photo via Google Maps)
Kamloops man hoping to 'certify' local businesses as disability friendly
A Kamloops man is hoping his 'Ability Friendly Access Business' program idea will certify local businesses as disability friendly. Krystian Shaw, who runs the Kamloops Self Advocate newsletter says th...
Aug 02, 2019
TNRD and CUPE Local 900 ratify new five year contract
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and CUPE Local 900 have agreed to a new five-year collective agreement retroactive to January 1st of this year. The deal will include 10.75 per cent in wage incre...
Aug 02, 2019
Rainy July saw return to above normal rainfall for the first time in five months
With 36 mm of rain in July, it was the first time since February of this year, where the Kamloops area saw above normal rainfall in a calendar month. Environment Canada meteorologist Matt MacDonald sa...
Aug 01, 2019
Latest levy renewal process underway for North Shore BIA members
The process is underway for North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) members to have a say on the latest levy renewal request from 2020 until 2024. Executive Director Jeremy Heighton says ...
Aug 01, 2019
Quieter summer so far for Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers
It's been a quieter summer this year for Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers, with just eight calls in June and July, down from 12 in 2018. Spokesperson Jenn Stahn says none of those calls have been...
Aug 01, 2019
TRU Registrar doesn't expect any problems for potential students after issue with provincial exam results
The Registrar at Thompson Rivers University says there will likely be no problems for students hoping to attend this fall after an issue with provincial exams for grade 12 students. Mike Bluhm says th...
Jul 31, 2019
Vancouver-based Kater hopes to launch ride-hailing in Kamloops and the Okanagan by mid-fall.
The CEO of Kater Technologies says his company is planning on launching ride-hailing services in Kamloops and other BC cities outside the Lower Mainland by mid-fall. Scott Larson says Kater has been t...
Jul 31, 2019
Kamloops RCMP make arrests after break-and-enters at bakery, ATV yard
Police in Kamloops have arrested a pair of suspects after attempted thefts at businesses downtown and in Sahali. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says a 56-year-old man was arrested after a break and enter into Cobs...
Jul 31, 2019
Manitoba RCMP scaling back search for B.C. murder suspects
Manitoba RCMP will begin a phased withdrawal of resources in the search for BC Murder suspects Kam MacLeod and Bryer Schmegelesky. Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy says police are not ending the ...
Jul 31, 2019
