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Tobacco Use Rates on the Rise say Canadian Cancer Society
About 6,000 British Columbians die of tobacco use each year. That's according to Jenny Byford, an Advocacy Lead with the Canadian Cancer Society. It's National Non-Smoking Week, and Byford says they a...
Jan 21, 2019
Merritt Mayor Pleased that a Suspect in the Arson Case at Four Nicola Valley Churches was Arrested Last Week
The Mayor of Merritt is pleased that the person believed to have set fire to four Nicola Valley churches - including the historic Murray Church - was arrested last week. Linda Brown says there was a l...
Jan 21, 2019
Happy Ending for Dog Found Along the Coquihalla Highway over the Weekend
It's a happy ending for a dog found along the Coquihalla Highway this weekend by maintenance employees. Reports say Archer the dog's owner has been found. VSA employee Carlie Holman, who found Archer,...
Jan 21, 2019
Councillor Mike O'Reilly Says Kamloops Has to Work Hard to Attract the Jobs Promised by the Now Cancelled New BCLC Headquarters Project
While there will be no new downtown BCLC headquarters in Kamloops, the crown corporation is reassuring Kamloopsians that the headquarters isn't going anyway. Kamloops Councillor and downtown business ...
Jan 18, 2019
BC Hydro Customers Swindled of Nearly $45,000 Last Year
BC Hydro says their customers were swindled out of nearly 45 thousand dollars last year, the most scam-ridden period since they began gaining momentum in 2014. They've had nearly 6,000 complaints sinc...
Jan 18, 2019
Not all Kamloops Residents Surveyed in Favour of Year Round Public Market at Riverside Park
Nearly half of the 827 people surveyed by the Kamloops Public Market Co-operative (KPM Co-op) aren't in favour of a year-round public market at Riverside Park. 368 were not in favour of the Riverside ...
Jan 17, 2019
Jury Finds Garry Handlen Guilty of First Degree Murder in Death of Monica Jack
The man accused of killing a 12-year-old British Columbia girl more than 40 years ago has been found guilty of first-degree murder. Garry Handlen was found guilty after an 11-week trial. Twelve-year-o...
Jan 17, 2019
Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association Finalist for a UN World Tourism Award
It's another feather in the cap for the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association (TOTA). They're a finalist in the 15th United Nations World Tourism Awards, being recognized for their push towards sustai...
Jan 17, 2019
UPDATE: MLA, Mayor Speaking Out After BCLC Deferred Plans for a New Kamloops Head Office
UPDATE: 12:30 PM The MLA for Kamloops South is blasting the province after plans to replace the aging downtown BC Lottery Corporation headquarters were cancelled. Todd Stone says the scrapping of the ...
Jan 17, 2019
KCBIA Executive Director Hopes for More Clarity over BCLC HQ Project in Kamloops
The Executive Director of the KCBIA agrees there is some apprehension surrounding the future of the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Headquarters in downtown Kamloops. There have been similar concerns sh...
Jan 17, 2019
