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KCBIA head speaking out after rash of recent break-ins at downtown businesses
The head of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association is speaking out after a rash of break-ins at downtown businesses over the last two weeks. KCBIA Executive Director Howie Reimer says h...
Feb 23, 2024 A damaged door at Red Collar Brewing in downtown Kamloops, one in a series of businesses damaged during a recent spree. (Photo via Red Collar Brewing)
Longtime educator DeDe DeRose named new Thompson Rivers University chancellor
Thompson Rivers University has named DeDe DeRose as its new chancellor, with her term beginning on March 1. DeRose, a prominent advocate for Indigenous education, will be the fourth chancellor in TRU'...
Feb 23, 2024 DeDe DeRose (Photo via Thompson Rivers University)
Eby 'profoundly worried' about B.C. fire season as billions prepped for contingencies
Premier David Eby says he is "profoundly worried'' about the potentially "terrible'' upcoming wildfire season, a major reason why the province has set aside $10.6 billion in contingency funds over the...
Feb 23, 2024 A hot spot from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire burns in Scotch Creek on Aug. 20, 2023. (Photo via Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
RCMP looking for witnesses into Feb. 12 fatal crash on Highway 97
The BC Highway Patrol is asking people who witnessed a head-on crash between two semi-trucks on Highway 97 near Monte Creek last Monday to reach out if they haven't already. Mounties say they are cont...
Feb 23, 2024 Photo via Skilled Truckers Canada/Facebook
NDP, Liberals strike deal to cover cost of diabetes medicines, birth control
The federal Liberals and New Democrats have reached a deal that would allow every Canadian with a health card to access free diabetes medication and birth control, the NDP confirmed Friday. The covera...
Feb 23, 2024 Alan Levine
Kamloops Outdoor Skating, Minor Hockey associations react to new Riverside Park outdoor rink
The Kamloops Outdoor Skating Association is pleased to see plans for a new refrigerated rink at Riverside Park move ahead after a number of setbacks. Association board member James Gordon says he beli...
Feb 23, 2024 A new rendering of the Riverside Park skating rink in downtown Kamloops. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
Environment Canada calling for 'significant' amount of snowfall on Interior highways
Environment Canada has issued special weather statements on a number of highways in the BC Interior, warning drivers to prepare to a significant amount of snow this weekend. The statement covers the C...
Feb 23, 2024 A look at the Coquihalla at the Zopkios Rest Area on March 31, 2023. (Photo via Drive BC)
Radiothon 2024 raises over $230K for RIH Foundation
A near record-breaking tenth edition of Radiothon here on Radio NL for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation this afternoon, Feb. 22. Kamloops and area residents raised $230,379 over the 12-hour period...
Feb 22, 2024
Team Brown eliminated from 2024 Scotties with 4-4 record
It's the end of the line for the Corryn Brown rink at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Calgary. The Kamloops-based team which consists of Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Jenn Armstrong, and Sam Fisher...
Feb 22, 2024 The Team Brown foursome with their coach Jim Cotter/ (Photo via Team Brown)
Kamloops Council set to cut 2024 Climate Action Levy, Asset Management Reserve contributions in half
In a bid to provide a bit of relief to taxpayers who are facing a nearly 11 per cent property tax increase, the City of Kamloops could cut its 2024 contribution to the climate action levy in half. The...
Feb 22, 2024 Photo via City of Kamloops
