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BC United to run some candidates to keep party name alive, despite halting campaign
It turns out BC United is going to be on the ballot in the Oct. 19 election in British Columbia after all. In a letter to party members, BC United now says it will run a "select" number of candidates ...
Sep 06, 2024 BC United Leader Kevin Falcon. (Photo via BC United)
TNRD EOC staying cautious as summer wildfire season nears end
While the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's Emergency Operations Centre is beginning to turn the page after a busy summer, though they're still urging caution in the weeks ahead. CAO Scott Hildebran...
Sep 06, 2024 Damage in the Venables Valley caused by the Shetland Creek wildfire. (Photo via Venables Valley Wildfire Relief Fund)
Kamloops CSOs to be stationed at both downtown, North Shore libraries this October
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has green lit an five-year long agreement that will see Community Services Officers stationed at both the downtown and North Kamloops library buildings. Chief Lib...
Sep 06, 2024 The North Kamloops Library building. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
Arpa Investments to build new market housing building at former Northbridge Hotel site
The City of Kamloops says Arpa Investments has been chosen as the developer that will be tasked with building a six-storey, 90-unit market housing building at 377 Tranquille Road. The new mixed use bu...
Sep 06, 2024 A look at demolition work on the Northbridge Hotel in Kamloops as seen on Apr. 21, 2024. (Photo via Victor Kaisar)
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce endorses Build Kamloops initiative
The Kamloops and District Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the Build Kamloops initiative, calling it "a visionary plan that addresses the pressing needs of our growing community." In a statement, Cham...
Sep 05, 2024 Photo via City of Kamloops
Children's Circle Daycare Society hoping to build second facility in Kamloops
The Children's Circle Daycare Society is partnering up with the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation to try and build a second daycare in the Sagebrush neighbourhood of Kamloops. Daycare Society Executive...
Sep 05, 2024 The Children’s Circle Daycare in the Sagebrush neighbourhood of Kamloops. (Photo via Children’s Circle Daycare Society)
RCMP say man found dead along Coquihalla near Merritt may have been there for five days
Police in B.C. say a man who was found dead by the side of the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt last month could have been hit by a vehicle as many as five days before he was discovered. The BC Highway...
Sep 05, 2024 The Exit 286 sign as seen while heading south on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt. (Photo via Google Maps)
BC Sports Hall of Fame to celebrate five 'defining moments' with Kamloops ties
The BC Sports Hall of Fame will celebrate five defining moments in B.C.'s sport history that have ties to Kamloops during its annual summit this month. It will be recognizing the Kamloops Blazers team...
Sep 05, 2024
New Valleyview transit exchange in Kamloops undergoing detailed design
Work on a new transit exchange in the Valleyview area of Kamloops is expected to get underway in 2026. Transportation Manager Purvez Irani says a conceptual design for the transit exchange, which is e...
Sep 05, 2024 The Lansdowne Transit Exchange in downtown Kamloops. (Photo via Google Maps)
Paula Abdul cancels all Canadian tour dates, including Kamloops stop, due to injury
Paula Abdul has cancelled all of her upcoming Canadian dates - including one in Kamloops - because of injury. The former Laker Girl turned "Straight Up" hitmaker was scheduled to make a stop at Sandma...
Sep 04, 2024 Paula Abdul arrives at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
