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Kamloops councillor says Ajax Mine owner statement could have implications on city growth
A Kamloops city councillor says the city may have to change its plan for growth in Aberdeen if the proposal for the Ajax Mine resurfaces. Speaking on NL Newsday, Dennis Walsh says council will have to...
Sep 25, 2019
Logging Truck Convoy Makes Way From Merritt to Vancouver to Protest at UBCM Convention
More than 100 logging trucks will be making their way from Merritt to Vancouver to protest the mill closures and curtailments as well as the many job losses that have occurred as a result. Organizer H...
Sep 25, 2019
Guilty plead in killing of Belgian tourist whose body was found near Boston Bar
An Okanagan man has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the killing a tourist from Belgium last summer. Twenty-eight-year-old Sean McKenzie from Oliver will be sentenced in November, after pleading g...
Sep 25, 2019
Kamloops exploring bringing in women's wing at local jail
A delegation from Kamloops is discussing the possibility of opening a female wing to the local jail. Councillor Kathy Sinclair says that will be one of several topics of discussion during a meeting to...
Sep 25, 2019
SD73 Looks to Decrease Use of Vaping Products
Part of the Kamloops District School Board's Equity and Diversity Report is is looking to reduce the number of students who are using drugs as well as rates of smoking and vaping. Part of the plan to ...
Sep 25, 2019
Fifty-four Canadian Armed Forces personnel under investigation for right-wing extremism
The President of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies says there are 54 active duty troops being investigated by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) for links to right-wing extre...
Sep 25, 2019
Ashcroft mayor brings attention to lack of rural highway cell coverage at UBCM
The mayor of Ashcroft says a presentation she did at the Union of B.C. Municipalities relating to cell coverage in rural B.C. was well-received. Barbara Roden says there are huge parts of the province...
Sep 25, 2019
Kamloops is the province's largest mining community by spending according to the Mining Association of BC
A new report from the Mining Association of BC says Kamloops is the province's largest mining community by spending. CEO Michael Goehring says in Kamloops there are 410 mining suppliers selling over $...
Sep 25, 2019 The New Afton Mine near Kamloops. (Photo via New Gold)
No injuries after semi fire on Highway 1 near Revelstoke
There were no injuries after a semi-tractor trailer caught fire on the Trans Canada Highway, west of Revelstoke yesterday afternoon. Police say the incident happened around 5 p.m. yesterday, noting th...
Sep 25, 2019
Local Green candidate would like to see everybody on the same page when it comes to climate change
As the election campaign enters week two, a local candidate would like to see everybody on the same page when it comes to climate change. The Green Party's Iain Currie was on NL Newsday and said while...
Sep 25, 2019
