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New chief to be elected in Lower Nicola Indian Band next month
There will be a new chief elected in the Lower Nicola Indian Band near Merritt next month. Chief Aaron Sumexheltza tells NL News he will be running as a councillor instead, after six years as chief. "...
Sep 05, 2019
Updated - Kamloops RCMP investigating after person struck and killed by train in Valleyview
Updated - A Canadian Pacific spokesperson says a CP freight train struck a person on the tracks near Highland Drive this morning around 6:30 a.m. Salem Woodrow, in an email, says the investigation is ...
Sep 05, 2019
BC real estate economist sees 'imbalance' in Kamloops housing market
The BC Real Estate Association says the real estate market in Kamloops favours sellers right now. Speaking on NL Newsday, deputy chief economist Brendan Ogmundson says prices are rising about 10 per c...
Sep 05, 2019
First two ride-sharing companies apply to operate in Kamloops
It appears Kamloops may have its first ride-sharing vehicles on the streets this fall. An Edmonton-based company called TappCar has applied to the Passenger Transportation Board to operate in four of ...
Sep 04, 2019
Over six dozen tickets handed out by Kamloops RCMP during recent enforcement blitz
Kamloops RCMP handed out over six-dozen tickets to drivers who failed to buckle up or put down the phone when driving this week. Police say 42 tickets were issued to drivers after a crackdown on Tuesd...
Sep 04, 2019
Update: Nearly two-dozen new fires reported in Kamloops area
Updated 4:50 p.m. - Last night's storm is long gone but the number of new fires reported keeps growing in the Kamloops Fire Centre. The BC Wildfire Service online map reports 16 new fires today, but I...
Sep 04, 2019
Sun Peaks waiting anxiously to hear back about multi-million-dollar grant application
The mayor of Sun Peaks says the resort municipality is waiting with baited breath to see if a $5.9-million-dollar grant comes through for a major project. Al Raine says the water treatment plant will ...
Sep 04, 2019
Village of Ashcroft plans to ask province to improve intersection along Hwy 1
The mayor of Ashcroft is hoping a dangerous intersection can be addressed by the Ministry of Transportation. Barbara Roden says the village would like to see a left-turn lane put in at Cornwall Road f...
Sep 04, 2019
Province investing $8.87 million in mental health support for B.C. students
The B.C. government is investing $8.87 million over three years on enhanced wellness supports and programs. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy says it will help provide students, pare...
Sep 04, 2019
More than 30,000 salmon swam past Big Bar rock slide site on September 1 using a natural fish passage
Officials at the Big Bar rock slide say over 30,000 fish swam past the site on September 1 using a natural fish passage. It's the most number of fish to have passed through the area in a single day, m...
Sep 04, 2019
