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Kamloops Councillor Wants to See Fewer One Way Streets
One Kamloops City Councillor would like to see the city put two way traffic back on at least a couple of downtown streets. Denis Walsh believes one way streets discourages walking in the area. "What I...
Aug 12, 2019
Salmon Arm mayor hoping to extend lifespan of city's landfill
The city of Salmon Arm hopes the city's new green bin program that came into effect last month will extend the lifespan of their landfill. Mayor Alan Harrison says the landfill run by the Columbia Shu...
Aug 12, 2019
Forty-one thefts from motor vehicles in Kamloops last week
Kamloops RCMP say there were 41 thefts from motor vehicles last week across the city. A majority of the incidents were once again in the area of the Tranquille Road near the Overlanders Bridge. There ...
Aug 12, 2019
Tory Shadow Minister for Agriculture wants answers about the trade dispute with China
The fall out from the arrest of Huawei executive on a US extradition warrant has had far reaching affects through the agriculture industry. From canola and soy to beef and pork, Canadian producers hav...
Aug 12, 2019
WorksafeBC makes 72 orders to improve safety at jails; union says more is needed
The BC Government Employees Union says recent orders made by WorkSafeBC for jails in the province don't go far enough. In the spring, WorkSafe did inspections at all 10 B.C. jails and issued 72 orders...
Aug 12, 2019 The Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Kamloops to get one-time boost in federal funding for local projects
The City of Kamloops is in line to receive a one-time $5.7-million-dollar payout in gas tax funding. Planning and procurement manager Dave Hallinan says the city, like all other municipal governments,...
Aug 12, 2019
Tight labor market could lead to Trans-Mountain workers finding new homes in Kamloops
The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce says the Trans Mountain pipeline could lead to skilled workers finding a new home in the Tournament Capital. President Joshua Knaak says there always seems to be a sho...
Aug 12, 2019
Incidents reported on busses up in Kamloops in first half of 2019
BC Transit says there were 122 incidents on board busses in Kamloops that were reported by drivers. Spokesperson Jonathon Dyck says incidents are filmed by CCTV cameras on board, which he says have pr...
Aug 12, 2019
Mounties seek info from fatal crashes in Kamloops, near Lillooet
Police are looking for information after fatal highway crashes on Friday in Kamloops and Lillooet. A motorcyclist was killed in the incident in Kamloops after hitting a deer before falling off the bik...
Aug 11, 2019
Two people killed in Coquihalla crash near Hope Friday afternoon
A couple in their seventies were killed in a crash on the Coquihalla Highway last night just north of Hope. The crash happened at around 3 p.m. in the southbound lanes, south of Othello Road and about...
Aug 10, 2019
