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TNRD and CUPE Local 900 ratify new five year contract
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and CUPE Local 900 have agreed to a new five-year collective agreement retroactive to January 1st of this year. The deal will include 10.75 per cent in wage incre...
Aug 02, 2019
Merritt city staff say hotels, campsites stuffed as Rockin River Fest moves in
As the population of Merritt swells this weekend for a country music festival, city staff say businesses will benefit. Tourism and economic development manager Will George says organizers with Rockin ...
Aug 02, 2019 Picture of Rockin' River Festival in Merritt from 2019/via Rockin' River
B.C. Health Minister says U.S. importing Canadian prescription drugs wouldn't be practical for either country
The Health Minister of B.C. isn't putting too much stock in the U.S. government now allowing prescription drugs to be imported from Canada. Adrian Dix says there are enough prescription drugs availabl...
Aug 02, 2019
Lack of supply to meet demand continues to push up prices of Kamloops real estate
As temperatures rise in Kamloops midway through the summer, so too are the prices in real estate. The median home sale price in July - the middle price-point of all the home sales - was $497,500, up m...
Aug 01, 2019
Cannabis dispensaries back open in Kamloops a day after being raided
Two unlicensed cannabis shops in Kamloops are both back open a day after authorities seized product from both locations. Both Canadian Safe Cannabis Society on Tranquille Road and Boomer's Bud on 12th...
Aug 01, 2019
Drought rating soars on Coldwater River, ahead of country music festival along its banks
The province has issued the highest drought rating for the Coldwater River watershed south of Merritt. BC River Forecast Centre hydrologist Jonathan Boyd says the level four drought rating of extremel...
Aug 01, 2019
Rainy July saw return to above normal rainfall for the first time in five months
With 36 mm of rain in July, it was the first time since February of this year, where the Kamloops area saw above normal rainfall in a calendar month. Environment Canada meteorologist Matt MacDonald sa...
Aug 01, 2019
Latest levy renewal process underway for North Shore BIA members
The process is underway for North Shore Business Improvement Association (NSBIA) members to have a say on the latest levy renewal request from 2020 until 2024. Executive Director Jeremy Heighton says ...
Aug 01, 2019
New Safety Initiatives Coming to the Downtown Now that the Safe Injection Van is Being Moved When Not In Use
The Executive Director of the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association says downtown businesses have been pleased with the mobile injection van being moved from corner of 6th and Seymour when...
Aug 01, 2019
BC Care Providers Association CEO likes the report from the Wettlaufer inquiry
The public inquiry into the deaths of eight elderly patients at the hands of serial killer nurse was released Wednesday. While appearing on the NL Morning News, BC Care Providers Association CEO Danie...
Aug 01, 2019
