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New teacher hired at Westwold Elementary School
The Kamloops Thompson School District now has a teacher in place for Westwold Elementary. The school is currently closed because no one enrolled last year, but it will re-open if there are at least si...
Jul 22, 2019
Over 220,000 people responded to the province's daylight saving time survey
There were 223,273 responses to an online survey on whether BC should continue to observe daylight saving time, according to the province. Premier John Horgan says it's clear that the people of B.C. w...
Jul 22, 2019
Barriere mayor says forest tenure sale from Canfor to Interfor could have local impact
The mayor of Barriere says the proposed Canfor forest tenure sale to Interfor could have ramifications for his community. Ward Stamer says there are about 150 forest employees in Barriere, and in part...
Jul 22, 2019
Kamloops Co. Aiming to Clean the Air & Reduce Greenhouse Gasses
A company that was founded in Kamloops is hoping to take advantage of a new technology it created that separates oxygen from ordinary air and turns it into a natural cleanser. CEO of GC Green Carbon, ...
Jul 22, 2019
Petroleum Analyst: Gas Inquiry Unlikely to Warrant Change, Pipeline Could Lower Prices
A Petroleum Analyst with Gasbuddy.com says twinning the Trans-Mountain pipeline could have an impact on gas prices in B.C. Patrick DeHaan says having the ability to ship more volume if refineries go d...
Jul 22, 2019
Paving work to begin today for Stage One of the West Victoria Street project
Paving work is set to begin today on Stage One of the West Victoria Street improvements project in Kamloops. Capital Projects Manager Darren Crundwell says the work was delayed slightly because of rec...
Jul 22, 2019
Mustard Seed Kamloops hoping to expand dental clinic into a Wellness Centre
The Executive Director of the Mustard Seed Kamloops says work is underway to expand the dental clinic into a Wellness Centre. Diane Down says that was one of the findings after a review of services fo...
Jul 22, 2019
TRU starting a new kind of mentoring program for early childhood educators
The Early Childhood Education Program at TRU has received a grant of more than half a million dollars to start a different kind of mentoring program. TRU is thinking outside the box when it comes to n...
Jul 22, 2019
Forty eight thefts from vehicles across Kamloops last week
There was a slight decrease in the number of thefts for motor vehicles in Kamloops with 48 between July 15 and July 21. It is down from the week prior where there were 60 thefts reported according to ...
Jul 22, 2019
Blasting work to take place today at the Big Bar landslide site to increase site safety
There will be blasting work this afternoon in the area of the landslide on the Fraser River, near Big Bar. Crews will be blasting a larger piece of overhanging rock that wasn't able to be detached usi...
Jul 22, 2019
