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Kamloops firefighters respond to one interface fire a week on average during the summer months
Kamloops firefighters say they tend to respond to one interface fire a week on average during the summer months in the city. That's according to Assistant Fire Chief Dan Sutherland, who says most of t...
Jul 09, 2019
Clearwater Mayor thinks timing of the Canfor-Interfor timber cutting rights sale is unfortunate
The Mayor of Clearwater says he understands why village council in Chase is in favour of Interfor acquiring Canfor's timber cutting rights in the Adams Lake area. Merlin Blackwell says the timing of t...
Jul 09, 2019
Province announces job training program for BC's forest sector
With the closure and curtailments of lumber mills throughout the region, some help is on the way for some in the form of a training program. The province is kicking in three million dollars to create ...
Jul 09, 2019
Kamloops-North MLA doubts companies like Uber, Lyft will be lining up to operate in B.C.
The Kamloops-North MLA says the requirement for a class 4 license for ride sharing drivers in B.C. will be restrictive. Peter Milobar was asked if he thinks companies like Uber and Lyft will be lookin...
Jul 09, 2019
Kamloops RCMP to release weekly maps showing thefts from vehicles
In an effort to reduce the number of thefts from motor vehicles in Kamloops, the RCMP will be releasing a community map each week. There were 58 thefts from July 1 until the 7th, and the map will show...
Jul 09, 2019
Air Canada restoring fifth Kamloops to Vancouver flight
Air Canada is restoring a fifth flight from Kamloops to Vancouver in October this year. The service was scaled back to four flights a day in February when Air Canada introduced the Bombardier Q-400 ai...
Jul 09, 2019
Four people taken to hospital after crash on the Coquihalla
A serious crash on the Coquihalla between Merritt and Hope sent four people to hospital yesterday afternoon. BC Emergency Services were called to Larson Hill near Coldwater Road just after 4 p.m. on M...
Jul 09, 2019
Forest Ministry has 'productive meeting' with North Thompson First Nation over planned forest tenure sale
B.C.'s Forest Minister says his ministry staff met late last week with the Simpcw First Nation about local timber concerns. Doug Donaldson says the two sides had a productive meeting regarding Canfor'...
Jul 08, 2019
SD73 superintendent hopeful to see history of one-room schools preserved in Kamloops area
The superintendent of the Kamloops-Thompson School District says preserving Old Pinantan Elementary would be significant for Kamloops. Alison Sidow says the plan is to turn the school into a living mu...
Jul 08, 2019
Heffley farm owner concerned of constant roadblock caused by trains
A property owner in Heffley is concerned about trains constantly sitting on the tracks and blocking road access. Herman Hothi has a family farm on Haslett Road, and says that road is the only exit poi...
Jul 08, 2019
