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Record number of passengers at YKA in the second quarter of 2019
A record spring for passenger numbers at Kamloops Airport this year, with over 185,000 passengers in the first six months of 2019. That is an eight per cent increase when compared to the same time per...
Jul 08, 2019 Kamloops Airport. (Photo via Colton Davies)
Province says ride sharing companies may hit the roads by mid-September
The Ministry of Transportation says ride sharing companies will be able to apply to operate on B.C. roads as of September. The Ministry says companies like Uber and Lyft can apply to the Passenger Tra...
Jul 08, 2019
Washington state teenager killed in head-on Coquihalla crash
A teenage girl from Washington State was the victim of Friday's fatal head-on crash on the Coquihalla, just south of Kamloops. The BC Coroners Service confirmed that information to NL News, but did no...
Jul 08, 2019
Reduced wildfire risk after recent rainfall in Kamloops but things could dry up very quickly again: Environment Canada
An Environment Canada meteorologist says the recent few days of rain in the area will help reduce the fire risk for a while longer. That said, Doug Lundquist notes it won't take long for things to dry...
Jul 08, 2019
TRU President hoping for community input into Envision TRU plan
The President of TRU says what the vision for the university's future is, is not a question he can answer on his own. Brett Fairbairn is hoping for lots of community input from people in Kamloops and ...
Jul 08, 2019 TRU President Brett Fairbairn
The province wants to know what you think of BC's highways
The province wants to hear your opinion on the highways and road services throughout BC. This is the 16th year the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has done the Customer Satisfaction Surv...
Jul 08, 2019
Media giant donating millions to develop Canadian musical talent
Radio NL's parent company, Stingray Music, is giving millions of dollars to promote and develop Canadian musical talent. The 6.7 million dollar donation will go to various festivals and groups across ...
Jul 08, 2019
Access to Nicola Valley lakes affirmed after Kamloops court ruling; second lake access case looming
A non-profit fishing club in Merritt won't have to pay legal fees for a court case over access to public lakes. In Kamloops Court, Justice Joel Groves ruled that the province and Douglas Lake Cattle C...
Jul 08, 2019
Community meeting in Clearwater tonight to discuss options after Vavenby mill closure
A community meeting in Clearwater this evening is being billed as an opportunity for residents to ask questions of their local leaders. Mayor Merlin Blackwell says representatives from Canfor and Inte...
Jul 08, 2019
Updated - One person killed in head on crash on the Coquihalla near Kamloops, one person transported from scene
Update - One person is dead after a head on collision on the Coquihalla this afternoon, near the interchange with the Trans Canada Highway in the Kamloops area. RCMP say a white Toyota Prius collided ...
Jul 05, 2019
