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B.C. is seeing a record number of human-bear encounters this year
With a record number of human-bear conflicts in April and May, provincial officials are offering reminders on how to keep yourself safe. Provincial WildSafeBC Coordinator Vanessa Isnardy says bears ar...
Jun 21, 2019
TNRD Director happy to see the province move to replace flood damaged bridges
The area director in Cherry Creek says she's pleased with repair work done to bridges over the creek itself. The province has spent $3 million to replace bridges at Greenstone Road and Rodeo Drive, an...
Jun 21, 2019
BC RCMP says there will no noticeable change in policing levels in Logan Lake with changes coming
In response to widespread concerns in Logan Lake on policing changes, the BC RCMP say nothing will change in what the community will see. RCMP communications director Dawn Roberts says between July an...
Jun 21, 2019
Logan Lake residents concerned of potential changes to policing
The mayor of Logan Lake says her community is concerned by a proposed change in the current policing model. Robin Smith says BC RCMP are asking its members in Logan Lake do to patrols in Merritt durin...
Jun 20, 2019
Kamloops mayor applauds the Trans Mountain pipeline decision and calls it a "triple win"
The mayor of Kamloops is calling the federal government's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline a major win. Ken Christian says it is a win for the economy, for jobs, and for the environment with a ...
Jun 20, 2019
Industry executive calls a lack of a cannabis revenue sharing deal with local governments in B.C. a "problem"
With no cannabis revenue sharing deal in sight between the province and UBCM an industry insider says that spells trouble for B.C. and especially local governments Finance minister Carole James seems ...
Jun 20, 2019
Clearwater mayor says Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will be a boon to local tax base
The mayor of Clearwater says the federal approval on the pipeline expansion could not have come at a better time. Merlin Blackwell says apart from jobs for local sawmill workers and others, the pipeli...
Jun 20, 2019
Work to begin next week to fix roof of Sagebrush Theatre
The Sagebrush Theatre likely won't re-open until this fall at the very earliest. School Board Chair Kathleen Karpuk says the good news is the work to repair a cracked roof truss will begin next week. ...
Jun 20, 2019
Kamloops MP mourns the passing of colleague Mark Warawa
A sad day and a sad end to the House of Commons session. The Conservative MP for the Kamloops Thompson is remembering her colleague Mark Warawa who passed away today. Warawa a long time Langley MP los...
Jun 20, 2019
Kamloops area forestry workers ratify new five-year contract
Amidst layoffs and mill closures in the BC Interior, about 3,000 forestry workers have ratified a new five-year contract by a margin of 84 per cent. The deal is retroactive to July 1, 2018, with two p...
Jun 20, 2019
