Category Archives: Local News Now

Sunrise Records will be moving into the old Payless Shoes location on the upper level at Aberdeen Mall sometime this fall. There is no word yet on an exact opening date, but Marketing Manager Kristi W...

The boil water order in Logan Lake has been lifted, just under two weeks after it was first put in place. About 2,000 residents have had to boil water since June 1, which is when routine test results ...

Kamloops city council has hit the brakes on a proposal for free transit for seniors. A motion from former councillor Donovan Cavers asked for council to allow free transit for people aged 65 and older...

Heading into Father's Day weekend, a new study shows that many men are working themselves to an early grave. The study shows 80 per cent of men report medium-to-high levels of work-related stress, whi...

The President of the United Steelworkers Local 1-417 says he wants a meeting with government to discuss the future of the soon to be laid off workers at the Vavenby sawmill. Marty Gibbons is pushing f...

A lawyer is coming out against lowering speed limits after a polling company found most British Columbians want slower speeds on residential streets. Research Co. found more than half of British Colum...

The mayor of Merritt says she would love for local students to present again at council to ask for a rainbow crosswalk on a city street. City council rejected a proposal from high school students for ...

The BC River Forecast Centre says the drought rating could soon be bumped up in places around the province. Section head Dave Campbell says there are well below normal flows in many rivers and streams...

Another announcement in B.C.'s Interior of significant job losses at a region sawmill. Norbord has announced an "indefinite curtailment" of its mill in 100 Mile House beginning in August, which will a...

The new Executive Director for the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra knows he's got big shoes to fill. Daniel Mills will take over from the outgoing Kathy Humphreys, who's been at the helm of KSO for the pa...