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More than 130 Kamloops youth say they were homeless last year
Youth homelessness appears to not be getting any worse but not much better in Kamloops. According to a count done by A Way Home Kamloops, there 136 youth who were homeless at some point last year - co...
May 28, 2019
Preventing youth homeless continues to be a focus: Housing Minister
B.C.'s Housing minister says homeless youth is a focus of her governments work to address the issue of both homelessness and housing. Selina Robinson says the province is now gathering data to better ...
May 28, 2019
CUPE Local 900 and City of Kamloops ratify new five year contract
A five year contract between the City of Kamloops and CUPE Local 900 has been ratified. The deal is retroactive to January 1st of this year, and it includes wage adjustments of 2.5 per cent in 2019, 2...
May 28, 2019
Significant housing plan unveiled on TRU campus
A well-known property management company in Kamloops will be building two new condo buildings on TRU's campus at "The Reach" development. The Kelson Group has bought adjacent properties, 865 and 875 U...
May 28, 2019
Two new wildfires spotted in Kamloops Fire Centre
A couple of small new wildfires have sprung up in the Kamloops Fire Centre. The BC Wildfire Service says one fire is in the 6 Mile Creek area, northwest of Vernon. It was discovered today and is mappe...
May 28, 2019
CAA disappointed some rights for airline passengers have to wait until December
The federal government's announcement last week on rights for airline passengers is being seen as good news but the way they're doing it is not impressing everybody. As of July 15, Canadian passengers...
May 28, 2019
Kamloops mayor pushes Prime Minister on local issues, including disaster preparations
The mayor of Kamloops says he made the most of some face time with the Prime Minister and others last week to push for some important local issues including disaster preparations. Ken Christian says w...
May 28, 2019
BCUC hopes to hear from a lot of people in their inquiry into soaring gas prices
British Columbians are paying more than anyone else in North America for a litre of gas and the question on everybody's mind is, why? The British Columbia Utilities Commission has been called upon to ...
May 28, 2019
Man arrested after fleeing Kamloops RCMP in stolen Jeep
A 27-year-old Kamloops man - who is known to police - was arrested on Sunday after he fled from police in a stolen Jeep Cherokee. Police were looking for the stolen vehicle, which was seen driving err...
May 28, 2019
Wildfire smoke from Alberta likely to stay in Kamloops for at least several days
Wildfire smoke has crept into Kamloops for the first time this season, and it is expected to linger until the weekend. Environment Canada forecaster Armel Castellan says a change in the weather system...
May 28, 2019
