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Federal NDP candidate in Kamloops-area riding not supporting Trans-Mountain project at this point
The federal NDP candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding say she's saying 'no' to the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion at this point. Gina Myhill-Jones says issues on sustainability with th...
May 24, 2019
UBCM President puts pen to paper over an change to cannabis grow operations classification on ALR lands
The president of the Union of BC Municipalities has put pen to paper to express his concern about local governments being caught "flat footed" to a sudden change in how cannabis grow facilities are cl...
May 24, 2019
BC Transit is once again rolling out the GradPass
It's grad season and BC Transit is once again hoping to provide students with a safe ride. The class of 2019 from over 70 communities across the province will once again be able to take advantage of t...
May 24, 2019
Updated: BC Court of Appeal strikes down the province's effort to block Trans Mountain expansion
Efforts by Premier John Horgan's government to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion have been dealt a major blow by the BC Court of Appeal. The five judge panel ruled the province does not have...
May 24, 2019
Developers breathing new life into once wildfire-ravaged industrial area of Barriere
The mayor of Barriere says he's encouraged by new business plans in an area of town once ravaged by wildfire. Ward Stamer says three lots in the Louis Creek Industrial Park have been sold -- including...
May 24, 2019
BC Coroners Service concerned with a spike in drug and alcohol related deaths on provincial highways
There is concern from the BC Coroners Service after a sudden spike in the number of drug and alcohol related deaths on provincial highways four years ago. In 2008, drugs or alcohol accounted for 40 pe...
May 24, 2019
BC Transit's plan for a tap card system is moving forward
BC Transit's request for proposal on the way they'll be collecting fares is now closed. It won't be like the compass card that Translink on the coast uses as Communications Manager Jonathon Dyck expla...
May 24, 2019
Environment Canada meteorologist says any rainfall this time of year is good news
An Environment Canada meteorologist says any rainfall in the area right now is good news. Doug Lundquist says the rain is especially needed from mid-May into June, more so because of the especially dr...
May 24, 2019
Repair bill determined for Sagebrush Theatre roof; re-opening timeline slightly pushed back
The Kamloops-Thompson School District says repairs to the Sagebrush Theatre roof will cost about $1 million. Facilities director Art McDonald says the engineering design for the repairs is finished, a...
May 23, 2019
It's not panic situations yet, but BC ranchers are hoping for a lot more rain this year
With the snowpack at the lowest its been in 40 years for the third time in the last five years, there is some of concern from B.C. cattle ranchers. However, BC Cattlemen's Association General Manager ...
May 23, 2019
