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Changing to an electric vehicle could save you big bucks : BC Hydro
If you've been thinking of ditching the gas guzzler for an electric vehicle but don't think the savings are there, you may want to think again With gas prices going through the roof, you could be savi...
May 21, 2019
Plans will continue to limit access at common commuter shortcut on Tk'emlúps reserve
The Chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc First Nation says the plan to limit access to locals only will continue indefinitely at a common detour through the reserve. Rosanne Casimir says traffic has pic...
May 21, 2019
First rural cannabis store in Kamloops area nearing approval from local government
The first retail cannabis store in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is close to getting a green light. TNRD board members passed third reading to rezone a property in McLure where the store is pr...
May 21, 2019
BC Coroners concerned after 50 per cent spike in motorcycle crash fatalities in 2018
There has been a 50 per cent spike in the number of people killed in motorcycle crashes last year in British Columbia. Fifty one motorcyclists were killed in 2018, the most in a calendar year in the l...
May 21, 2019
RCMP urge caution but still encourage people to stop and help fellow travellers on the highways
Police in British Columbia say they don't want to discourage people who stop and help fellow drivers involved in a crash on the highway. Cpl. Chris Manseau says the message is to exercise caution afte...
May 21, 2019
First steps taken in process to rebuild historic Merritt area Murray church
A formal first step has been taken to rebuilding the Nicola Valley's oldest building which burned down in January. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has passed first reading to rezone the Murray C...
May 17, 2019
Kamloops area not out of the woods yet for potential spring flooding
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says the Kamloops area is not out of the woods just yet for potential flooding this spring. "At this stage in the spring, we're hopeful that spring freshet is goi...
May 17, 2019
Kamloops RCMP say there will be extra patrols on the roads this long weekend
Ahead of the long weekend, and National Impaired Driving week, Kamloops RCMP say there will be extra patrols this Victoria Day long weekend. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says they'll be out looking for drivers i...
May 17, 2019
BC Public School Employers Association fires back at teachers' union in suddenly troubled talks
Bargaining between teachers and the province appears to be in trouble as the employer responds to frustrations expressed by the teachers union. BCPSEA's Alan Chell says the province has a bargaining m...
May 17, 2019
Kamloops has it own craft cider
Kamloops has it's first craft cidery thanks to three entrepreneurial brothers. Adam, Tim and Ben Woodward were drinking ciders, brainstorming about what kind if business they wanted to start when a li...
May 17, 2019
