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Kamloops mayor back from SILGA conference with hope on the opioid overdose front
The mayor of Kamloops has come back from this year's Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA) convention with some hope on the opioid overdose front. Ken Christian says there was plenty ...
May 08, 2019
Eighth annual Ride Don't Hide campaign underway in Kamloops
The eighth annual Ride Don't Hide campaign is underway in the city of Kamloops. Three-time Olympian Catharine Pendrel helped kick off the campaign this week, with the goal to raise $60,000 for the Can...
May 08, 2019
Category 2 fires to be banned in the Cariboo Fire Centre
The Cariboo Fire Centre is expanding a fire ban to include category two fires as of noon on Friday. Fire Information Officer Erin Bull says the ban is being enacted because of an increased fire danger...
May 08, 2019
Latest snowpack levels bring risk of drought, not flooding, in Kamloops and B.C.
The latest snowpack levels leave little concern of flooding in #Kamloops and around B.C., however there is an increased risk of drought in many areas. As of May 1st, the alpine snowpack is nine per ce...
May 08, 2019
Cleaning up Mother Earth on Mother's Day
This Sunday is Mother's Day, and time for the annual Grasslands clean up. Cleaning up Mother Earth on Mother's Day, is something the Kamloops Naturalist Club has been doing for four years now. It's fo...
May 08, 2019
Updated: Kamloops RCMP officer cleared of wrongdoing after fatal Rose Hill shooting
A Kamloops RCMP officer has been cleared of wrongdoing by the province's police watchdog after a fatal shootout near Rose Hill last fall. In a report released today, the Independent Investigations Off...
May 08, 2019 Police on the scene in Rose Hill on Sept. 14, 2018. (Photo via Shane Woodford)
Third National AlertReady emergency test to take place today at 1:55 p.m.
The third test for the National AlertReady system will take place in the province at 1:55 p.m. today. During the test, people will hear an alert tone with a test message on their radio, TV and even on...
May 08, 2019
Kamloops planning to increase septic tipping fees to bring rates in line with neighbours
The City of Kamloops is likely to more than double tipping fees for septic waste sometime this year. Utility services manager Greg Wightman says trucks have been coming to Kamloops from as far as the ...
May 08, 2019
Kamloops council unanimously backs $10-dollar-a-day childcare model
Kamloops city council has unanimously given support for a $10-dollar-a-day daycare. Councillor Kathy Sinclair says making daycare affordable improves the livability of a community. "When we as a counc...
May 08, 2019
KTTA president hoping a teacher shortage across SD73 will be addressed in the new school year
With a surging student population and the first budget in years about adding not subtracting, the President of the Kamloops Thompson Teachers Association is keeping her fingers crossed. KTTA President...
May 08, 2019
