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Changes to labour rules great for health workers and seniors
Changes to labour rules in the province means better and more consistent care for nursing home patients. If a company loses the contract for a nursing home, union workers now go along with the new con...
May 01, 2019
Updated - Stage 4 water restrictions in Ashcroft lifted
Updated 2:25 p.m. - Ashcroft CAO Michelle Allen says the Stage 4 water restrictions have been lifted. The village is now back to Stage 1 watering restrictions, which will remain in place until Septemb...
May 01, 2019
Median home price in Kamloops dips last month after milestone set in March
The median price for a home in Kamloops dropped back below the half-million-dollar mark in April. The value of $475,000 dollars is a decline from the milestone mark set in March of $502,500, but it is...
May 01, 2019
Cache Creek man forced to pay $500K for starting a wildfire; nearly half of original fine
A Cache Creek man who started a wildfire that cost nearly a million dollars to put out has had a fine nearly cut in half. Brian Parke was fined $921,927 two years ago, after being found responsible fo...
May 01, 2019
TNRD to reseed up to 1,000 hectares of private land affected by the Elephant Hill Wildfire this month
The TNRD will be seeding up to 1,000 hectares of private land within the Elephant Hill Wildfire area this month. A helicopter will be flying at a low elevations to spread seed over the heavily burned ...
May 01, 2019
Pressure is mounting for ICBC to table the details of major insurance changes coming this September
A lawyer with Acumen Law is wondering when ICBC will fill in the big void of information ahead of this fall's major changes to how auto insurance works. Kyla Lee says ICBC has an obligation to inform ...
May 01, 2019
Shuswap woman killed in head-on crash with semi along Trans-Canada
Mounties have confirmed that a motorcyclist was killed near Sicamous yesterday after a head-on crash with a semi truck. RCMP Traffic Services spokesperson Corporal Mike Halskov says the victim was a 5...
May 01, 2019
New formula for excise tax on cannabis now into affect; industry expert praising changes
A new formula for excise tax on cannabis is coming into affect today and at least one industry expert say this should straighten out a flawed system. The new excise tax is 1 cent per milligram of THC....
May 01, 2019
Annual Kamloops water restrictions kick in today
Annual water restrictions within the City of Kamloops will kick in today. Until August 31, you won't be able to water your lawns between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on any day of the week. Homeowners with even...
May 01, 2019
No injuries after a semi truck carrying ice cream caught fire on the Trans Canada
There were no injuries after a semi truck caught fire on the Trans Canada yesterday afternoon. The highway was closed for a while as crews battled the blaze. Kamloops Fire Platoon Captain Jim Gorman s...
May 01, 2019
