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Not yet clear how $700K set aside in Sun Peaks for library service will be spent
The mayor of Sun Peaks is preaching patience as the community plans for improving library service in the future. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District put $700,000 into a reserve fund this year for li...
Apr 29, 2019
Kamloops Airport working with local groups to promote its summer Air Canada flights
The managing director at the Kamloops Airport says he doesn't anticipate concerns with changes coming to several Air Canada flights this summer. Ed Ratuski says the he thinks airline's Kamloops-to-Van...
Apr 29, 2019
Prescribed burn planned in the Place Lake area
A 72-hectare prescribed burn will go ahead sometime before May 17 in the Place Lake area, if weather and other conditions are suitable. The BC Wildfire Service says smoke from this burn may be visible...
Apr 29, 2019
Kamloops Film Society not ruling out liquor licence application for Paramount Theatre
With management of the Paramount Theatre changing hands, and the ongoing renovation work, there are plans to get a liquor licence for the facility. However, Kamloops Film Society Executive Director Du...
Apr 29, 2019
New model for building seniors housing in Kamloops could be replicated elsewhere
The success of a new seniors housing project in Kamloops could lead to a new way of building homes for seniors. The Oncore Seniors Society will operate 12 units of the 140 units in a new building that...
Apr 29, 2019
TNRD Vavenby area director says workers at the sawmill are concerned by another temporary shutdown
The TNRD Vavenby director says workers at the local mill are concerned because of another temporary shutdown. Canfor is shutting down a number of mills across the province for a week on Monday because...
Apr 26, 2019
DFO fixing salmon fishway in Bonaparte River after damage by flooding last year
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says it is working to repair the fishway in the Bonaparte River near Ashcroft. DFO project engineer Lee McCabe says the fishway near the Thompson River was damag...
Apr 26, 2019
Cooper Foundation's $1.4 million expansion to Kamloops hospice unveiled
A $1.4-million, 4,000 sq. ft. addition to the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospice Home in Kamloops was unveiled today. The expansion doesn't add any new beds, but it does add space for therap...
Apr 26, 2019
B.C. Premier says a new refinery would likely be better suited to be built in Alberta
A day after raising the idea of adding a second refinery in the province, Premier John Horgan acknowledges B.C. may not be the best-suited place to build one. "Most refineries are usually close to the...
Apr 26, 2019
Free disposal days are back at the TNRD
Spring is here and it's time to clear out the clutter. While taking all of your junk to the dump can add up, fortunately Free Disposal Days are back. From old mattresses to renovation trash, they'll t...
Apr 26, 2019
