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Vancouver Asahi immortalized with a stamp featuring Kamloops resident Kaye Kaminishi
The legendary Vancouver Asahi baseball team has been immortalized by Canada Post with a stamp that honours the team that began playing in 1914. The stamp, featuring 11 Asahi players from the 1940 team...
Apr 25, 2019
Newly-branded, renovated Delta Hotel in downtown Kamloops to have soft opening tomorrow
A half-year renovation worth more than $9 million dollars to Hotel 540 property in Kamloops is almost finished. General manager Bryan Pillbeam says a soft opening for the newly-branded Delta Hotel wil...
Apr 25, 2019
The west coast has moved a step closer to scrapping time change
Two down, two to go. The west coast has just moved a step closer to eliminating the annual time change. Premier John Horgan has said while B.C. has the power to make the move on its own it is crucial ...
Apr 25, 2019
BC Centre on Substance Use researcher accuses Mike Farnworth of "passing the buck" over drug decriminalization comments
A clinician researcher with the BC Centre on Substance Use is pulling no punches over the Public Safety Minister's remarks yesterday. In response to Dr. Bonnie Henry's call to decriminalize street dru...
Apr 25, 2019
Mustard Seed in Kamloops asking for support for non-profit dental clinic
Going to the dentist isn't exactly high on people's list of favourite things to do. It becomes a bigger problem if you don't have the cash or coverage to pay for it. Fortunately, Kamloops has a not fo...
Apr 25, 2019
Former BC Provincial Health Officer Perry Kendall says decriminalizing drugs for personal use has to be done carefully
Changing the public perception about the overdose crisis will be one of the bigger challenges if the province goes ahead and decriminalizes drugs. Decriminalization was the recommendation of Provincia...
Apr 25, 2019
NDP tease an announcement to come soon on a looming Kamloops Thompson nomination race.
With Terry Lake seeking the Liberal nomination, Cathy McLeod as the Tory incumbent, the Kamloops Thompson federal election ballot could soon see a third name. Bill Sundhu, President of the Kamloops-Th...
Apr 25, 2019
Proposal for new pool facility in Logan Lake resurfacing
Residents in Logan Lake are once again floating plans for a community pool. Maurine Konowalchuk was one of two residents at council earlier this month to bring information forward. She says district c...
Apr 25, 2019
Kamloops-North Thompson MLA says restoring long-haul bus service in region needs to be made a priority
The MLA for the Kamloops-North Thompson says a lack of long-haul bus service through his riding needs to be addressed. Greyhound cut its route along the Yellowhead Highway six months ago, and Peter Mi...
Apr 25, 2019
Two men arrested after crashing their vehicle early this morning
Two 32-year-old men are in custody after they tried to flee from police early this morning in Kamloops. Police say an officer saw the vehicle driving erratically in the area of Highland Drive, around ...
Apr 25, 2019
