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Jail staff union says PTSD claims rising with rate of violence in B.C. correctional facilities
After a record year of violence in B.C. jails last year, the BC Government Employees Union says conditions aren't getting any better so far this year. Dean Purdy with the BCGEU says issues in jails ar...
Apr 04, 2019 The Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Plans for an eco-depot between Cache Creek and Ashcroft progressing
Plans for a new eco-depot near Cache Creek have taken a step forward. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and a private landowner have signed a sale agreement for a piece of property on Highway 97C,...
Apr 04, 2019
Multi-million-dollar student housing renovation at TRU to begin soon
A $5-million-dollar renovation to add student housing at TRU will be starting early next month. Vice president of administration and finance Matt Milovick says the work should be done by September. He...
Apr 04, 2019
Kamloops Mayor sending a message to the Registrar of Land Titles opposing the removal of local land title records
With city council voting to oppose the removal of land title records from Kamloops, the mayor says the Registrar of Land Titles better get on the phone and talk to local stakeholders. Ken Christian sa...
Apr 04, 2019
Wildfire expert says we need to take the health impact of wildfire smoke more seriously
A wildfire expert says we need to take the health impacts of wildfire smoke much more seriously that we currently do. University of Alberta Wildland Fire Science Professor Mike Flannigan says globally...
Apr 04, 2019
Updated: Highway 5 near Barriere to re-open at 6 p.m. following rock slide
UPDATE - According to DriveBC, Highway 5 just south of Barriere is expected to re-open at 6 p.m. after a rock slide earlier this afternoon. Power to BC Hydro customers in the area was also restored at...
Apr 04, 2019
Accessible pedestrian signs to be installed at most Kamloops crosswalks by this year
Most pedestrian crosswalk signs across Kamloops will be fully accessible by the end of this year. That's the audible signal you hear at many sidewalks telling you when it's safe to cross the street. C...
Apr 04, 2019
Kamloops RCMP hand out 157 distracted driving tickets and warnings in March
Kamloops RCMP handed out 141 tickets last month for drivers using an electronic device when behind the wheel. That's to go with 16 warnings handed out during Distracted Driving Month. Cpl. Jodi Shelki...
Apr 04, 2019
More than eight percent of jobs in Kamloops area linked to forestry, according to study
A new study shows more than eight per cent of Kamloops-area jobs are tied to forestry. The study was done for the BC Council of Forest Industries, and president Susan Yurkovich says there are more tha...
Apr 04, 2019
Updated: Wildfires east of Spences Bridge extinguished
UPDATE - All of the wildfires listed below have been extinguished, according to the BC Wildfire Service. UPDATE - One of two new fires discovered yesterday in the Thompson Nicola area has been extingu...
Apr 04, 2019
