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Travel advisory between Cache Creek and Ashcroft, water advisory in Vavenby issued today due to spring freshet
Concerns from the spring snow melt are beginning to pop up around the Thompson Nicola Regional District. Today the Ministry of Transportation issued a travel advisory between Cache Creek and Ashcroft ...
Mar 25, 2019
TNRD hiring two new building officials to meet demand for permits coming in
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it's in the process of hiring two new building officials. Chief building inspector Pat Luscombe says the TNRD is dealing with a bit of a backlog of building ...
Mar 25, 2019
New federal program for first-time homebuyers may miss the mark for B.C., province's Housing Minister says
B.C.'s Housing Minister says the province has heard some concerns with a new first-time homebuyer program introduced in the federal budget. With the income limit of $120,000 dollars and a mortgage lim...
Mar 25, 2019
Months after Joining Recycling BC, the TNRD Is Touting the Great Partnership Saying Recycling Rates will Improve With Time
It's been roughly seven months since the TNRD joined Recycle BC, and it's been a great partnership. That's according to TNRD Waste Reduction Coordinator Andrew Roebbelen, who says they've got a good w...
Mar 25, 2019
Kamloops Search and Rescue Waiting to Hear How Much of the $18.6-Million in SAR Funding They'll Get
Kamloops Search and Rescue is waiting for word to hear how much of the $18.6-million in SAR funding announced over the weekend will be coming their way. Spokesperson Jenn Stahn says a committee is bei...
Mar 25, 2019
UBCM President welcomes federal infrastructure funding
The President of the Union of BC Municipalities is welcoming surprise infrastructure funding in last week's federal budget. Arjun Singh says about $280 million of the $2.2 billion tabled in the federa...
Mar 25, 2019
Nicola Valley First Nations plan to mitigate concerns over proposed Merritt rest stop redevelopment
The Lower Nicola Indian Band says it plans to address concerns heard before any new development goes forward at the former rest stop site near Merritt. The LNIB and four other local First Nations are ...
Mar 25, 2019
Kamloops Heritage Society Asking Council to Designate Riverside and Pioneer Parks as Heritage Parks
The Kamloops Heritage Society is asking city council to designate Riverside and Pioneer Parks as Heritage Parks. President Peggy Broad says they don't want to see development at the parks, and they wa...
Mar 25, 2019
Kamloops Fire and RCMP Investigating Three Suspicious Weekend Fires
UPDATE - Kamloops RCMP are treating two of the three fires from yesterday as suspicious in nature. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says it's the two early morning fires that were called in about 10 minutes apart. T...
Mar 25, 2019
Clock is Ticking on Negotiations for a Legal Cannabis Tax Revenue Sharing Deal
The clock continues to tick on the negotiations between the Union of BC Municipalities and the province over a legal cannabis taxation revenue sharing deal. UBCM President Arjun Singh acknowledges fru...
Mar 25, 2019
