Category Archives: Local News Now

For the first time, Kamloops council decided to not support an application for a cannabis retail store. With three councillors absent, council voted 4-2 against a retail cannabis application for 685 T...

Things are mostly back to normal at Ponderosa Lodge, after a water main break in downtown Kamloops last Thursday. The lodge was among the hardest hit, but most of the damage was contained to the foyer...

The weekend avalanche warnings have been lifted, but there's still a concern in the North Columbia's. It's currently the hotspot of human-triggered avalanche activity, with the risk of an avalanche co...

The Premier says addressing some of his government's biggest fiscal problems will be a focus ahead of today's Throne Speech and new sitting of the legislature. John Horgan says two crown corporations ...

The Conservative Kamloops MP says the resignation of Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Prime Minister's cabinet is telling. In announcing her resignation, Wilson-Raybould also announced she's hired a form...

The mayor of Ashcroft says there's an extra thing to consider with staffing struggles at the local emergency room. While recruitment can be an issue on one end, Barbara Roden says she knows of some st...

The Kamloops Thompson School District is seeing unprecedented demand for its schools of choice for the coming school year. Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools Rob Schoen says a year removed...

The City of Kamloops is asking for feedback as they begin Phase 3 of their Downtown Master Plan. Several topics are up for discussion including transportation and mobility, infrastructure and environm...

Community members in Merritt are hoping to raise $200,000 to rebuild the Murray United Church. They'll be forming committees over the next week or so, to see how best to move the project forward. Trin...

Less than a month after being taken over by Gateway Casinos, employees at Chances Casino in Kamloops have voted 91 per cent in favour to unionize with Unifor.   Unifor will represent 94 gaming, s...