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TRU, Kamloops Naturalists Club receive big money for education program
TRU and the Kamloops Naturalist Club are launching an environmental program for students next month. The two groups have been equipped with a grant worth nearly $230,000 dollars to get the program goi...
Feb 06, 2019
More density, less new roads in Kamloops means cost-saving for taxpayers
With last year's record construction year, the City of Kamloops saved money in one key area. The amount of new infrastructure built like roads and sidewalks was by far the least in the past four years...
Feb 06, 2019
Plans to dome Hillside Stadium inch closer to reality
The City of Kamloops is inching closer to putting something of substance on the table in terms of the idea to dome Hillside Stadium. Director of Community Services Byron McCorkell says the turf and tr...
Feb 06, 2019
Sheer number of weapons seized in Kamloops crackdown surprised even the police officers involved
Even the officers with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit's gang team were surprised by the sheer number of weapons they seized after a four day Kamloops crackdown. CFSEU Staff Sgt. Lindsey ...
Feb 06, 2019
Former Transportation Minister Todd Stone Pleased With VSA's Performance on One of the Most Difficult Highway Stretches in North America
The former BC Transportation Minister thinks Yellowhead Road and Bridge will do just fine when they start maintaining the Coquihalla in July. Todd Stone says the company would not have put in a bid if...
Feb 05, 2019
Ministry of Transportation Pleased With VSA Despite Not Awarding Them the Coquihalla Maintenance Contract
One official says the Ministry of Transportation has been pleased with VSA Maintenance despite not awarding the company a new contract for the Coquihalla. The province awarded the highway maintenance ...
Feb 05, 2019
Death at Wells Grey Park last summer deemed accidental by coroner
A report by the BC Coroner's Service into the death of a Kamloops woman in Wells Grey Provincial Park last summer deemed her death to be accidental. According to the report filed by coroner Andrew Cav...
Feb 05, 2019
Kamloops mayor says new BC Hydro substation will help attract businesses
The mayor of Kamloops says a new BC Hydro substation in the city will help provide "economic security." Ken Christian says a number of power-intensive businesses have chosen to locate somewhere else b...
Feb 05, 2019
Kamloops Hosts First Annual Arena Safety Week
It's the first Arena Safety week in Kamloops as city staff will undergo training on various safety procedures, including ammonia leaks. The move is in light of changes made due to the tragedy after an...
Feb 05, 2019 Memorial Arena in downtown Kamloops/via Radio NL files
Kamloops Community Responded Well to Norovirus Outbreak
With the latest norovirus outbreak all but on the way out, Interior Health is commending the way the community handled it. Spokesperson Susan Duncan says people in the area responded well to the outbr...
Feb 05, 2019
