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BC Wildlife Park's record year positive for bottom line
The BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops says profits from a record 2018 will help the bottom line. General manager Glen Grant says that surplus is a result of the nearly 105,000 people who have visited the p...
Jan 08, 2019
Prime Minister in Kamloops Wednesday and he will be greeted by a brown bag lunch rally
When the Prime Minister holds a fundraiser in Kamloops on Wednesday natural resource advocates will hold a brown bag lunch outside the event, and they have invited Justin Trudeau to join them. SHARE B...
Jan 07, 2019
Kamloops MLA wants answers after controversial visit by B.C.'s Forests minister to a pipeline protest camp
A visit by B.C.'s Forests minister to a First Nations camp protesting a pipeline northwest of Burns Lake has resulted in controversy. There are reports Doug Donaldson offered support to protesters des...
Jan 07, 2019
Mount Polley mine to suspend operations; a "sad day for the Cariboo," says MLA
Imperial Metals has announced it will suspend operations at the Mount Polley mine, a mine maybe best known for the 2014 tailings pond breach and subsequent environmental damage. The company blames the...
Jan 07, 2019
Attendance in 2018 best ever for BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops
This past year has officially been the best ever for visitors at the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops. The park's general manager Glen Grant says with the conclusion of Wildlights last night, there have n...
Jan 07, 2019
Weekend truck crash into North Thompson River near Avola spilled 300-400 litres of diesel
It appears the diesel spill into the North Thompson River on Saturday, north of Avola, was similar in size to last week's diesel spill further south. Mitch Pope, environmental emergency response offic...
Jan 07, 2019
Expert questions ICBC's ability to right its fiscal ship
As ICBC's raises rates again in an effort to stop the financial bleeding, which has the crown corporation poised to lose almost another billion dollars this year, at least one expert has some question...
Jan 07, 2019
Kamloops North MLA concerned after a second crash and diesel spill into the North Thompson in a week
The MLA for Kamloops North says his concern level is mounting after another diesel spill into the North Thompson River after a crash on the Yellowhead, the second such incident in a week and third in ...
Jan 07, 2019
Performing arts centre proposal back at Kamloops council
The idea of a performing arts centre in downtown Kamloops will be raised again, this time by philanthropist Ron Fawcett, at tomorrow's council meeting. Mayor Ken Christian does not know what Fawcett w...
Jan 07, 2019
Massive housing plan proposed in Merritt
A developer is offering to build a massive residential complex in Merritt. The project going before council on Tuesday proposes a three-storey, 95 unit building located near the Nicola Valley Hospital...
Jan 07, 2019
