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Another round of snow to hit Kamloops, area highways tonight
Kamloops could see another 10 centimetres of snow fall by the end of tomorrow. Environment Canada expects about two centimetres of snow fall late today, with five centimetres expected overnight and an...
Dec 28, 2018
Holiday Kettle Campaign raises nearly $200,000 in Kamloops
A very charitable Christmas present for the Salvation Army in Kamloops. The annual kettle campaign raised just under $200,000 dollars in the local chapter during the five-and-a-half-week fundraiser th...
Dec 28, 2018
Kamloops snow removal slightly over budget for 2018
It appears Kamloops snow removal costs for 2018 have crept over budget, but that likely won't mean any extra costs for taxpayers. Streets and environmental services manager Glen Farrow says the city i...
Dec 28, 2018
Stricter mortgage rules main cause for drop in first-time B.C. homebuyers
The BC Notaries Association says there were fewer first-time homebuyers in B.C. this year. Fifty-nine per cent of notaries who were surveyed say they've worked with fewer first time buyers in 2018. Pr...
Dec 28, 2018
Sustainability group urging TNRD to update flood mapping
A sustainability group in B.C. says flood mapping in the Thompson River watershed needs a lot of updating. The Thompson regional manager with the Fraser Basin Council Mike Simpson brought that message...
Dec 28, 2018
BCTF concerned about an ongoing teacher shortage, B.C.'s education minister responds
The province is still grappling with a shortage of teachers almost two years after a landmark court ruling restored class size and composition mandates triggering a hiring frenzy. BCTF President Glen ...
Dec 27, 2018
Kamloops gas prices likely to stay the same before jump in the spring
Gas prices in Kamloops and B.C. are expected to remain low to start 2019, however those prices likely won't last. Speaking on the Jim Harrison Show today, senior analyst for GasBuddy.com Dan McTeague ...
Dec 27, 2018
Happy New Year! The Canadian Taxpayers Federation warns of a bigger tax grab in 2019
The B.C. Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is playing party pooper as people get ready to celebrate the ringing in of a New Year. Kris Sims says people should brace for big tax hikes on a ...
Dec 27, 2018
B.C.'s opioid overdose death toll could meet or exceed last year's record
The province is on track to equal or even slightly exceed 2017's record opioid overdose death toll. Last year 1,486 people died of an illicit drug overdose. The BC Coroners Service spokesperson Andy W...
Dec 27, 2018
Green Party leader says zero emission vehicle pledge needs to be realistic
The leader of the BC Green Party seems to be taking a realistic approach as the province pledges by 2040 all new car sales will only be zero emission vehicles. Speaking on NL's Inside #bcpoli Andrew W...
Dec 27, 2018
