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Nearly 1,000 Kamloops teachers are in for a busy week

Its back to school today for nearly 15 thousand students in the Kamloops district. Superintendent Alison Sidow says District 73 is expecting another 187 students this school year. Sidow says the numbe...

Another sign of a stable Kamloops real estate market

Another strong month for real estate sales in Kamloops. The President of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association, Doren Quinton says there were 326 residential units sold in August 2018, com...

Kamloops Councillor quietly launches re-election campaign over the weekend

A Kamloops Councillor made it official over the weekend as he launched his re-election campaign in a bid for a third term at Council. Councillor Donovan Cavers held his campaign launch in Riverside Pa...

ICBC reminding drivers to keep their eyes peeled, with kids heading back to school

As kids make their way back into school this September, ICBC is giving drivers a refresher on their habits. Road Safety Coordinator Christine Kirby says in the Southern Interior, one child walking or ...

Body of missing jet skier found over the weekend

More than a month after going missing in the South Thompson the body of a missing jet skier was found over the weekend. RCMP Corporal Jodi Shelkie says, a boater spotted the body on Sunday. "On Septem...

Wildfire season in B.C starting to dip down heading into long weekend

With over one-point-three-million hectares burned and counting while somewhat subdued this province's record wildfire season rages on. Chief Provincial Fire Information Officer Kevin Skrepnek says whi...

B.C Conservation Officers Service reminding the public to be bear aware this long weekend

B.C Conservation Officers have a message for people as we get into the last long weekend of summer... "Please don't be that camper that puts the bear, and other campers in peril by attracting them to ...

B.C's Health Minister receptive to Valleyview based STEPS clinic request for four nurse practitioners

B.C's Health minister seems receptive to a request from the STEPS health clinic in Valleyview a request to fund four nurse practitioner positions. Adrian Dix says he has received the clinic's request ...

Thieves swipe solar panels powering Ashcroft area emergency call relay station

B.C. Emergency Health Services is working to get replacement solar panels up to a repeater on top of Cornwall Peak near Ashcroft. BCEHS Director of Interior operations Paul Swain says it looks like th...

Kamloops area MP not pleased with how Trans Mountain pipeline consultations were handled

A Kamloops area Tory MP says the federal government has screwed up the Trans Mountain pipeline consultation process. Cathy McLeod says the court decision was disappointing but the onus is now on the T...