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Latest figures show B.C drivers' wallets hit hardest by insurance rates
British Columbia drivers are paying the highest insurance rates in Canada. The latest figures released by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. In 2017 the average premium in this province was 1680 dollars ...
Jul 18, 2018
Kamloops can expect more jobs from the Rocky Mountaineer Tourist train
There will be more employment in Kamloops as the Rocky Mountaineer Tourist train expands. Vice President Gord Miller says the company is setting a goal of doubling capacity by 2022. "I can see our mai...
Jul 18, 2018 A Rocky Mountaineer train. (Photo via Rocky Mountaineer)
Mayor expects more B.C Government cannabis stores will come to Kamloops
The Mayor of Kamloops expects the Tournament Capital to house more government cannabis stores, than the one already announced. Speaking on the Jim Harrison Show, Ken Christian doesn't expect people to...
Jul 18, 2018
Pro-pipeline group targets Indigenous woman who led recent protest near Clearwater
An article posted on a pro-resource industry website takes square aim at the head of the group who recently occupied a provincial park in protest of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Author Stewart Muir, f...
Jul 18, 2018
Lightning keeps B.C Wildfire Service busy, with over 30 new fire starts
The B.C Wildfire Service was hopping yesterday as lightning sparked over 30 new fires. Fire Information Officer Marla Catherall says the lions share of those new fire starts were in the Kamloops Fire ...
Jul 18, 2018
Kamloops School District planning for the future as Sun Peaks population soars
A new K to 12 school at Sun Peaks is now on the Kamloops School District's capital wish list. Board Chair Meghan Wade says, there has been one change at number five on the priority list, a new 16.5 mi...
Jul 18, 2018
B.C Trucking Association wants to see new highway safety training program brought in
The B.C Trucking Association is pushing the NDP government to implement the so called MELT program "Mandatory Entry-level Training" for professional drivers to improve safety following the lead of the...
Jul 18, 2018
There will be no 'Singh Street Bridge' or 6th Avenue extension
The long talked-about Singh Street Bridge and 6th Avenue extension have been officially scrapped. As council adopted their final version of the transportation plan, the Singh Street Bridge and the 6th...
Jul 17, 2018
City planning carbon park education project in Aberdeen
Its an effort by the city of Kamloops to educate people about the environment. Sustainability Manager Glen Cheetham told council of the plans to establish what is called the carbon park project at Wes...
Jul 17, 2018
Kamloops Ribfest has proven to be an economic boon
Ribfest Kamloops has proven to be a huge success. Speaking to city council, spokesman Colin O'Leary was surprised to learn up to 30 per cent of the people attending Ribfest last year came from outside...
Jul 17, 2018
