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Kamloops Council to take another look at a massive road project

The huge $13 million West Victoria Street project will be back on the council agenda this month. City of Kamloops Capital Projects Manager Darren Crundwell says the report will offer different funding...

Home construction hot streak continues in Kamloops

The Kamloops home construction market is continuing it's hot streak. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports 39 single family starts last month compared to 57 in the same month of 2017. Ho...

Alarming home building situation in the U.S. could be a warning for Canada

The U.S. National Home-builders Association has issued an ominous warning which could have Canadian consequences. They say while demand for new homes continues to rise, fewer workers are entering the ...

Kamloops School District tackles safety in its wood shop classrooms

The Kamloops School District wants to avoid any potential dust explosions at any of its wood shop classrooms. 11 specialized industrial vacuums valued at ten thousand dollars each will be installed in...

Creating daycare spaces is one thing, staffing them is another

As the province moves to create more childcare spaces and drive down prices it is also facing a staffing challenge. Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen says they need to address a big shorta...

B.C. is sending firefighters east to battle wildfires in Ontario and Quebec

B.C. is offering help to Ontario and Quebec due to an increasing fire threat in both provinces. Fire Information Officer Kyla Fraser says a number of personnel are heading to Eastern Canada to fight f...

The latest weather forecast has firefighters on edge

It was a year ago the worst ever fire season in BC history began, this year however is a much different story thanks to some better weather. Speaking on the Jim Harrison Show on NL Chief Wildfire Info...

BCGEU President wants people to stop driving cars into striking casino workers

The president of the BC Government Employees Union says some picketers have been hit by vehicles entering the Cascades Casino in Kamloops as the strike enters its second week. "If you are going to cro...

Kamloops mayor sees silver lining as Greyhound winds down operations west of Ontario

As Greyhound moves to end operations in western Canada the mayor of Kamloops sees both a good and bad side. Ken Christian says among his concerns are job losses for Greyhound employees in Kamloops. Ch...

Rural B.C. to pay the price as Greyhound winds down operations in western Canada

Greyhound Canada says it is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling all but one route in British Columbia, an American-run service between V...