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Summit Elementary in Kamloops one of 51 B.C schools to receive playground funding

It'll be back to school with new playgrounds for 51 schools in B.C, as part of a new playground fund announced by the provincial government today. Summit Elementary in School District 73 made the list...

Flooding situation expected to get worse in Merritt, with a special weather statement in effect

Its certainly not the news the City of Merritt is wanting to hear. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, suggesting there could be up to 10 millimeters of rain over the next 24 to...

Flood preparations continue, as B.C River Forecasting Centre says lots of snow left to melt

The central Okanagan region is paying closer attention as snowpack levels continue to thaw. The North Thompson basin is 8 per cent above average, and the South Thompson, 26 per cent. B.C River Forecas...

Barnhartvale Road to remain closed as City of Kamloops monitors area creeks around the clock

Kamloops has entered the next phase of its flood response plan. Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says staff are now monitoring all creeks and streams around the clock after the waters in Campbel...

Concern mounting about potential forest industry job loss in the Kamloops area

The MLA for Kamloops South Thompson is worried about the future of forestry jobs in the Interior. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson says, the Annual Allowable Cut, or AAC, in the Kamloops area, or the a...

Kamloops lawyer Shawn Buckley expressing outrage after the latest pot dispensary shutdown

A Kamloops lawyer is fuming after the city bylaws department shutdown another pot dispensary. The Canna Clinic on Hillside Drive was busted by the RCMP and two employees were arrested. Shawn Buckley i...

Spring flooding far from over, TNRD Chair citing the latest mountain snow pack report from the B.C River Forecast Centre

Don't let your guard down. The Chair of the Thompson Nicola Regional District, Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta, warning area residents that spring flooding could drag on for another 3-4 weeks. Ranta, not...

TNRD clears way for reconstruction of cabins destroyed by wildfires

The Thompson Nicola Regional District has adopted a bylaw aimed to help some cabin owners after last summers devastating wildfires. Cache Creek Mayor and TNRD Chair John Ranta says the bylaw addresses...

Arson not being ruled out as the cause of an overnight fire in Kamloops

The early suspicion, arson. Kamloops Fire and Rescue, calling the Mounties in to help investigate an overnight blaze in the back yard of a home in the 200 block of Monmouth Drive in Sahali. K.F.R Plat...

Volunteers counting homeless youth in Kamloops this week

Volunteers will be out counting the number of homeless youth in the River City this week. Head of the A Way Home program in Kamloops, Katherine McParland says, last year's count set a benchmark, with ...