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B.C.'s Education minister making no promises on employer health tax relief

B.C.'s Education minister is not making any promises as school district's lobby him for relief from the pending employer health tax . Rob Fleming says he he has been hearing opinions from school distr...

The Wrong Stuff: City Hall concerned about what's in your recycling bin

City of Kamloops staff are concerned about the amount of non-recyclable materials showing up in household blue bins. Nearly one year into an agreement with Recycle B.C. to take the city's recyclables,...

Lumber prices continue to skyrocket and that is good news for interior sawmills

Global lumber prices are skyrocketing. Forest Economic Advisors Canada's Russ Taylor calls it a perfect storm as standard two by fours are now close to $600 US, with speculation prices could be on the...

The Horgan government jurisdiction court challenge will not be pipeline specific

B.C.'s Attorney General says the reference question in his government's court challenge over the Trans Mountain pipeline will be revealed publicly soon. Dave Eby says the question will be in court doc...

TRU looks to Brazil and other countries to increase foreign students

TRU World is looking to expand its global influence and attract more foreign students to Kamloops. Vice President Baihua Chadwick was in Brazil where post secondary education is free. She says the dem...

Slow snow melt hinders search for missing person Ryan Shtuka

The mother of Ryan Shtuka, the 20 year old who went missing from a party in Sun Peaks 9 weeks ago, says they're still waiting for the snow to melt Heather Shtuka says, Sun Peaks still seeing a variety...

BCGEU alarmed at a sky high staff turn over rate at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre

The BC Government Employees Union maintains the Kamloops Regional Correctional centre is losing guards at an alarming rate. After meeting with Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth, Corrections Compon...

Landfill purchase pays big dividends

Two positive results to report after the City of Kamloops purchased the old Owl Road landfill two years ago for $9 million. In a report to council Civic Operations Director Jen Fretz says the conversi...

Taking Kamloops transit will soon be a lot easier for smartphone users

Real Time technology is coming to the Kamloops transit bus system. B.C. Transit spokesman Jonathon Dyck says the new computer and smartphone based app is being rolled out in seven communities and for ...

So far it looks like the Kamloops area may dodge the flooding bullet

Barring any major prolonged periods of heat in Kamloops, the region is not mentioned so far as an area of the province at risk for any unusual flooding events. The head of the B.C. River Forecasting C...