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Valentines Day bust nets Mounties a significant amount of drugs

Score another victory for the BC RCMP in the never ending war on drugs in the Tournament Capital. RCMP Constable Mike Halskov says a vehicle was stopped for speeding on Highway 5 near Kamloops on Vale...

House fire in Westsyde causes traffic problem

A house fire in Westsyde caused some headaches. Corporal Jodi Shelkie says they had to closed Westsyde road in the 27-hundred block due the seriousness of the fire. However the road has since re-opene...

Kamloops School Board to hear public input on plan to move rural grade 7 students into high schools

The second phase of School District 73's proposal to move grade 7 students in rural communities around Kamloops to secondary schools is about to get underway School Board Chair Meghan Wade says, the s...

BC Liberals leader says the NDP's speculation tax has missed the mark

The leader of the BC Liberal Party says the NDP have botched the speculation tax by essentially trying to use a mallet to smack a fly. Andrew Wilkinson says the speculation tax missed the mark entirel...

BC Green Party leader says he will pressure the province to change its speculation tax

The leader of the BC Green Party, which is propping up the NDP government, is not terribly happy with the tax the province has tabled to target real estate speculators. "It is actually not a speculati...

Teck Resources anticipates a sharp increase in copper prices

The head of Teck Resources Ltd. is bullish on the future price of copper as he anticipates demand will soon exceed supply. Addressing the recent BMO Capital Markets & Mining Conference, Teck's Sen...

City rules out using the old Stuart Wood building as a homeless shelter again

There are no plans to use the old Stuart wood school as a homeless shelter for next winter. City of Kamloops Community and Protective Services Director Byron Mckorkell says the provincial government a...

Drone technology used by Kamloops Search and Rescue will see another year of use

Kamloops Search and Rescue's pilot project for drones has been extended another year. KSAR Search Manager, Alan Hobler says, the drones have been useful, as they've had more call outs this season than...

City of Kamloops teaming up with tech gurus at Kamloops Innovation Centre

City of Kamloops is joining forces with the Kamloops Innovation Centre. Business Analyst Services Manager, Jeff Burton says, the joint venture, with some city staff collaborating with members at the I...

Central One Credit Union Chief Economist says Thompson Okanagan can expect to see some job growth

The job market is expected to get moving again. Central One Credit Union Chief Economist Helmut Pastrick says we can expect to see some growth, after recent job stats showed B.C's unemployment rate in...