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SD73 superintendent excited by rollout of Seamless Day Kindergarten pilot at Arthur Hatton Elementary
The superintendent of the Kamloops-Thompson School district says 40 kindergartners at Arthur Hatton Elementary School will benefit from an expansion of the Seamless Day Kindergarten pilot when it gets...
Oct 21, 2021 Arthur Hatton Elementary School. (Photo via Google Maps)
Kamloops RCMP say firearms call at Valleyview motel was due to homemade firework
Kamloops RCMP say two people were arrested then released at the scene after officers were called to a weapons complaint this morning. Spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says police were called to a mo...
Oct 21, 2021
TNRD issued five times more evacuations in 2021 compared to 2017 wildfire season
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued five-times more evacuation orders this summer because of wildfires compared to 2017. There were 100 evacuation orders this year compared to 20 in the recor...
Oct 21, 2021 The Sparks Lake wildfire northwest of Kamloops on June 30, 2021. (Photo via BC Wildfire Service)
RCMP looking for suspect after theft from truck in downtown Kamloops
Kamloops RCMP have released a photo of a suspect after a recent theft from a truck in the hopes that someone can help them identify the person pictured. Spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says police ...
Oct 21, 2021 Photo via Kamloops RCMP
Kamloops RCMP investigating after Indigenous cultural items stolen from Henry Grube Education Centre
Kamloops RCMP are asking people to be the lookout for some "distinctive cultural items" that were stolen during a recent break-in at the Henry Grube Education Centre. Spokesperson Const. Crystal Evely...
Oct 21, 2021 Photo via Kamloops RCMP
Kamloops SPCA branch brings in spay and neuter program for low-income families to control cat population
Kamloops is in a crisis when it comes to cat overpopulation according to the SPCA. The Kamloops branch took in 441 cats in 2020. But it was running at 35 per cent capacity, according to spokesperson A...
Oct 20, 2021
Victim in workplace death at Rivercity Fibre in Kamloops identified as 34-year-old father of two
The victim in last Friday's workplace death at Rivercity Fibre in Kamloops has been identified online as 34-year-old Wade Lieuwen, a father of two. A GoFundMe fundraiser hoping to support his widow Me...
Oct 20, 2021 The Lieuwen Family. (Photo via GoFundMe)
LifeLabs employees represented by BCGEU issue 72-hour strike notice
Over 1,500 medical lab technologists, lab assistants, and other LifeLabs workers who are represented by the BC General Employees Union have served a 72-hour strike notice on their employer. This follo...
Oct 20, 2021 A LifeLabs Laboratory. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Slope stabilization work at Ten Mile Slide on Highway 99 near Lillooet completed
The B.C. government says slope stabilization work is done at Ten Mile Slide on Highway 99, about 17 km northeast of Lillooet. It says the work will improve the long-term safety and reliability for peo...
Oct 20, 2021 Highway 99 at the Ten Mile Slide near Lillooet. (Photo via BC Government)
Logan Lake hires two new senior staff positions, including fourth CAO in past year
The District of Logan Lake has promoted an experienced staff member in hopes of finding stability in its top job. In an update on Wednesday morning, the district said it has hired Wade Archambault as ...
Oct 20, 2021
