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Kamloops staff cite wildfires as cause for rise in wildlife encounters this year
The City of Kamloops will consider creating an urban wildlife management plan next year. Environment Services Supervisor Allan Michener says city has been reactive on wildlife encounters, and could be...
Oct 20, 2021
Council approves spending to clear snow sooner from sidewalks and bus stops
Once the snow flies this year, the city will be putting more of an emphasis on clearing bus stops and sidewalks. Council has approved adding an extra $120,000 per year to its snow removal budget to al...
Oct 19, 2021
B.C. makes flu shots free for everyone over six months
British Columbians over the age of six months will be able to get their flu shots for free this year, as the provincial government urges people to get vaccinated. Health officials say that will help k...
Oct 19, 2021
Tk'emlúps seeking commitments as PM promises 'concrete actions' on reconciliation
The Chief of Tk'emlps te Secwepemc is hoping a promise about "concrete actions" on reconciliation from the Prime Minister will include funding for a healing centre, an elders' lodge, and a museum. Ros...
Oct 19, 2021 Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir speaking during an event on Oct. 18. (Photo via Tk'emlúps)
Trio of Kamloops Blazers named to NHL Central Scouting preliminary players to watch list
A trio of 17-year-old Kamloops Blazers are on NHL Central Scouting's preliminary players to watch list that was released Tuesday. Forward Fraser Minten and defenceman Mats Lindgren have been assigned ...
Oct 19, 2021
Body of missing Kamloops man found in South Thompson River
A Kamloops man reported missing exactly one year ago has now been found dead in the South Thompson River. Ryan Friesen was last seen at his home on Royal Avenue before being reported missing on Oct. 1...
Oct 19, 2021
Kamloops will not use 'Logan Lake model' with rooftop sprinklers to protect from wildfires
Kamloops city staff say water capacity is preventing them from pursuing the use of irrigation sprinklers on homes during a wildfire. Sprinklers were used widely across Logan Lake when the town was eva...
Oct 19, 2021 Rooftop sprinklers in Logan Lake seen in July 2021.
Ken Olynyk named interim head coach of TRU WolfPack women's basketball team
Ken Olynyk, the second longest serving Director of Athletics and Recreation at Thompson Rivers University, will be taking over as the interim head coach of the women's basketball team. Olynyk will be ...
Oct 18, 2021 Ken Olynyk. (Photo via TRU WolfPack)
B.C. Coroners Service, WorkSafeBC investigating workplace death at Rivercity Fibre in Kamloops
The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating a workplace death at Rivercity Fibre on Mission Flats Road in Kamloops. In an email, Ryan Panton, the Manager of Strategic Communications and Media Relations...
Oct 18, 2021 Photo via Google Maps
Prime Minister 'remains committed' to reconciliation; apologizes again for Tofino vacation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he remains committed to working with Tk'emlups te Secwepemc and other Canadian First Nations when it comes to reconciliation. "We will continue to work together on i...
Oct 18, 2021 Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Tk'emlúps Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir speak during an event on Oct. 18, 2021 following meeting to discuss Band assertion of as many as 215 grave sites on former Kamloops Indian Residential School site/via Tk'emlups te Secwepemc
