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BC Wildlife Park preparing for normal season this summer
Staff at the BC Wildlife Park are preparing for a 'normal' season this year, after the park reported 50,000 fewer visitors last year because of COVID-19 restrictions. General Manager Glenn Grant thoug...
Mar 15, 2021
Merritt gets bills covered for cleaning up garbage, human waste at former Coquihalla rest stop
The City of Merritt has been cleaning up the former rest stop off the Coquihalla, and now has provincial funding to cover those costs. The rest stop has been closed for three years, but Merritt mayor ...
Mar 12, 2021
Dr. Bonnie Henry urging people to stay local this spring break
While outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people are now permitted in British Columbia, the province's top doctor is reminding people to not travel outside their communities. Dr. Bonnie Henry says in the w...
Mar 12, 2021 Dr. Bonnie Henry during a COVID-19 update briefing. (Photo via BC Government)
New Kamloops Chamber President hoping vaccine roll out leads to looser restrictions
The new president of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is feeling good about the future for businesses in the city even though much of that future is still up in the air. Dan Carroll was asked on the N...
Mar 12, 2021
Developer proposing about 45 new homes in Juniper West
A developer wants to build a new subdivision on the west side of Juniper. Juniper West is proposing about 45 single-family homes, on what would be a new extension to Qu'Appelle Boulevard. Another 22 a...
Mar 12, 2021
BC adds 27,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate falls to 6.9%
The B.C. unemployment rate edged down 1.1 percentage points to 6.9 per cent in February, but remains above the pre-COVID rate of 5.1 per cent. Across Canada, the economy added 259,000 jobs with 27,000...
Mar 12, 2021
Housing Minister 'open to any discussion with Kamloops' about transitional housing review
Housing Minister Dave Eby says he'd welcome meeting Kamloops council to do a review of transitional housing projects. As of last week, Eby says he didn't know all the details what Kamloops would be as...
Mar 12, 2021
Kamloops road crews had lighter workload clearing snow in back half of winter
Road maintenance crews in Kamloops have benefitted from a lack of snow and milder temperatures since the calendar turned to 2021. Streets manager Glen Farrow says it's been a very mild winter at the v...
Mar 12, 2021
City of Kamloops asking people to stay off muddy trails
The Parks Manager with the City of Kamloops is asking people to stay off muddy trails in places like Kenna Cartwright Park, Lac du Bois Park, and the Kamloops Bike Ranch. Jeff Putnam says these nature...
Mar 12, 2021
Pay raise voted down by Thompson-Nicola Regional District board members
There will be no pay raise this year for elected leaders with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, after directors voted against giving themselves a pay bump. The vote was unanimous, 26-0, to keep p...
Mar 11, 2021
