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Blazers sign Swedish defenceman Viktor Persson
The Kamloops Blazers have signed defenseman Viktor Persson to a standard WHL contract, less than a month after he was drafted in the 2020 CHL Import Draft. "We are excited that Viktor has committed to...
Jul 21, 2020
TNRD Chair says district doing what they can for beleaguered Stump Lake residents
The Chair of the TNRD heard from Stump Lake residents last week as they continue to wait for some kind of action on flood waters. Ken Gillis admits home owners are in an extremely difficult position. ...
Jul 21, 2020
Fire danger rating starts to climb in the Kamloops area
As summer hits its stride in the southern Interior, the BC Wildfire Service says there's no plan to ban campfires just yet. Fire information officer Madison Smith says that's always being assessed, es...
Jul 21, 2020
Sicamous mayor says Highway 1 through the Shuswap not wide enough to handle traffic load
The mayor of Sicamous says the Trans-Canada Highway east of Salmon Arm is not capable of handling the amount of traffic that uses it on a daily basis. Terry Rysz made that comment after a brutal crash...
Jul 21, 2020
Update: Skuhun Creek wildfire west of Merritt grows to 28 hectares
UPDATED: The Skuhun Creek wildfire burning west of Merritt has now grown to 28 hectares in size. That's up from 12 hectares as of late Monday afternoon. BC Wildfire Service information officer Madison...
Jul 20, 2020
New vaping regulations in B.C. to go into effect today
The B.C. government is bringing into force strict rules around vaping, eight months after announcing what it says was the most comprehensive plan in the country. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the re...
Jul 20, 2020
MLA Stone says NDP addiction and mental health strategy 'not sustainable' as overdose deaths soar
The province set another record for overdose deaths last month and while the Horgan government is calling on the federal government to decriminalize opioids, one Kamloops MLA thinks more needs to be d...
Jul 20, 2020
Update: Man dies after mountain biking accident in Batchelor Hills
A man has died after a mountain biking accident in the Batchelor Hills area of Kamloops yesterday. Kamloops Fire Rescue Platoon Capt. Darryl Cooper says emergency crews were called to the Sidewinder L...
Jul 20, 2020
TNRD approves rezoning to allow for new Boston Flats trailer park
Local government has paved the way for a family-run company to rebuild the Boston Flats trailer park, just south of Cache Creek. The park was destroyed in July of 2017 by the notorious Elephant Hill w...
Jul 20, 2020
Fibre access has been a challenge for Aspen Planers in Merritt
It's been a struggle to get logs for the Aspen Planers mill in Merritt, according to the local union president. Marty Gibbons of the United Steelworkers Local 1-417 says that mill has been outbid for ...
Jul 20, 2020
