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TNRD to explore building a full fledged film studio in the district
The Thompson Nicola Regional District is contemplating the idea of building a 20 thousand square foot film studio. TNRD Board Chair Ken Gillis says it recently approved the spending of $35,000 to stud...
Jun 26, 2020 Sebastien Grey / CC
Exclusive: Study in 2018 gave options to prevent flooding at Stump Lake
While the Thompson Nicola Regional District is about to study the impact downstream if water is drained from Stump Lake, a study was done two years ago showing ways to drain water to immediately preve...
Jun 25, 2020
KCBIA says downtown restaurant owners cautiously optimistic as they expand their patios
With more pubs and restaurants broadening their patios, the Kamloops Downtown Business Improvement Association says a lot of owners are cautiously optimistic. KCBIA Executive Director Carl DeSantis wa...
Jun 25, 2020
Province extends temporary layoff provisions to the end of August
Three days after several B.C. business groups were calling on the province to extend temporary layoff provisions for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the province has announced a two month e...
Jun 25, 2020
Deadline moved forward for written submissions at Kamloops public hearings
Kamloops council has set a new deadline for people to write submissions before public hearings. Those letters will have to be sent in by noon on Fridays, before a public hearing on the following Tuesd...
Jun 25, 2020
Kamloops' top city staffer on leave after medical incident during council meeting
The city manager in Kamloops is on leave after a medical incident during last week's council meeting, according to the mayor. Ken Christian was asked about the condition of the city's top staffer Davi...
Jun 25, 2020
City of Kamloops closes boat launches once again due to rising water levels
Less than a week after reopening city boat launches at Pioneer Park, McArthur Island, and Thompson Drive, the city of Kamloops has closed things up indefinitely once again because of rising river leve...
Jun 25, 2020 The McArthur Island boat launch in Kamloops
IIO investigating after police-involved shooting in Kamloops with less-lethal shotgun
(Photo: Nathan Ritchie) B.C.'s police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot and injured by Kamloops RCMP with a less-lethal gun during a standoff last night, at a home in Brock. Police were c...
Jun 24, 2020
Main contract awarded for construction of new Valleyview Secondary School expansion
A contract worth more than $20 million to expand Valleyview Secondary has been awarded to Dawson Wallace Construction. That makes up a good portion of the total project worth $34.5 million. "The full ...
Jun 24, 2020
Blazers legend Jarome Iginla inducted to Hockey Hall of Fame as part of Class of 2020
A Kamloops Blazers legend, Jarome Iginla will go into the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020, his first year of eligibility. Iginla, a longtime Calgary Flames captain, had 1,300 points -...
Jun 24, 2020
