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Province to install 25 km of wildlife fences along Coquihalla near Merritt at a cost of $1.2 million
Work to install nearly 25 kilometres of new fencing along the Coquihalla Highway, south of Merritt, will get underway next week. The province says it will cost about $1.2-million, and the goal is to k...
Jun 19, 2020
UPDATE - SD73 officials given all-clear to return to class after 'suspicious messaging' found on David Thompson Elementary in Westsyde
Update 2 p.m. - School District 73 officials have confirmed that Kamloops RCMP have given the all clear after its investigation did not find any threat. Police say they responded around 11:30 a.m. aft...
Jun 19, 2020
Canadian Flight Centre moving into Kamloops Airport full time later this year
A longstanding flight school in B.C. is planning a significant expansion at the Kamloops Airport. The Canadian Flight Centre has received a development permit from the City to build a 10,000-square-fo...
Jun 19, 2020 Kamloops Airport. (Photo via Colton Davies)
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh 'not worried' about possible legal action; won't apologize after accusing a Bloc MP of being racist
The federal leader of the NDP says he will not apologize to the Bloc Quebecois after accusing a Bloc MP - Alain Therrien - of being a racist in the House of Commons this week. Speaking on the NL Morni...
Jun 19, 2020
Investigation launched into alleged racism against Indigenous patients in B.C. emergency rooms
B.C.'s Health Minister says "abhorrent" allegations of racism against Indigenous people in the province's healthcare system are being investigated. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the allegation is th...
Jun 19, 2020
Work on the Ring Road at McArthur Island will begin next week
The first stage of upgrades to the Ring Road at McArthur Island will start next week. The upgrades to Island Parkway are valued at $600,000. It will include repaving the southern section of road along...
Jun 19, 2020 McArthur Island
Kamloops councillor praises B.C.'s response to COVID-19; urges vigilance as more restrictions are eased
A Kamloops city councillor says B.C.'s approach to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the best in North America, if not the best. Speaking on the NL Morning News, Arjun Singh, a former presi...
Jun 19, 2020
City of Kamloops to reopen boat launches today
The City of Kamloops will reopen boat launches at Pioneer Park, McArthur Island, and Thompson Drive today, ahead of the Father's Day weekend. All three were closed at the end of May due to rising wate...
Jun 19, 2020 The McArthur Island boat launch in Kamloops
Some open burning restrictions to be eased in Kamloops area on Friday
Following a rainy month of June, the BC Wildfire Service is going to allow Category 2 fires across the Kamloops Fire Centre, starting at noon tomorrow, June 19. Category 2 fires are no more than two m...
Jun 18, 2020
Shuswap woman fulfills lifelong dream by graduating from high school at the age of 68
A 68-year-old Shuswap woman has fulfilled her lifelong dream to graduate with a high school diploma. Lorna Thomas took classes through the Neskonlith Education Centre and is set to graduate later this...
Jun 18, 2020
