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Former TNRD CAO Sukh Gill paid out nearly $350,000 to retire
The Thompson Nicola Regional District is disclosing what it paid to former CAO Sukh Gill to make him step away, but says it cannot say why. In a settlement with Gill, the TNRD has paid a 20-month sala...
May 01, 2020
Kamloops real estate activity drops during pandemic, but prices still going up
While COVID-19 has impacted the Kamloops housing market, it doesn't appear to have had an effect on house prices in the area. The Kamloops and District Real Estate Association says the average price f...
May 01, 2020
Killing of Nova Scotia Mountie has effect on Kamloops RCMP superintendent
April's mass shooting in Nova Scotia took the lives of 22 people, including a RCMP officer, and the shock has been felt throughout the country, including our local police detachment. Superintendent of...
May 01, 2020
Cost to four-lane Highway 1 through Chase increases by $60M as province issues tender
The cost to four-lane the Trans-Canada Highway through Chase has gone up by 33 per cent. The Ministry of Transportation today has put out a bid for contractors for the project, now with a price tag of...
May 01, 2020
Drier, cooler April in Kamloops with warmer than normal May now expected
If you thought the month of April was cooler and drier in the Kamloops area, you would be correct. Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist says that was the case for both Kamloops as well as t...
May 01, 2020
BCTF Members ratify new three year contract
Teachers in the province have voted to ratify a new three collective agreement that was reached at the end of March. In a message on twitter, the BC Teachers Federation says after three days and night...
May 01, 2020
High streamflow advisory issued for Upper Nicola River, east of Merritt
The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisory for the Upper Nicola River above Nicola Lake, east of Merritt. It's because snowmelt rates have increased in the last day or two, w...
May 01, 2020
Gas price hike by more than 20 cents in Kamloops linked to increased U.S. demand, expert says
Kamloops has seen gas prices jump to some of the most expensive in B.C. Many stations were selling for about 82 cents per litre last week but most are now selling for about $1.05 per litre. Dan McTeag...
Apr 30, 2020
No 2020 property tax increase in Sun Peaks thanks to COVID-19
Residents of Sun Peaks will not be seeing an increase in property taxes this year. Speaking on The Jeff Andreas Show, Mayor Al Raine says COVID-19 has had a dramatic effect on the community. "Impact h...
Apr 30, 2020
Temporary changes to patient access at RIH due to ongoing construction
Starting Monday, there will be temporary changes to patient access at Royal Inland Hospital due to ongoing construction at the Patient Care tower project. Interior Health says a section of the Upper R...
Apr 30, 2020
