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BC Greens say all levels of government to blame for Fraser River salmon run woes
Every level of government is to blame for the deteriorating salmon run in the Fraser River, according the interim leader of the BC Green Party. Adam Olson was on NL Newsday and said there needs to be ...
Jan 14, 2020
City staff working out kinks in new automated systems at downtown Kamloops parkades
Kamloops staff says there have been some glitches in managing two downtown parkades in the first two weeks. Bylaw services manager Tammy Blundell says the city has a bylaw officer stationed at the par...
Jan 14, 2020
Kamloops firefighters urging people and pets to stay off the ice
Kamloops Fire and Rescue (KFR) is urging people to stay off the ice on rivers and lakes in the area as it can be dangerous at this time of year. KFR Ice Rescue team member Jamie Chase says ice can for...
Jan 14, 2020
Kamloops council to vote today on potential change to major industry tax formula
Kamloops city council is expected to vote today on changing the tax rate for major industry. Councillors are being given five options from city staff on how to change it, saying the current tax rate m...
Jan 14, 2020
Update: 'Distraught man' killed in standoff with police in Lytton
A man has been shot and killed after a standoff with police at a home in Lytton today. Mounties say Lytton RCMP members were called to a home in the 1000-block of McIntyre Road in Lytton to a man repo...
Jan 13, 2020
Suspension, fines handed down following Blazers and Rockets brawl on Saturday night
No suspensions for the Kamloops Blazers after a brawl during Saturday night's game in Kelowna against the Rockets. The WHL has fined both teams with the Rockets getting a total of $3,000 in fines, and...
Jan 13, 2020
US-based engineering firm wins contract for 'crucial' winter work to restore Big Bar slide site near Kamloops
A US-based engineering firm has won a $17.6-million contract to do winter restoration work at the site of the Big Bar landslide on the Fraser River. Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says P...
Jan 13, 2020
Retail Council Wants 'Uniformity' Whenever Plastic Bag Bans Come Into Play
The city of Kamloops is aiming for the spring to implement a plastic bag ban and the Retail Council of Canada is hoping to see some consistency. Senior Retail Adviser Michael LeBlanc says how do we ma...
Jan 13, 2020
Pop-Up Warming Centres Getting Well Used in Kamloops
The Executive Director of Ask Wellness says a pair of pop-up warming shelters, at Spero House and Crossroads Inn, have been very well used. The two centres were opened over the weekend in anticipation...
Jan 13, 2020
TRU launches new trades program for students needing extra supports
A new Trades Assistant program at Thompson Rivers University will help students with disabilities who need additional extra supports. Program Project Manager Jane Horton says the 32-week program, whic...
Jan 13, 2020
