BC Green Party calling for provincewide fire ban
The BC Greens are calling for a provincewide fire ban following the early start to this year's wildfire season. Leader Sonia Furstenau's call to ban open burning and campfires comes in the wake of the first evacuation order of the season in the Chetwynd area. That order was downgraded to an alert today, though the fire...
Apr 25, 2024
Kamloops calls for rollback of decriminalization if courts hold back BC government
The City of Kamloops has written to Premier David Eby voicing its support of the Bill 34, the Restricting of Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act, but with conditions. The letter - signed by Deputy Mayor for April, Bill Sarai - says while the city supports the NDP government's effort to try and ban open drug us...
Apr 25, 2024
City of Kamloops to officially divest from Noble Creek May 8th
Kamloops rate payers should -- if all goes to plan -- no longer have to worry about additional costs from the Noble Creek Irrigation System in the next couple of weeks. With the City this week issuing its official Notice of Disposition to sell the system to the recently-formed Noble Creek Irrigation Society, Utilities ...
Apr 25, 2024
Opposition BC United seeks to prevent convicted dangerous offenders from name changes
The public should know who is living in their community, BC United Leader Kevin Falcon said on Thursday after introducing proposed private-member's legislation to automatically stop people convicted of dangerous offences from legally changing their names. He said he introduced the proposed bill to amend the Name Act af...
Apr 25, 2024
Kamloops eyeing expansion of revitalization tax exemption program for new rental buildings
The City of Kamloops is looking to expand its revitalization tax exemption program to include purpose-built rental buildings of ten or more units in a number of neighbourhoods. City staff will be working on a new bylaw that would bring in the tax exemption to the North Shore, Downtown, Sagebrush, and Lower Sahali as we...
Apr 25, 2024
Logan Stankoven wins AHL's Most Outstanding Rookie award
Kamloops native Logan Stankoven has been named the American Hockey League's Most Outstanding Rookie for 2023-24 season. The former Blazers captain is the latest winner of the Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award, which is voted on by players, coaches, and media throughout the AHL. It's the latest accolade for the 21-yea...
Apr 25, 2024
Kamloops moving ahead with 9.55 per cent property tax increase in 2024
The City of Kamloops is moving ahead with a 9.55 per cent property tax increase in 2024. City Councillors have begun the process to approve the tax rate bylaw, which will set the mill rates for the various property classes in Kamloops. "When we look at the proposed mill rates compared from 2023 to 2024, that 9.55 ...
Apr 25, 2024
Birch Islanders to vote for local fire protection in mid-September
Dozens of property owners in the North Thompson community of Birch Island will be asked to decide whether they want to pay for local fire protection in mid-September. The Thompson Nicola Regional District is moving forward with a referendum on September 14th to officially ask 131 property owners in Birch Island if they...
Apr 25, 2024
Federal minister makes two stops in region connected to Indigenous fire losses
The federal government was making the rounds Wednesday as part of housing announcements connected to wildfire rebuilds on Indigenous territory in the region. Federal Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hadju was on-hand along side Kukpi7 James Tomma on the Squilax Nation on Wednesday afternoon, where a new subdivision h...
Apr 24, 2024
TNRD, CUPE ratify new two-year agreement with 11.75 per cent wage increase
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has ratified a new two-year collective agreement with CUPE Local 900, that will give unionized employees an 11.75 per cent wage increase. It is similar to the agreement reached between CUPE and the City of Kamloops, with the roughly 50 TNRD staffers who are represented by CUPE gett...
Apr 24, 2024