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New skateboard park coming for Rayleigh

A new skateboard park in Rayleigh officially opens this weekend. Parks and Civic Facilities Manager Jeff Putman says the facility is the size of two tennis courts. He says its people powered. "The two...

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B.C's Ombudsperson waiting on key action in correctional centre improvement

B.C's Ombudsperson says the NDP government has failed to act on on all of the recommendations in a 2016 report aimed at improving how B.C.'s ten correctional centres, including the Kamloops Regional C...

Improvements made, however the wildfire season is not over yet

The wildfire season is still far from being over but things are looking much improved from just a few weeks ago. "Definitely fair to say that things are very much heading in the right direction." Chie...

Former Kamloops MLA and Health Minister confirming he did not utilize full severance package

Former Kamloops MLA and Health Minister Terry Lake says he didn't take full advantage of a severance package after his decision not to seek re-election in last years B.C election. Former Liberal Cabin...

Mayor of Barriere not planning a re-election bid

The Mayor of Barriere is calling it quits. "I'm retiring I have been on council for 11 years and I want to do some other things now." After one term, Virginia Smith says its time to move on. Smith say...

Kamloops construction should smash records this year

Kamloops is poised to set another all time building record, beating last year's watermark of 225 million dollars. According to figures released by City Hall during the first eight months of this year,...

Longtime Kamloops School Trustee has decided not to seek re-election

Long time Kamloops School Trustee Joan Cowden has announced after ten years she will not seek re-election in this falls vote. Cowden says its time to do something else, but she's extremely disappointe...

Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian announcing re-election campaign today

To no one's surprise, incumbent Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian announced his re-election campaign today. "Today I'm excited to officially launch my campaign to be re-elected as the Mayor of Kamloops." U...

Kamloops Chamber of Commerce President says local economy impact will be extensive with Trans Mountain in limbo

The President of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is concerned about the federal court ruling that tosses the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion into limbo. Joshua Knaak says the local financial impact...

Catch-and-release fishery to close until spring for the Thompson River

Thompson River fishery now closed until next spring, in the hopes of preserving the dwindling steelhead population. Associate Director of Fisheries Management, Mike Ramsay says the reduced numbers are...