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B.C. Health Minister says cutting MSP Premiums is the "largest middle-class tax cut" in B.C. history
B.C.'s Health Minister doesn't think collecting both the Employers Health Tax and half of MSP Premiums this year is hurting businesses. The new tax comes into effect on June 15, and many employers wil...
Jun 11, 2019
Cannabis retailer looking to open near Coquihalla in Merritt
An application for a third retail cannabis store in Merritt will be before city council tomorrow. The city's director of corporate services Sean Smith says a business wants to open a store at 3320 Riv...
Jun 10, 2019
TRU Dean of Economics says rural areas near Kamloops need high-speed internet
The Dean of Economics and Business at Thompson Rivers University says it is boggling that some communities near Kamloops don't have high-speed internet. Mike Henry used Clearwater as an example of a c...
Jun 10, 2019
ICBC changes coming into effect today "ridiculous" according to at least one lawyer
ICBC changes today mean driving tickets or convictions could have a substantial impact on your insurance rates when the new system rolls out this September. But at least one lawyer says today's change...
Jun 10, 2019
Rivers near Kamloops, around B.C. peaking weeks ahead of normal
The province is seeing record-low river flows in some places as alpine snowpacks have melted off much earlier than normal. River Forecast Centre section head Dave Campbell says near Kamloops, the Nort...
Jun 10, 2019
Barriere mayor says Canfor mill closure in Vavenby will be different than loss of Tolko in 2003
The mayor of Barriere says he suspects Canfor shutting down in Vavenby will have a greater impact than when his community lost its sawmill. The Tolko mill in Louis Creek burned down 16 years ago, duri...
Jun 07, 2019
Highway 1 four-laning project through Chase expected to start this fall, Transportation Minister says
B.C.'s Transportation Minister says work to four-lane the Trans-Canada highway through Chase should begin this fall. The first phase will see more than three kilometres of the highway expanded. The co...
Jun 07, 2019
Fifty-dollar tipping fee proposed at Kamloops sewage treatment plant
Kamloops city council will be asked next week to more than double tipping fees for sewage waste. The civic operations committee is recommending those fees be raised from $20.31 per cubic metre to $50....
Jun 07, 2019
Tap water back to normal in Barriere after discoloration during the spring
The District of Barriere has addressed a water issue that was causing discoloured tap water for some people. Mayor Ward Stamer says crews have gotten the district's main water well back online, after ...
Jun 07, 2019
People's Party of Canada names Lac La Hache rancher as Kamloops-area candidate
The People's Party of Canada has named its federal candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding. Ken Finlayson is a semi-retired rancher in Lac La Hache, and he claims the PPC is the "only true ...
Jun 07, 2019
