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UBCM President puts pen to paper over an change to cannabis grow operations classification on ALR lands
The president of the Union of BC Municipalities has put pen to paper to express his concern about local governments being caught "flat footed" to a sudden change in how cannabis grow facilities are cl...
May 24, 2019
Updated: BC Court of Appeal strikes down the province's effort to block Trans Mountain expansion
Efforts by Premier John Horgan's government to block the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion have been dealt a major blow by the BC Court of Appeal. The five judge panel ruled the province does not have...
May 24, 2019
Developers breathing new life into once wildfire-ravaged industrial area of Barriere
The mayor of Barriere says he's encouraged by new business plans in an area of town once ravaged by wildfire. Ward Stamer says three lots in the Louis Creek Industrial Park have been sold -- including...
May 24, 2019
Repair bill determined for Sagebrush Theatre roof; re-opening timeline slightly pushed back
The Kamloops-Thompson School District says repairs to the Sagebrush Theatre roof will cost about $1 million. Facilities director Art McDonald says the engineering design for the repairs is finished, a...
May 23, 2019
Barriere industrial land purchased by two companies looking to grow cannabis
The Louis Creek Industrial Park in Barriere may soon have cannabis producers setting up shop. Barriere mayor Ward Stamer says two separate developer consortiums have purchased lots in the park. He say...
May 23, 2019
Chair of the Kamloops Special Olympics Committee asks for help
The chair of the local committee for the B.C. Special Olympics is asking for your help. Karl de Bruijn says his organization really needs volunteers, especially younger tech savvy ones to help with pu...
May 23, 2019
Kamloops Chamber with a significant presence at BC Chamber of Commerce conference
The Kamloops Chamber will be heavily involved in the BC Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting which begins today. President Joshua Knaak says the Kamloops Chamber is bringing forward eight polici...
May 23, 2019
The mayor of Kamloops says time is running out on cannabis revenue sharing negotiations
The mayor of Kamloops says time is running out for the province to reach a revenue sharing agreement with local governments to share legal cannabis tax monies. Ken Christian says municipalities includ...
May 23, 2019
A former colleague is not rolling out the welcome mat as Maxime Bernier swings through Kamloops
The leader of the upstart Peoples Party of Canada swung through Kamloops today and his former Conservative colleague, and the region's incumbent MP, is not throwing out the welcome mat. Cathy McLeod s...
May 23, 2019
Affordable housing coming to North Shore for Indigenous youth and elders
A number of partners will soon be breaking ground on an affordable housing project for Indigenous people in Kamloops. A new apartment at 975 Singh Street will have 31 units, and will be specifically f...
May 23, 2019
