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Blue River area director says grain dumping near Highway 5 a years-long issue
The area director in Blue River says trucks dumping grain along the Yellowhead Highway has long been a pet peeve. Stephen Quinn says he has been aware of the issue for several years, which attracts be...
Apr 23, 2019
Interior Health shining a light in Kamloops on impact of overdose crisis
The Interior Health Authority is shining a light on the number of overdose deaths in the region, as the overdose crisis is into its fourth calendar year. A candle display called "Burning Bright" is se...
Apr 23, 2019
Vancouver lawyer says there are discrepancies in cannabis enforcement
A Vancouver lawyer says there appears to be different laws for different people when it comes to cannabis-related offences, and says enforcement of cannabis laws has been a thorny issue so far in B.C....
Apr 23, 2019
Contract talks to resume for labor dispute for Kamloops-area mill workers
Talks for a new contract for Kamloops-area mill workers will be picking up again next month. The United Steelworkers Union and the Interior Forest Labor Relations Association will meet for three days ...
Apr 23, 2019
Trans Mountain assuring it would provide internet at work camps along pipeline expansion route
Local governments have been assured there would be viable internet connections at work camps along the Trans-Mountain pipeline route. Thompson-Nicola Regional District director for Blue River Stephen ...
Apr 22, 2019
Planning staff in Merritt say they have spent full days fielding inquiries about growing, selling cannabis
City staff in Merritt say there has been a ton of interest from developers looking to grow or sell cannabis. Planning and development services manager Mark Brodrick says the weather, location and pric...
Apr 22, 2019
Public Safety Minister working with stakeholders to address growing violence in jails
B.C.'s Public Safety Minister says he is working with the union representing correctional officers to try and curb violence happening in jails. Mike Farnworth was asked about the issue after the B.C. ...
Apr 22, 2019 The Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May celebrates Earth Day by marrying Ashcroft man
Fittingly on Earth Day, the federal Green Party leader is tying the knot today with her husband who is from Ashcroft. The 65-year-old Elizabeth May is marrying John Kidder in Victoria, who is a farmer...
Apr 22, 2019
TNRD directors want to see short-term rentals taxed like businesses
Thompson-Nicola Regional District board members will bring two resolutions to the Southern Interior Local Government's convention next week. One of those motions will ask for B.C. homes that operate s...
Apr 22, 2019
Traffic changes due to the Victoria Street West project have sparked plenty of complaints to the mayor
With major work underway along Victoria Street West and already some big impacts to traffic the mayor of Kamloops admits he is getting an earful. Ken Christian says he gets the angst but for six month...
Apr 18, 2019
