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Kamloops taxpayers could get support for $9M upgrade to Canada Games Pool
The City of Kamloops has applied for a grant that could provide nearly half-a-million dollars to help fix up the Canada Games Pool. If successful, the provincial grant would provide nearly $458,000 fo...
Apr 05, 2019 Current Canada Games Aquatic Center in Kamloops/via City of Kamloops
Kamloops non-profit looking to expand service with sponsored meals
The Mustard Seed in downtown Kamloops has began a meal-sponsorship programs with local businesses. The non-profit's managing director Diane Down says more meals being sponsored means more money can be...
Apr 04, 2019
Jail staff union says PTSD claims rising with rate of violence in B.C. correctional facilities
After a record year of violence in B.C. jails last year, the BC Government Employees Union says conditions aren't getting any better so far this year. Dean Purdy with the BCGEU says issues in jails ar...
Apr 04, 2019 The Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Plans for an eco-depot between Cache Creek and Ashcroft progressing
Plans for a new eco-depot near Cache Creek have taken a step forward. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and a private landowner have signed a sale agreement for a piece of property on Highway 97C,...
Apr 04, 2019
Multi-million-dollar student housing renovation at TRU to begin soon
A $5-million-dollar renovation to add student housing at TRU will be starting early next month. Vice president of administration and finance Matt Milovick says the work should be done by September. He...
Apr 04, 2019
Updated: Highway 5 near Barriere to re-open at 6 p.m. following rock slide
UPDATE - According to DriveBC, Highway 5 just south of Barriere is expected to re-open at 6 p.m. after a rock slide earlier this afternoon. Power to BC Hydro customers in the area was also restored at...
Apr 04, 2019
More than eight percent of jobs in Kamloops area linked to forestry, according to study
A new study shows more than eight per cent of Kamloops-area jobs are tied to forestry. The study was done for the BC Council of Forest Industries, and president Susan Yurkovich says there are more tha...
Apr 04, 2019
It could still be a while before a ban on plastic bags is in place within the City of Kamloops
Now that Kamloops Council has decided to go down the road of banning plastic bags what happens next? Mayor Ken Christian says the city really needs to talk to the retail and grocery sector as well as ...
Apr 03, 2019
B.C.'s Attorney General fires back at a former NDP Premier over ICBC changes
B.C.'s Attorney General is firing back at a former NDP Premier over this week's changes at ICBC capping minor injury payouts and introducing a tribunal for disputed claims under $50,000. Dave Eby says...
Apr 03, 2019
Wildfire expert says Mother Nature will determine how bad this year's fire season will be
While the wildfire season appears to be off to an early start at least one expert is saying there is no guarantee we won't see another historic fire season this year. University of Alberta Wildland Fi...
Apr 03, 2019
