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Mayor of Kamloops remains with questions after provincial budget rolled out
The Mayor of Kamloops says the big asks from the city in the provincial budget haven't been included. Ken Christian says he and city staff have had a chance to comb through the budget this week, and s...
Feb 22, 2019
Flooded property owners in Cherry Creek to be permitted to do repairs themselves
Private property owners in Cherry Creek who have dealt with flooding will be allowed to do their own repairs. Area director Ronaye Elliot says the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is working with the...
Feb 21, 2019
Canada's Minister of Infrastructure says he's aware of big-ticket capitals projects in Kamloops
The Federal Infrastructure Minister says he's made Kamloops-area politicians aware of how to get pieces of a huge pie of federal grants. Francois-Philippe Champagne says $180 billion is budgeted in th...
Feb 21, 2019 Stock photo of the TNRD Boardroom. (Photo via Colton Davies)
Kamloops RCMP say 'enough's enough' with local gang violence
Police in Kamloops say a recent string of high-level violence in the city is linked to a very small pool of people. Staff Sgt. Simon Pillay points out three homicides and an armed robbery and kidnappi...
Feb 21, 2019
Green Party leader seeks term limits on MLAs
The leader of the BC Green Party wants to place term limits on MLAs and has tabled a private members bill to get it done. Andrew Weaver wants MLAs to be capped at three terms in office, or 12 years if...
Feb 21, 2019
No school funding, no problem, yet, for Kamloops-Thompson School District
The board chair of the Kamloops-Thompson School District remains hopeful for provincial dollars to come our way in this year's budget. No Kamloops schools were mentioned in the budget, but Kathleen Ka...
Feb 21, 2019
Retail cannabis store, first gas station proposed in Sun Peaks
Two developments are being proposed in Sun Peaks which would both be firsts for the community. A developer wants to build a gas station and a separate storefront for retail cannabis on the same proper...
Feb 20, 2019
Carbon tax spending among top concerns for Liberal Kamloops-North MLA in 2019 budget
The Liberal Kamloops-North MLA and environment critic has some concerns with the provincial budget. Peter Milobar says the province will collect $2.4 billion dollars extra in carbon taxes in the next ...
Feb 20, 2019
Allan Schoenborn request for community visits denied
Merritt child killer Allan Schoenborn has been denied additional freedoms by the BC Review Board. Schoenborn is being held at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam and had asked to be allowed...
Feb 20, 2019
Two men charged with murder after fatal shooting in Brocklehurst
Kamloops RCMP have charged two men with murder and attempted murder in connection to a double shooting in Brock on Friday that left Jason Glover dead. Gordon Braaten and Hugh McIntosh remain at large,...
Feb 20, 2019
