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Kamloops seeking grant funds for major Riverside Park projects
Kamloops will be pursuing more than $4 million in grants for work at Riverside Park. If approved, the city would do flood mitigation work, upgrade infrastructure and build an outdoor skating rink. The...
Dec 19, 2018
BCTF keeping a close eye on today's unveiling of a funding model review
The BC Teachers Federation will be watching closely when Education Minister Rob Fleming unveils a report today examining how school districts are funded. Glen Hansman says the concern around the fundi...
Dec 19, 2018
New multi-million dollar Kamloops SPCA headquarters to be done in spring
Kamloops SPCA has a timeline for when its new $6.5-million-dollar headquarters will be opening. Branch Manager Charlene Holloway says the new building near the Kamloops Airport will be open in the spr...
Dec 18, 2018
Sun Peaks property assessments likely to shoot up, meaning dramatic property tax increase
As Sun Peaks prepares its 2019 budget, property taxes will likely go up for many in the village regardless of what staff and council do. Mayor Al Raine says he expects most people will see a substanti...
Dec 18, 2018
Kamloops School Trustees Vote Themselves a Pay Raise
Trustees on the Kamloops Thompson School Board have voted to give themselves a pay hike. The raise will bump trustee salaries to $22,250 a year, an increase of just over $2,300. Trustee John O'Fee say...
Dec 18, 2018
Second private cannabis store proposed to open in Merritt
A second private cannabis store is being proposed in Merritt. The store called Hive Cannabis is looking to operate at 2040 Nicola Avenue, about 400 metres away from another private cannabis store look...
Dec 18, 2018
Long awaited facilities report paints a grim picture for School District 73
The Kamloops Thompson School Board finally got a look at the long awaited long range facilities report to lay out options to deal with an aging infrastructure under siege by a sudden influx of student...
Dec 18, 2018
TNRD expecting slight decrease in rural property taxes
The Thompson Nicola Regional District is expecting property taxes to drop next year. The draft budget for 2019 shows a tax decrease of 1.1 per cent. Director of finance Doug Rae says that's largely du...
Dec 18, 2018
New much tougher drunk driving laws have arrived
As of today new federal rules will drastically increase penalties for drunk drivers and allow police to demand a breathalyzer with no prior suspicion or reason to administer it. Acumen Law's Paul Doro...
Dec 18, 2018
Kamloops Council to tackle several interesting issues before the Christmas break
Kamloops Council will meet today for the last time before Christmas with a series of intriguing issues on the agenda. Among them is whether or not to approve two private cannabis store applications, o...
Dec 18, 2018
