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Kamloops mayor sees silver lining as Greyhound winds down operations west of Ontario
As Greyhound moves to end operations in western Canada the mayor of Kamloops sees both a good and bad side. Ken Christian says among his concerns are job losses for Greyhound employees in Kamloops. Ch...
Jul 09, 2018
Rural B.C. to pay the price as Greyhound winds down operations in western Canada
Greyhound Canada says it is ending its passenger bus and freight services in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and cancelling all but one route in British Columbia, an American-run service between V...
Jul 09, 2018
Two Kamloops council candidates insist their efforts to reduce the impact of drug use have been successful
Response to a program by two Kamloops council candidates to clean up dirty needles has been overwhelming. While speaking on the Jim Harrison Show, Dennis Giesbrecht, along with candidate Caroline King...
Jul 05, 2018
Mediation resuming between Gateway Casinos and the 700 striking BCGEU workers
Its back to the bargaining table for striking workers employed at four Gateway Casinos, including Cascades in Kamloops. Mediation will resume July 9th to 11th. The President of the B.C Government Empl...
Jul 05, 2018
A former B.C Transportation Minister laments even more delays on road improvements east of Kamloops
It was an even more frustrated Kamloops South Thompson MLA Todd Stone today. On the Jim Harrison Show, the former Transportation Minister expressed concern about the further delays on highway improvem...
Jul 05, 2018
Minimum wage increases may have unintended negative effects on tree planters
The increases in the minimum wage are putting financial pressure on B.C's tree planters. The Executive Director of the Western Forestry Contractors Association, John Betts fears there could be signifi...
Jul 05, 2018
2018 Y Dream Home winner announced
If you didn't get a call from someone named Bryce Herman last night, we've got news for you this morning... You did not win the 2018 Y Dream Home lotto. The woman who won is a former Kamloops resident...
Jul 05, 2018
Kamloops sports fields reopening without heavy rain damage
The city of Kamloops is reopening some sports fields after the heavy rainfall prompted their closure over the long weekend. Parks and Civic Facilities Manager Jeff Putnam says, last night all the fiel...
Jul 05, 2018
It's a pain in the gas in Kamloops
Kamloops gas prices have soared in some cases by 15 cents a litre to nearly $1.50. The Chief Petroleum Analyst at Enpro International, Roger McKnight says, the reason is the shutdown of the old Suncor...
Jul 05, 2018
The number of inmate deaths at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre may have stabilized
The B.C Coroners Service is reporting 119 deaths in federal and provincial correctional facilities in B.C over a ten year period from 2008 to 2017, including Kamloops. Spokesman Andy Watson says 59 de...
Jul 05, 2018
