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Thompson river steelhead teeter on the brink of extinction

A federal agency has now placed the BC Interior and Fraser River steelhead salmon on its endangered list meaning the fish are close to extinction. The Senior Regional Manager of the Fraser Basin Counc...

It is time to deal with potholes again

It looks like it is going to be another terrible spring for potholes on the roads and streets in Kamloops. City of Kamloops Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow says it is that time ...

Coquihalla re-opens southbound near Kamloops

Crews have cleaned up after a crash that closed the Coquihalla southbound just after the Logan Lake exit this morning. The highway has now re-opened. Icy conditions caused a couple of semis to crash c...

Already hot Kamloops real estate market could get even hotter

While the provincial government rolled out a tax on speculation and expanded the foreign buyers tax outside Metro Vancouver a real estate expert says the move might benefit Kamloops. With the tax is s...

Gas prices in Kamloops forecast to rise

Don't say we didn't warn you. A must know bulletin from Gasbuddy.com that sharply higher Kamloops gas prices will likely stick around for some time. Several stations raising prices to nearly $1.27 per...

Provincial government strikes new mining task force

The provincial government has announced the creation of a new task force to find ways to strengthen the mining industry. Energy and Mines Minister Michelle Mungall says the 12-member task force will r...

City of Kamloops to buy new snow removal equipment

Kamloops Council will spend some money on snow removal equipment. Today council agreed to buy $320,000 worth of new equipment, which will be used around the city and for two kilometres worth of limite...

New health payroll tax to hit the city much harder than initially thought

The NDP governments new health payroll tax is going to hit Kamloops taxpayers much harder than first thought. City of Kamloops Finance Director Kathy Humprhey says the city pays 90% of RCMP costs mean...

Final property tax increase higher than expected

We have a final property tax increase figure. Kamloops homeowners will pay 2.05% more in property taxes this year. The number was driven up as Council voted to spend $1.3 million in capital upgrades a...

Kamloops Chamber of Commerce tables ideas to mitigate used needles littering the streets

The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce has joined the North Shore Business Improvement Association to table some initiatives to deal with used drug needles littering the streets. "Poor disposal of needles, ...