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Kamloops South MLA is not buying what the education minister is selling

The MLA for Kamloops South is calling foul on claims by the education minister that his government is investing record levels of capital funding for schools. Todd Stone says that is simply not true. "...

CJ's nightclub prepares to close its doors

It is the end of the road for a Kamloops fixture as CJ's nightclub has posted on Facebook it is closing its doors early next month. The nightclub is inviting people down for one final blowout Saturday...

More evidence of affordability refugees fleeing the coast

The latest number from Statistics Canada add further proof there is a mass exodus out of the lower mainland and into the interior. Statistics Canada numbers show population growth in the Thompson Okan...

Education minister doubtful on speedy delivery of School District 73's capital needs

It does not sound promising for the Kamloops Thompson School District as far as getting any of its desperately needed capital funding requests filled by the province this year. Education minister Rob ...

New payroll tax to cost City of Kamloops

The City of Kamloops says the new health payroll tax announced in this week's provincial budget will cost them in the long run. City Finance Director Kathy Humphrey says the city stood to save about $...

Kamloops mayor undecided on idea of a no mining buffer zone around cities

Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian has not made up his mind yet about a proposed no go zone for mining around the city but he has concerns about a notice of motion from Councillor Dieter Dudy. Dudy wants to...

Greyhound service reduction draws fire from Kamloops politicians

As Greyhound guts its services especially in nothern B.C. it is drawing the ire of a former Transportation minister. The Passenger Transportation Board gave Greyhound approval to cut minimum frequency...

Transportation minister defends taxation regime

B.C.'s Transportation minister does not see a growing taxation inequity between the lower mainland and the rest of the province. In 1998 lower mainland taxpayers were exempted from hospital taxes in o...

Kamloops exempt from some budget measures to cool housing markets

In this week's provincial budget the province increased the foreign buyers tax on real estate and expanded it outside Metro Vancouver. The now 20% tax applies to foreign buyers in all of the lower mai...

Provincial wildfire review found several serious problems

We are now learning some of the details of the provincial government's internal review into last summers historic wildfire season. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson says one of the biggest problems surr...