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Kamloops teachers union wants capital spending clarity from the province

The Kamloops Thompson Teachers Association wants to see more specific information about where the money for education in this week's budget will be spent. KTTA President Amanda Jensen say the budget d...

School District 73 in crisis due to overcrowding according to officials

Kamloops Thompson School District officials poured over yesterday's provincial budget and did not find any specific dollars earmarked for its capital needs. Superintendent Alison Sidow says there real...

School District 83 job posting draws ire of the BCTF

The B.C. Teachers Federation is worried about a move by the North Okanagan Shuswap School District to post an ad looking for on-call teachers with no teaching certificate required. Glen Hansman says t...

Former health minister calls for taxation changes

B.C.'s former Health Minister is calling for a big change in the way hospital construction is funded. Terry Lake thinks its time for an objective evaluation of property tax contributions to capital pr...

Cache Creek mayor will run for re-election

One of the longest serving mayors in B.C. says he is not prepared to throw in the towel just yet. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta was first elected in 1990 and plans to run again this fall. "My thinking ...

B.C. Business Council hopes cooler heads prevail in pipeline dispute

The BC Business Council is also calling for the Prime Minister to assert federal authority in the Trans-Mountain pipeline dispute between B.C. and Alberta. However Executive Vice-President Jock Finlay...

City snow removal work far from over

The job is not over for Kamloops work crews following the record amount of snowfall over the weekend. Streets Manager Glen Farrow says cleaning up the sidewalks is going to be key over the next 24 to ...

North Shore gas leak has been capped

Fortis BC and Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews have finished capping a broken gas line on the North Shore. Platoon Captain Rob Chalmers says the area, incuding nearby businesses, was off limits off limi...

Weekend snowfall shatters record

Saturday's snowfall broke a 67 year old record according to Environment Canada. Forecaster Cindy Yu says we are also flirting with breaking a monthly record for snowfall this February noting more snow...

TRU Community Trust paying off

The TRU Community Trust continues to pay dividends for Thompson Rivers University. TRU Vice President of Finance Matt Milovick says the university is already benefiting with the construction of the fi...