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Water usable in Vavenby again after five-day 'Do Not Use' order due to diesel spill
A "Do Not Use" order for the Vavenby water system has been lifted this afternoon. The order had been in place since Sunday morning when a truck crashed into the North Thompson River and spilled diesel...
Jan 04, 2019
Sustainability group urging TNRD to update flood mapping
A sustainability group in B.C. says flood mapping in the Thompson River watershed needs a lot of updating. The Thompson regional manager with the Fraser Basin Council Mike Simpson brought that message...
Dec 28, 2018
TNRD board chair concerned of province "double dipping" in collecting taxes
The board chair of the TNRD is echoing pain expressed by municipalities about downloaded costs from the province. Ken Gillis says the province is double dipping by collecting the new Employer Health T...
Dec 27, 2018
Fire service costs expected to jump in TNRD next year
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District will be facing a new pressure on its budget next year to administer five rural fire departments. The regional district is taking over fire departments in McLure, ...
Dec 20, 2018
Wildfire-impacted areas in Thompson region to be closed off for two years
Two areas affected by wildfires in the Thompson region will be off-limits to motorized vehicles for two years. The province has announced that the Elephant Hill and Allie Lake areas will be off limits...
Dec 19, 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
Kamloops plastic-ban advocates to have input heard by local government
People in Kamloops pushing for a ban on plastics will be having their message heard by local government this week. The advocacy group is asking the Thompson Nicola Regional District to consider bannin...
Dec 17, 2018
Increased Fire Activity Could Mean Increased Invasive Plant Risk in the TNRD
The almost $1-million being given to the TNRD from the Red Cross will go a long way in helping control the spread of invasive plants. The money is to rehabilitate the area affected by the Elephant Hil...
Dec 03, 2018
TNRD given nearly $1M in grant funding as aid for Elephant Hill wildfire
The Red Cross has given the Thompson Nicola Regional District just under $1 million to help them control the spread of invasive plants. It's after the massive Elephant Hill wildfire in 2017, that affe...
Nov 30, 2018
Ken Gillis acclaimed as new TNRD board chair
The new Thompson-Nicola Regional District board was sworn in on Thursday night, and a new board chair elected by members. Ken Gillis was the only director nominated and was acclaimed as board chair. G...
Nov 09, 2018
