Author Archives: Aaron Schulze

Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department temporarily closed overnight
MERRITT, B.C. - Residents in Merritt and area won't have access to their local emergency department until later Wednesday (Oct. 18) morning.In a news release, Interior Health says the emergency depart...
Aaron Schulze Oct 18, 2023

The good, the bad and the unknown: how Kamloops schools are approaching AI in classrooms
KAMLOOPS - There are plenty of ways for people to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) lately, and schools at every level have had to adjust for the new wave of technology. "Artificial Intelligence is int...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2023

After avoiding a disastrous season, concern remains for salmon population
KAMLOOPS - The river levels along the Thompson River are on par with the lowest on record, and are currently two metres below their average for mid-October. Despite that, Department of Fisheries and O...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2023

Kamloops This Week to close; last newspaper coming Oct. 25
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (3:35 p.m.): Kamloops This Week (KTW) has confirmed its closure in a piece posted to its website.The newspaper blames the closure on "myriad challenges, including market conditions a...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2023

Heavy rainfall forecast for Wednesday triggers high streamflow advisory for North and South Thompson basins
KAMLOOPS - Despite being under a Drought Level 4 advisory, Kamloops and area can expect some high streamflow Wednesday (Oct. 18).A high streamflow advisory was posted Tuesday by the BC River Forecast ...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2023

Preliminary Kamloops-Thompson enrolment up 240 students from last year
KAMLOOPS - Preliminary enrolment numbers presented to the Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education Monday (Oct. 17) show about 250 more students going to public schools this year than expe...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2023

Simpcw First Nation enters hunting agreement within Jasper National Park land
CHU CHUA, B.C. - Simpcw First Nation and Stoney Nation in Alberta have signed an agreement over mutual hunting privileges within their respective grounds on the land now known as Jasper National Park....
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2023

Tortoise, Frank the Tank, found wandering in a B.C. field of bok choy needs home
VANCOUVER - With a name like Frank the Tank, you might think nothing could stop the 16-kilogram sulcata tortoise, but wandering alone on farmland near Richmond, B.C., certainly slowed him down. Shelle...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2023

TNRD holds open houses to help better protect communities from wildfires
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is hosting a series of open houses this month. The information sessions - which have already been held in Savona, Blue River and Clearwater - in...
Aaron Schulze Oct 16, 2023

TNRD Film Commission looks to rebound from strike slowdown with help of provincial grant
KAMLOOPS - Last week, the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors approved a provincial grant application for $336,000 to fund initiatives to help attract the film industry in the ...
Aaron Schulze Oct 16, 2023

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