Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman ditches BC United, joins Conservative Party of BC
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman has ditched BC United, the official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, and joined the Conservative Party of BC.In an email Wednesday morning, Banman...
Sep 13, 2023
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the 63-year-old man reported missing on Tuesday (Sept. 12) has been located and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaini...
Sep 13, 2023
New listings and sales up, average price of single-family Kamloops home slightly down in August
KAMLOOPS - New listings and sales are up year-over-year in the Kamloops and area real estate market, while the benchmark price is slightly down. According to new statistics provided by the Association...
Sep 13, 2023
B.C. aware of dike problems before destructive flooding in 2021, documents show
Officials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, docu...
Sep 13, 2023
Kamloops council okays bylaw amendment banning drug use in public spaces
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has moved forward with a new bylaw amendment prohibiting use of illicit drugs in public spaces. Staff came up with the bylaw upon council's direction in spring. The bylaw w...
Sep 12, 2023
School District 73 approves new teacher hiring after an increased student enrollment
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Thompson School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of five new elementary school teachers. This comes as a result of increased student enrollment in the distri...
Sep 12, 2023
Burned logs getting second life as pulp and hog fuel thanks to FESBC investment
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this year, the province of B.C. announced $50 million in funding for the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia. The money was for forest enhancement through fibre utilizati...
Sep 12, 2023
'Someone is going to die': City of Merritt protests emergency room closure
MERRITT, B.C. - Another night, another closed emergency room (ER).Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz, city councillors and locals all gathered in protest of the multiple closures the city has had to endure over...
Sep 12, 2023
Health Canada approves updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Health Canada has authorized the use of an updated Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 for all Canadians over the age of six months. The new vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 variant of the virus that cau...
Sep 12, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focal point of criminal trial Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Facebook page of the "Freedom Convoy" protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day. The ...
Sep 12, 2023
