Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
New TRU student housing build well behind schedule
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's new student housing complex is coming along, but the build is still well behind schedule. The four-storey modular building was slated to provide 148 new beds in...
Sep 07, 2023
North Shuswap firefighters lose their homes while protecting the community
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - More than 10,000 residents had a chance to return to the North Shuswap on Wednesday (Sept 7), after the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) rescinded evacuation orders put i...
Sep 07, 2023
CSRD lifts evacuation alert for Anglemont
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - A community in the North Shuswap has been given 'all clear' status.In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 7), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSR) rescinded its evacuation ...
Sep 07, 2023
Two Kamloops men arrested after knifepoint carjacking
KAMLOOPS - Two men were arrested after a carjacking in Lower Sahali Wednesday (Sept. 6) afternoon.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to a gas station parking lot on the 800-bloc...
Sep 07, 2023
One-year-old dies after being struck by a vehicle on the North Shore: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A one-year-old baby died after being hit by a vehicle on the North Shore Wednesday (Sept. 6) afternoon.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to the 1500-block of Ord Roa...
Sep 07, 2023
Residents in Chase retirement community returning following lifting of evacuation alerts
CHASE, B.C. - Residents of Parkside Community in Chase are returning home after evacuation alerts due to the Bush Creek East wildfire were lifted.In a news release issued Wednesday (Sept. 6) Interior ...
Sep 07, 2023
Vehicle incident closes Highway 1 between Salmon Arm and Tappen
UPDATE (8:30 a.m.): DriveBC says Highway 1 between Salmon Arm and Tappen fully reopened.EARLIER: SALMON ARM, B.C. - A stretch of the Trans Canada Highway in the Shuswap is closed in both directions.In...
Sep 07, 2023
Beginning of blue wave or just a summer fling? Conservatives meet amid polling boost
OTTAWA - For Emily Brown, it feels pretty good to be Conservative. "It's quite a time to be a part of this, honestly." Buoyed by successive polls showing the federal party's message on the cost of liv...
Sep 07, 2023
Private donation helps attract teachers to rural B.C. with $10,000 cash welcome gifts
A rural school district in the British Columbia Interior has filled a shortfall of teachers with help from an anonymous benefactor who donated $200,000 to welcome new educators. At a time when schools...
Sep 07, 2023
Shuswap residents return home to a community in that some areas will be unrecognizable
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - "The drive in here was stunningly beautiful - this beautiful tunnel of trees you went through that was green and lush," recalled Columbia Shuswap Regional District Information Off...
Sep 06, 2023
