Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
PRIDE week kicks off in Kamloops; parade scheduled for Sunday
KAMLOOPS - It's PRIDE week in Kamloops and this year, the Kamloops PRIDE Society has organized plenty of ways for people to celebrate and show solidarity amongst the 2SLGBTQI+ community and allies. Ka...
Jun 11, 2025
Ottawa moves to prop up youth employment in a rough summer jobs market
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to shore up a historically weak summer job market for students - even as one economist argues tough employment prospects for young people suggest broader soft...
Jun 11, 2025
Council chooses alternative approval process for new Kamloops RCMP headquarters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council agrees the community needs a new RCMP headquarters and borrowing up to $150 million is the best way to pay for it. At its regular meeting Tuesday (June 10), the debate was ...
Jun 10, 2025
Kamloops council hoping to provide insight to ongoing dysfunction through publication of 433-page progress report
KAMLOOPS - This week, the City of Kamloops made the entirety of the progress report into the implementation of the municipal adviser's recommendations public. The document contains the original munici...
Jun 10, 2025
B.C.'s search for savings in health administration expands to regional health bodies
VICTORIA - A review of British Columbia's health-care system to cut unnecessary costs is expanding to its five regional health authorities. B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says government is search...
Jun 10, 2025
Two-thirds of B.C.'s annual mountain snowpack melted following warmer April, hot final week of May in the Interior
VICTORIA - Snow conditions continue to dip in B.C. with the provincial snowpack sitting lower than it was at this time last year. According to the latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin from the...
Jun 10, 2025
'When our mates need help, Australia is there'; Canada gets help fighting wildfires
As wildfires continue to burn from northwest Ontario to British Columbia, Canada is getting help from near and far, and very far. Southern Highlands - New South Wales Rural Fire Service in Australia s...
Jun 10, 2025
Release of high-risk sexual offender into Kamloops another painful reminder for survivors: KSACC
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, the Kamloops RCMP put out a public interest notification regarding a dangerous sex offender being released into the community after completing his provincial sentence. The...
Jun 09, 2025
Kamloops council lays out expected actions from Sarai in response to Code of Conduct breach
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is outlining the steps it plans to take in response to a report that Councillor Bill Sarai breached council's Code of Conduct and his oath of office, after he secretly reco...
Jun 09, 2025
Tsilhqot'in Nation, Taseko and province strike consent-based agreement on mining activity at New Prosperity site
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A gesture of goodwill was made between the Tsilhqot'in Nation and Taseko Mines after more than a decade of conflict regarding a proposed mine site. In a news release issued Thurs...
Jun 06, 2025
