Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Youth detox wing opens at Phoenix Centre
KAMLOOPS- After years of advocating and planning, Day One Society is finally opening its youth detox wing, which includes five beds for individuals under the age of 24."Detox is an essential service f...
Jun 26, 2023
City of Merritt receives $10 million to rebuild flood-damaged Middlesboro Bridge
MERRITT, B.C. - A link connecting downtown Merritt to Collettville will be rebuilt to a higher standard. The B.C. government announced Monday (June 26) that it will give $10 million to the City of Mer...
Jun 26, 2023
Groups decry 'punitive,' 'coercive' drug policies in worsening overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada's "devastating" drug policy that advocates say is doing more harm than good in the country's fight against the illicit drug overdose...
Jun 26, 2023
Sweden's NATO membership bid on the agenda as Trudeau, Nordic leaders meet in Iceland
VESTMANNAEYJAR, ICELAND - Sweden's bid to join the NATO military alliance will be discussed today at a meeting of Nordic leaders in Iceland, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in attendance. Trudeau i...
Jun 26, 2023
SRD K9s of B.C. opens its newest facility
KAMLOOPS - It's a facility that has been nearly five years in the making. The Search, Recovery and Detection K9s of B.C. opened their doors to the public for the first time Saturday (June 24) at their...
Jun 25, 2023
Kamloops Francophone Association preparing for Saint Jean Baptiste Day Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Residents across the country and in the Kamloops area of French descent are gearing up to celebrate Saint Jean Baptiste day Friday night and Saturday (June 24).The holiday, which was first ...
Jun 23, 2023
'Recognize this as a Canadian tragedy': Sundhu remembers the 1985 Air India bombing
KAMLOOPS - On this day 38 years ago, Canada suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in our nation's history. "In this case, there was a failure to protect the innocent, failure to convict the guilty a...
Jun 23, 2023
Everything you need to know about curbside organics collection in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is ready to roll out its curbside organic waste collection program.In a news release distributed Friday (June 23), the city says bins will be distributed to eligible si...
Jun 23, 2023
Kamloops officer injured after being struck in the head with a skateboard: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A youth was arrested after allegedly striking a Kamloops RCMP officer in the head with a skateboard.In a news release, RCMP say they were called to the North Shore Bus Loop on the 700-block...
Jun 23, 2023
Senior missing after not returning from walk near 150 Mile House
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake RCMP and Central Cariboo Search and Rescue are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing man.In a news release, RCMP say 81-year-old George Ballantyne had ...
Jun 23, 2023
