Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
BC United look to apply pressure to keep Teck a B.C. company
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, BC United MLAs rose in the legislature to convey their concerns regarding a possible hostile takeover of Teck Resources. Teck is Canada's largest diversified mining compa...
Apr 20, 2023
'It almost turned into steam': Neighbour recounts attempts to dose Wednesday grass fire in West End
KAMLOOPS - Cameron Grant did what anyone would do in the face of losing his home to fire - he grabbed his garden hose and attempted to battle a raging wildfire quickly moving toward his backyard."The ...
Apr 20, 2023
Key shareholder Sumitomo to vote in favour of Teck plan to split business
VANCOUVER - Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd., a key shareholder at Teck Resources Ltd., says it will vote in favour of the company's plan to separate its metals and steelmaking coal operations into two ...
Apr 20, 2023
Out of the Cold responds to concerns expressed by Stuart Wood shelter neighbours
KAMLOOPS - Renee Stein, executive director of Out of the Cold describes the Stuart Wood shelter as a very unique shelter experience."We do shelter a little bit differently," Stein said. "Not only do w...
Apr 19, 2023
City of Merritt CAO Sean Smith to depart for private sector
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is once again on the hunt for a new chief administrative officer.Sean Smith has informed the city he is leaving to pursue an opportunity in the private sector. His ...
Apr 19, 2023
B.C. First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains
VANCOUVER - The Bonaparte First Nation in British Columbia's Interior is suing a shipping port company and several others, claiming railway infrastructure development has destroyed and disturbed its a...
Apr 19, 2023
Wildfire near Pavilion being held; travel advisory in effect due to smoke
KAMLOOPS - The wildfire discovered northwest of Ashcroft Tuesday (April 18) afternoon is now being held.BC Wildfire Service Fire Information Officer Karley Desrosiers says there was no additional grow...
Apr 19, 2023
No deal at union deadline; federal workers hit the picket lines as talks continue
OTTAWA - Negotiations are expected to continue despite thousands of members with Canada's largest federal public-service union walking off the job this morning at 12:01 a.m. ET. A late Tuesday news re...
Apr 19, 2023
'They use the park as their own toilet': Parent concerned about Stuart Wood shelter
KAMLOOPS - Ayla Harris lives across the street from the former Stuart Wood School.Every day her daughter plays at the school's park, but since a cold weather shelter moved into the space, Harris has b...
Apr 18, 2023
Honour House's 'Tour of Honour' rolls into Kamloops to raise awareness and support
KAMLOOPS - The Tour of Honour stopped by in Kamloops Tuesday afternoon (April 18) to raise awareness and funds for the Honour House Society.Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, paramedics, Mounties a...
Apr 18, 2023
