Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Kamloops to see nearly 7 per cent increase in municipal taxes in 2023
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is finalizing its budget, and this year, the council is raising local property taxes to meet the city's new spending demands. This year, that tax increase number will ...
Mar 08, 2023
Healthy City of Kamloops supplemental list comes at a price to taxpayers
KAMLOOPS - A large Kamloops marquee sign and additional city fleet vehicles were among the ten supplemental budget items put in front of Kamloops Council Tuesday (Mar. 8) - all of which were given the...
Mar 08, 2023
RCMP searching for wanted 27-year-old Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 31): RCMP say Davis was located on March 22. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP are searching for a wanted 27-year-old man. Evan Leigh Davis, 27, is wanted for possession of stolen proper...
Mar 08, 2023
North Shore beautification, firefighters, marquee sign among budget requests okayed by Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council met Tuesday (Mar. 7) to hash out its supplemental budget requests. Multiple items were discussed on the budget, and all of the motions were carried. A number of beautificat...
Mar 07, 2023
Locums, potential new compensation model provide glimmers of hope for maternity care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One of the two principal physicians behind the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic in Kamloops says bringing maternity care under a new compensation model for family physicians would b...
Mar 07, 2023
'I expect this will take months, if not years'; Kamloops MP calls for public inquiry into foreign interference
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative Party of Canada, along with the NDP and Bloc Quebecois, has called for a public inquiry into alleged election interference from China. Regardless of the cross-party opposit...
Mar 07, 2023
Kamloops loses six lives due to illicit drugs in January
KAMLOOPS - Six people in Kamloops died due to illicit drugs to start 2023. According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, 211 lives were lost provincially in January, 12 of them ...
Mar 07, 2023
Vehicle incident closes Highway 1 in Sicamous
UPDATE (9:10 a.m.): Highway 1 in Sicamous reopened.EARLIER: SICAMOUS, B.C. - Drivers travelling through the Shuswap may be delayed on their morning commute.DriveBC reported at around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday...
Mar 07, 2023
Amid high inflation, MPs should push grocer CEOs to disclose margins on food: experts
OTTAWA - As members of Parliament gear up to grill the CEOs of Canada's largest grocery store chains, experts say elected officials should push for more transparency on why grocers are making so much ...
Mar 07, 2023
Local midwifery clinics, Interior Health discussing solutions with impending TRFO closure
KAMLOOPS - It's a problem that has been occurring for over a year. The Thompson Region of Family Obstetrics clinic's impending closure this summer has sparked concern for countless residents within th...
Mar 06, 2023
