Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
TRU students preparing to live in cramped quarters amid high rent prices
KAMLOOPS - The fall semester at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will begin in just a few weeks and students from out of town are looking for places to live while completing their studies. On-campus a...
Aug 16, 2022
"No COLA, no beer": BCGEU seeks cost-of-living adjustment for its members
KAMLOOPS - Day Two of strike action continues at the BC Liquor Distribution Branch in Kamloops, as members of the BCGEU who work at the location call on the government to deliver on a cost-of-living a...
Aug 16, 2022
Kamloops expands advance polling options ahead of October's municipal election
KAMLOOPS - Municipal elections in British Columbia are exactly 60 days away, as voters will head to the poll on October 15. In Kamloops, residents will elect a new mayor, eight councillors and five sc...
Aug 16, 2022
Workers take picket lines in Kamloops asking for cost-of-living protection
KAMLOOPS - Local B.C. General Employees Union members are taking to the picket lines at the BC Liquor Distribution Branch in Kamloops striking for higher wages in order to afford to live.At 9881 Dalla...
Aug 15, 2022
Ashcroft residents consider moving away as healthcare challenges persist
ASHCROFT, B.C. - "The system is broken in a lot of ways, we need to find fixes not just Band-Aids but permanent solutions," said Barbara Roden, Mayor of Ashcroft. Tragedy has struck the village of Ash...
Aug 15, 2022
Kamloops RCMP Superintendent Syd Lecky leaving for new position in N.W.T.
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP's top cop, Supt. Syd Lecky is leaving the city after four years of serving in his position.Lecky is pursuing a new position as he is going to the Northwest Territories to beco...
Aug 15, 2022
Picket line to go up at Kamloops Distribution Centre as BCGEU begins strike action
KAMLOOPS - The union representing about 33,000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency says it will begin targeted job action at select BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution centres...
Aug 15, 2022
BCWS predicts stable forecast following persistent lightning strikes across province
VANCOUVER - A spokesperson for the BC Wildfire Service says 80 per cent of the 212 new fires sparked across the province since Wednesday were caused by lightning. Briana Hill says the service was well...
Aug 14, 2022
Yacht Club, Stuart Wood gym to be used as temporary winter shelters
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will work with BC Housing to open two temporary winter shelters downtown by November 1, according to information released from a closed council meeting on May 31. Last ...
Aug 14, 2022
Hundreds of lightning strikes hit B.C. as severe thunderstorms roll through
Severe thunderstorms have torn through British Columbia's Interior, delivering hundreds of lightning strikes to areas already ranked at a high to extreme risk for wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service we...
Aug 12, 2022
