Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Seventeen of B.C. heat dome deaths in Kamloops; committee formed to address heat issues for seniors
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroner's Service has released a review of heat-related deaths in the province during the summer of 2021. A panel of experts has identified shortfalls and has made the following re...
Jun 07, 2022
Lost emails and unexplained delays: Mass shooting inquiry uncovers new RCMP snags
HALIFAX - The inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia has revealed two new RCMP miscues that delayed a warning to the public that the killer was driving a replica police car. In both cases,...
Jun 07, 2022
Gun owners wonder what the future holds for sport shooting after proposed federal change
KAMLOOPS - The federal government has proposed a national freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns as part of the tabled Bill C-21 from last week. The bill would also remove gun licenses from p...
Jun 06, 2022
Province outlines notification plans for summer heat events; Kamloops readies Voyent! Alert app
KAMLOOPS - After hundreds of people died during a heat dome last June, the B.C. government says it'll be giving residents advance notice of temperature swells using the new B.C. Heat Alert Response Sy...
Jun 06, 2022
Mustard Seed launches street advocate position to assist downtown businesses
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed in Kamloops, in collaboration with the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association and the City of Kamloops, has created a position for a street advocate to assist bu...
Jun 06, 2022
Sicamous rescinds evacuation alert for local mobile home park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park has once again been given all clear status.In an alert posted by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Monday (June 6) morning, the Distric...
Jun 06, 2022
Teck moves to protect 14,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in Canada and Chile
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it is moving to protect 14,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in Canada and Chile. The plan includes a $2-million donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada for th...
Jun 06, 2022
East Okanagan no longer on flood watch, high streamflow advisory remains for Southern Interior and Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) downgraded its flood watch for the East Okanagan and Boundary.In an update Sunday (June 5) at 1 p.m., the BCRFC says the rivers now under a high strea...
Jun 06, 2022
McArthur Island skate park closed for improvements
KAMLOOPS - The skate park at McArthur Island will be closed from June 1 to 16 as the City upgrades the park.In a tweet last week, the City announced they will lay new concrete and install lights at th...
Jun 05, 2022
Composting pilot program diverted 43 per cent of waste from landfill
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will receive a report Tuesday (June 7) on the curbside organic waste collection pilot program that began in September 2021. The composting pilot included 2500 homes ac...
Jun 05, 2022
