Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
BCNU taking nursing strain concerns to legislature
KAMLOOPS - This week the BC Nurses Union (BCNU) is ramping up calls for more action to be taken to respond to widespread staffing challenges. BCNU President Aman Grewal says the nurses union often rec...
May 09, 2022
District of Sicamous lifts evacuation alert for mobile home park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The District of Sicamous lifted its evacuation alert for numerous properties in the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park.In an update Monday (May 9) morning, the Columbia Shuswap Regional ...
May 09, 2022
Kamloops RCMP warn public of sending intimate images following sextortion investigations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are warning the public about the dangers of sending explicit, revealing images of themselves following several recent "sextortion" reports.In a news release Monday (May 9) mor...
May 09, 2022
Potential flurries for Coquihalla Highway and Highway 1 from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada issued two special weather statements for travellers in the Nicola, Shuswap, and Columbia regions early Monday (May 9) morning. Drivers on the Coquihalla Highway from Hop...
May 09, 2022
BC Wildfire Service beginning training near Kamloops and Merritt, smoke may be visible
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Kamloops and Merritt may see smoke in the coming week.In a social media post, BC Wildfire Service says it's conducting its annual training in the Coutlee Plateau area south of ...
May 09, 2022
Red Bridge to close nightly midweek for bridge inspection
KAMLOOPS - Drivers looking to cross the South Thompson River during the evening in the middle of the week will need to plan ahead.In a social media post, Argo Roads Thompson - B.C.'s road maintenance ...
May 09, 2022
Merritt residents asked to remove memorabilia from Pine Ridge cemetery ahead of yearly cleanup
MERRITT - The City of Merritt is reminding residents of the yearly cleanup scheduled for this week at the Pine Ridge Cemetery.Those with memorabilia on-site are asked to collect the items before the c...
May 07, 2022
Interior Health issues toxic drug alert for Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health issued a toxic drug alert for Merritt on Thursday (May 5). The alert notes the substance, that looks like a light, yellow, and chalky, is sold as down and fentanyl. It ...
May 06, 2022
COLLINS: 2022 could be all about the weather
"I'VE SEEN FIRE and I've seen rain." So go the lyrics of a hit song by James Taylor. We saw that last year in many parts of the province. And we are being warned almost daily now about the potential o...
May 06, 2022
Close loopholes in ban on assault-style firearms, gun-control advocates urge MPs
OTTAWA - Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufa...
May 06, 2022
