Author Archives: Dave Barry
Kamloops high school student receives unique scholarship award
KAMLOOPS - A South Kamloops Secondary student received a prestigious scholarship award Thursday morning (April 6) that only a select few are able to receive. Grade 12 student Graeme Hanks was the reci...
Apr 06, 2023
Humboldt holds tribute five years after deadly bus crash
HUMBOLDT, SASKATCHEWAN - Church bells are to ring today in Humboldt at the same time as the deadly bus crash brought unimaginable tragedy to the small Saskatchewan city five years ago. The bells at St...
Apr 06, 2023
More than one million customers without power as heavy storms hit Quebec, Ontario
More than one million customers in Quebec and Ontario were without power Wednesday after a messy mix of freezing rain and thunderstorms pummeled parts of both provinces. Quebec's power utility said sh...
Apr 05, 2023
Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery boasts most valuable grand prize ever
KAMLOOPS - The most expensive Y Dream Home to date is open to the public starting this weekend. Tickets for the Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery went on sale Tuesday (April 4) and have been selling quick...
Apr 05, 2023
Kamloops MLA Stone questions 'one size fits all' housing strategy
KAMLOOPS - This week, the B.C. government announced a multi-billion dollar plan to address the housing crisis in the province. The 'Homes for People' plan includes a $4 billion investment over three y...
Apr 05, 2023
Fortune Drive construction on track and on time, according to city staff
KAMLOOPS - Construction season is well and truly underway in Kamloops. One of the most visible projects currently affecting motorists is the Fortune Drive Road and Utility Works Revitalization. The pr...
Apr 05, 2023
SOUND OFF: Kamloops councillors should back up Hamer-Jackson allegations or resign
BACK IN DECEMBER (Sound Off, December 28), I questioned the actions taken, and statements made, by the City of Kamloops' CAO David Trawin, its lawyer Denise McCabe and its eight city councillors. Coll...
Apr 05, 2023
Missing Fort St. John man may be in Kamloops: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - RCMP in northern B.C. say a local man went missing on his way to Kamloops.Fort St. John resident Jordan Dean Nande, 27, was said to be travelling to Kamloops but there is no evid...
Apr 05, 2023
Vancouver's March home sales down 42.5% from a year ago: B.C. board
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales fell 42.5 per cent in March from a year ago and were 28.4 per cent below the 10-year seasonal average. Last month's sales totalle...
Apr 04, 2023
Gitxaala First Nation in B.C. goes to court over automatic mineral rights
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation that launched a legal challenge over an online registry the province uses to automatically grant mineral rights is in court today. The Gitxaala Nation filed...
Apr 03, 2023
