Author Archives: Doug Collins
Fraser River Slide
KAMLOOPS - A federal fisheries official says he's confident that improvements at a rock slide north of Lillooet will allow more salmon to reach their spawning grounds this year. Michael Crowe says the...
Jun 24, 2021
First Nation to hold news conference about discovery of 'hundreds of unmarked graves'
REGINA - A First Nation in southern Saskatchewan is to hold a virtual news conference Thursday morning about what it calls "the horrific and shocking discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves" at the s...
Jun 23, 2021
Sisters of St. Ann, Royal B.C. Museum sign agreement on enhanced residential school record-sharing.
VICTORIA - The Catholic order that staffed the Kamloops Indian Residential School has reached an agreement with the Royal B.C. Museum (RBCM) on enhanced record-sharing. The Memorandum of Understanding...
Jun 23, 2021
'It gives a breath of fresh air in the community': Stuxwtews/Bonaparte First Nation bring spirits home
KAMLOOPS - Following the discovery of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, there was a silence amongst the elders in Stuxwtews/Bonaparte First Nation. Angie Thorne, a social ...
Jun 22, 2021
Kamloops residents reminded to take heat illness, wildfire precautions as temperatures soar
KAMLOOPS - An early summer heat wave has arrived in Kamloops, and by the end of this week the region could see record breaking temperatures. At these levels, finding ways to stay cool becomes a matter...
Jun 22, 2021
Police watchdog clears RCMP of wrongdoing in downtown Kamloops stabbing death
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says it will not recommend charges against Kamloops RCMP officers in relation to an August, 2020 stabbing death. On August 1 of last year, Paul Whitten, 39, was stabb...
Jun 22, 2021
Hydro expects to weather heat wave
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Hydro says it expects to have enough reserves to weather the warm weather forecast for the next few days as temperatures rise to around 40 degrees by the weekend. Contrary to the U.S.,...
Jun 22, 2021
Former B.C. chamber CEO enters Liberal leadership contest, promises party restart
VANCOUVER - The former chief executive officer at British Columbia's Chamber of Commerce is entering the B.C. Liberal leadership race. Val Litwin says he wants to breathe new life into the Liberals wi...
Jun 22, 2021
TRU Law in hot water after over-offering seats to prospective students
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, several posts on social media claimed that Thompson Rivers University Law School had rescinded acceptance to 42 students who had previously been offered places within the ...
Jun 21, 2021
Interior First Nations bands visit residential school site as part of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
KAMLOOPS - In recent weeks, drumming and singing has become commonplace on the steps of the former Kamloops residential school. Since the discovery of 215 unmarked graves last month, groups and indivi...
Jun 21, 2021
