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'We need to bridge this increasing divide:' Bringing together harm reduction with treatment and recovery
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon introduced a $1.5 billion plan on Thursday (Feb. 2) to completely overhaul the province's mental health and substance use recovery model. Local MLA Peter Mi...
Feb 03, 2023
Kamloops doctor feels new payment model will recruit more family physicians
KAMLOOPS - Dr. Chip Bantock is getting to the end of his career. In fact, he's officially retiring as a family doctor in June. He won't benefit from the province's new payment model, but says compensa...
Feb 02, 2023
Drug users say B.C. 'fight continues' during decriminalization amid safe supply calls
VANCOUVER - Members of an advocacy group for drug users have gathered to celebrate the start of decriminalization in British Columbia and discuss how they will "fight back" against any efforts to seiz...
Feb 01, 2023
Investigation underway following report of assault with a weapon; one sent to hospital
KAMLOOPS - A large police presence is visible on Bossert Avenue as officers respond to a weapons assault report."(Today) around 11:35 a.m., multiple Kamloops RCMP frontline officers attended an addres...
Jan 31, 2023
B.C. to begin drug decriminalization Tuesday as province says services ramped up
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says its plan to decriminalize small amounts of drugs for personal use includes hiring staff in health authorities to connect people with services in their ...
Jan 30, 2023
Kamloops City Council to pore over rezoning application for large residential project along Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council is being asked to consider a rezoning application to make way for an eight-storey 141 unit apartment style building at First Avenue and Columbia Street. The site is cu...
Jan 29, 2023
Majority of affordable homes approved under federal program not yet constructed
OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside billions of dollars to quickly build affordable housing across the country, but delays in construction suggest many of the projects approved for funding a...
Jan 29, 2023
"I saw the announcement the same time as you did;" Former Rockin' River promoter Kenny Hess
MERRITT B.C. - The Rockin' River Music Fest has been cancelled for 2023. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon via a post to social media. "Over time, we have been met with a series of economi...
Jan 28, 2023
Merritt mayor pushes province to lift vaccine mandate, health minister says 'no'
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Merritt Mike Goetz says there's a quick solution to the recent closures at the emergency room, which has been shut down four times since Christmas due to staffing shortages. He...
Jan 27, 2023
Semi truck rollover closes Highway 5 north of Kamloops
UPDATE (11:30 a.m.): DriveBC reports that Highway 5 near Heffley Creek reopened in both directions. However, drivers are being told of minor delays on Highway 5 between CN Junction Road and Devick Roa...
Jan 27, 2023
