Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Daily News Building to remain standing, for now
KAMLOOPS - The former Kamloops Daily News building will remain standing, at least for now. City Council voted Tuesday afternoon in favour of not demolishing the building to make way for parking. Counc...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2016
Experts say Ajax mine poses little health risk
KAMLOOPS - It’s a company video that works to assure the community there is nothing to fear. But the public now has the chance to decide for themselves. “We’ve been asking the public...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2016
Camera Obscura: Kamloops Art Gallery welcomes new exhibit
KAMLOOPS - Here in the digital age, we take the ability to snap a picture for granted, but the idea of capturing a moment in time has been around for many centuries. Before photography was invented in...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2016
BC Government announces new nursing positions province wide
KAMLOOPS - Health Minister Terry Lake announced a major province-wide nursing hire this morning, as well as a recruitment drive funded in part by the BC Nurses Union. Lake says about 300 nurses will b...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2016
Opponent groups call on EAO to pause Ajax review
KAMLOOPS - Opponent groups are calling on the Environmental Assessment Office to pause the KGHM-Ajax review period until the company releases a financial feasability study The company plans to release...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2016
Local winery plans amphitheatre, restaurant
KAMLOOPS - The owners of the Monte Creek Winery have big plans for their property just east of Kamloops. A new application going before the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board of Directors this we...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2016
KGHM Ajax releases plain language summaries
KAMLOOPS - Unless you are an environmental scientist, yesterday’s release of the 18-thousand page detailed application by KGHM-Ajax may have been a little too much to handle. Now, the company ha...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2016
Ajax mine study finds minimal air quality impact
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 5 years, countless hours of research, and finally the facts are in. Everything you wanted to know about the proposed KGHM-Ajax Copper-Gold Mine, has been made public. “We have ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2016
Guilty plea expected in shooting of Kamloops RCMP officer
KAMLOOPS -Kenneth Knutson, the man accused of shooting Corporal J.R. Michaud shooting Corporal J.R. Michaud in December 2014 intends to enter a guilty plea. An agent acting on behalf of Knutson’...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2016
Mediation extended in TRU Faculty contract talks
KAMLOOPS - Is there good news in the ongoing battle between Thompson Rivers University and its faculty? It’s hard to say because of the media blackout on right now, but TRU’s faculty assoc...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2016
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