Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

B.C. Wildlife Park 'welcomes' Employer Health Tax exemption
KAMLOOPS - The general manager of Kamloops’ B.C. Wildlife Park is welcoming the news the non-profit will be exempt from the soon to be implemented Employer Health Tax. The tax will replace Medic...
Kayla Derkach Jul 05, 2018

Gateway and BCGEU headed back to mediation next week
KAMLOOPS - The BC Government Employees Union (BCGEU) has confirmed it is heading back to mediation talks with Gateway Casinos. Close to 675 casino workers - including about 200 Cascades Casino workers...
Kayla Derkach Jul 05, 2018

Full list of winners in Y Dream Home Lottery released
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops YM-YWCA has released the full list of winners from yesterday’s 2018 Y Dream Home Lottery draw. 504 entries were drawn throughout the day, with Jo-Anne Hordal winning the ...
Kayla Derkach Jul 05, 2018

Province of B.C. condemns racist graffiti in Kamloops
VICTORIA - Provincial Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser has issued a statement condemning recently-discovered racist graffiti in Kamloops. The racist and profane stateme...
Kayla Derkach Jul 05, 2018

Expert encourages fact-based arguments in proportional representation debate
KAMLOOPS - As B.C. residents prepare to decide whether to shift from a first-past-the post voting system to a form of proportional representation, Fair Vote Kamloops has brought an expert in to discus...
Kayla Derkach Jul 04, 2018

Crossroads Inn changes mean more people living on the streets
KAMLOOPS - New rules at a popular ‘transitional housing’ site in Kamloops could mean more homeless people ending up on the streets. The Crossroads Inn, run by Ask Wellness, has been a hub ...
Kayla Derkach Jul 04, 2018

VIDEO: And the 2018 Y Dream Home goes to...
KAMLOOPS - The 2018 Y Dream Home Lottery Grand Prize Draw took place this afternoon. The big winner is Jo-Anne Hordal, who recently moved away from Kamloops to Penticton. Y Spokesman Bryce Herman call...
Kayla Derkach Jul 04, 2018

Kamloops mayor on Employer Health Tax: 'It's a bit of a sham'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian is blasting the provincial goverment after Victoria confirmed today local governments across B.C. won’t be exempt from its controversial Employer Health T...
Kayla Derkach Jul 04, 2018

Fire department phone scam targets Sun Peaks resident
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Residents beware: another phone scam is making the rounds. The latest scam targeted Sun Peaks resident Robb Blaney, with the fraudster claiming to be with “the fire department....
Kayla Derkach Jul 04, 2018

Two men accused in Barnhartvale meth superlab bust found guilty
KAMLOOPS - Two men charged in the bust of a huge methamphetamine lab in Barnhartvale in 2015 have been found guilty in BC Supreme Court. The verdicts were delivered Tuesday (July 3) for Joel Garrett a...
Kayla Derkach Jul 04, 2018

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