Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Mediation talks continue between Gateway Casinos and BCGEU
KAMLOOPS - “Where there’s talk, there’s hope.” The words of BCGEU Executive Vice-President Doug Kinna in relation to mediation talks currently underway with Gateway Casinos. He...
Jun 21, 2018
Hot weather working to increase fire danger rating, neutralize June rains
KAMLOOPS - The fire danger rating is on the rise. The B.C. Wildfire Service says the June rains that Kamloops received during the first half of the month have nearly dried up with the recent heat wave...
Jun 20, 2018
The Station hopes to transform Tranquille into "Commercial Drive" of the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - It will be nestled in the heart of Tranquille, and the hope is The Station, a 47-unit development under construction, will transform into the “Commercial Drive” of the North Sho...
Jun 20, 2018
City of Kamloops feeling prepared for Oct 17 pot legalization
KAMLOOPS - Recreational Marijuana will be legal by October 17. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement Wednesday after Bill C-45 passed the Senate vote Tuesday. The City of Kamloops has be...
Jun 20, 2018
Kamloops MP raises concerns after date set for pot legalization
KAMLOOPS - There’s a haze in the air now that Canada has officially set October 17 as the date marijuana will be legal for Canadians to buy and consume. For starters, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo C...
Jun 20, 2018
Coroner says Seguin's death caused by unintentional mix of alcohol and fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - A report from the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the cause of death for former Thompson Rivers University Vice President of Advancement Christopher Seguin was a mix of alcohol and fent...
Jun 20, 2018
Kamloops set to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations at Riverside Park Thursday are expecting a big crowd. “Last year we had around 1,500 people and this year ...
Jun 20, 2018
Sunshine, heat about to break with storm systems en route to Kamloops, Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The sunshine and dry heat experienced by the B.C. Interior in the past few days is on its way out. Severe thunderstorm watches are out throughout the Southern Interior this morning. The wat...
Jun 20, 2018
TRU to benefit from provincial investment in graduate scholarship fund
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s graduate scholarship fund has received a boost from the provincial government. TRU will receive $180,000 to support graduate students in such areas as sci...
Jun 20, 2018
Indigenous groups welcome housing money, still await meaningful change
KAMLOOPS - On Monday in Prince George, Premier John Horgan announced more than a half a billion dollars over the next decade earmarked to build housing for indigenous people across BC. The announcemen...
Jun 19, 2018
