Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Corporate restructuring to save City of Kamloops up to $325K a year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced changes to its corporate structure. In a news release, the city says the change is an “effort to consolidate services, create organizational efficie...
Feb 28, 2018
Interior Health issues overdose alert following six deaths in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health and the BC Coroners Service are urging Interior residents to take the necessary steps to avoid an overdose. This in light of six suspected illicit drug overdose deaths in a ...
Feb 28, 2018
Kamloops MLA accuses province of 'double dipping' with new employer payroll tax
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone is worried Victoria’s new employer health payroll tax will have serious consequences for local businesses. The new tax will replace MSP ...
Feb 28, 2018
Kamloops council not high on pot dispensaries
KAMLOOPS -The city has no plans to issue temporary operating licences to marijuana dispensaries in Kamloops, ahead of legalization this summer. Kamloops council approved staff recommendations to deny ...
Feb 28, 2018
Tk'emlups liquor store heist leads to arrest
KAMLOOPS - One man is behind bars awaiting a court appearance after allegedly robbing the Halston Liquor Store off Salish Road last night. Police says the heist occured just after 11:00 p.m. when a lo...
Feb 28, 2018
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce calls for better managment of harm reduction supplies
KAMLOOPS - In 2017 in our province, the number of fatal overdoses in British Columbia rose by a staggering 43% – 1422 all told, up from 914 in 2016 – many from illicit opioids like fentany...
Feb 27, 2018
Conservative MPs slam federal budget for excessive spending
KAMLOOPS - The federal Conservative Party is criticizing the Liberal government for what it calls excessive spending in Tuesday’s budget. Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the government has $1...
Feb 27, 2018
Shining a spotlight on women's heart health
KAMLOOPS - A heart attack, when every second counts. But many Canadians don’t treat it as an emergency. When a heart attack is imminent, both men and women usually report pain as their primary s...
Feb 27, 2018
Kamloops council settles on 2.08 per cent tax hike
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council completed consideration of staff’s supplemental budget requests this morning, closing the book on the bulk of their budget preparation work for 2018. With all request...
Feb 27, 2018
Coldest Night of the Year raises funds for New Life Community in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - New Life Community has been on front line of the fight against homelessness in the city of Kamloops for decades. The organization wouldn't be able to help the number of people they do witho...
Feb 26, 2018
