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Falcons host Burn Fund fundraiser
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Falcons will once again hold their annual Firefighter Burn Fund Night on Wednesday, June 24, at Elks Stadium when they face the Bellingham Bells. Now in its fouth year of existence, the Falcons have raised over $71,000 for the Kelowna Professional Firefighters Association Charitable society. All gate proceeds from this game...
UPDATE: Hillside Centre patient located
UPDATE: 4:11 P.M., JUNE 23, 2015 RCMP say Jordan Abbate has been located safe and sound. 11:29 A.M., JUNE 23, 2015 KAMLOOPS - An 18-year-old male requiring medical care left the psychiatric centre Monday night and has not been seen since. Jordan Abbate was last seen around 10:40 p.m., June 22, when he left Hillside...
TNRD says recycling services will continue
KAMLOOPS - Recycling pickup is not being offered to Kamloops residents while Emterra Environmental employees strike, but the regional district does not foresee any disruption in recycling services oustide of the city. In a release today, June 23, Jamie Vieira, Manager of Environmental Services for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says even though the district uses...
Moose-riding man under investigation: B.C. conservation officer
PRINCE GEORGE – British Columbia's chief conservation officer says tips are coming in about the identity of several boaters seen harassing a swimming moose before one of them jumped on the animal's back for a ride.
Art in the Park on Canada Day approaches
KAMLOOPS - One of the area's best-loved festivals, the Kamloops Arts Council's Art in the Park on Canada Day, returns Wednesday, July 1, at Riverside Park. More than 90 talented painters, photographers, potters, jewellers, clothing designers and artist collectives will display and sell their original, handcrafted work, while local musicians, dance groups, and theatre performers entertain the...
Aboriginal title on Jacko Lake ‘larger than Ajax:’ KGHM
KAMLOOPS - Two local First Nations bands are claiming aboriginal title on the lands in and around Jacko Lake and the company behind the proposed mine planning to operate on those lands says it respects the assertion of title. This week the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, made up of members of the Tk’emlúps and Skeetchestn...
Kamloops wine industry official with launch of new tourism signs
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops is officially a wine region with the launch of provincial highway signs…
Biosolids protest expected to disrupt downtown traffic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Nicola Valley biosolids protest is coming to Kamloops this morning, and RCMP are warning there may be traffic disruptions. Friends of the Nicola Valley are planning a protest today, June 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of Victoria Street and Fifth Avenue. It is expected the protest will last several hours...
UPDATE: Cisco Road fire now 35 per cent contained, evacuation order downgraded
LYTTON – A week-old wildfire near Lytton has grown to nearly 1,900 hectares but is…
Barriere-area farmer who can’t keep pigs at home wants them back
KAMLOOPS – A lawyer for a lifelong farmer says his client wants a couple of his animals back as pets after 51 of them were seized over concerns they were roaming around the neighbourhood.
Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation spring trout fishery
The big yellow school bus lumbers down the trail as the sun sparkles through the trees over Tkekyilstem (Heffley Creek.) The doors crack open and bright green and red shirts pour out as students, parents and supervisors make their way out of the bus. Councillor Ed Jensen (T’kemlups te Secwepemc) is there waiting with his...
Volunteer Highlights for June 18 to 25
Kamloops Arts Council Art in the Park Volunteers - The Kamloops Arts Council is looking for outgoing, energetic, and cheerful volunteers to help prepare for Art in the Park from June 24 to the 30, and the day of the event at Riverside Park on the 1st of July. Many different positions: Setup/Takedown, Fundraisers, and...
Man accused of shooting Kamloops Mountie pleads not guilty, requests trial by jury
KAMLOOPS – A man accused of shooting a Mountie in Kamloops, B.C., has pleaded not guilty to charges that include attempted murder.
Appeal date set for June 2016 for man convicted in Taylor Van Diest murder
ARMSTRONG – A trial date has been set to hear the appeal of a British Columbia man who was found guilty of murdering an 18-year-old woman four years ago.
Sicilian Jazz Project coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Michael Occhipinti's Sicilian Jazz Project has been dazzling audiences world-wide with its intriguing genre-crossing mix of Sicilian folk material and the best elements of world music, funk, blues, jazz, and chamber music. Using Sicilian folk music and the musicology of Alan Lomax as its starting point, the group takes the audience on a...
Get ready to Move’n’Munch at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Eats Amore, BK Yoga, and the City of Kamloops are excited to announce Move’n’Munch this summer at Riverside Park. Move’n’Munch is a community health and wellness initiative that takes place every Friday at lunch and includes a 30 minute stretch with Bronwen from BK Yoga, followed by a tasty, healthy lunch from Eats...
Cisco Road wildfire grows under controlled burns
LYTTON - A wildfire that was discovered a week ago near Lytton and grew rapidly over 24 hours has grown again, but this time because of controlled burns. B.C. Wildfire crews are working the Cisco Road Wildfire which was first discovered on June 11. It was first estimated at 150 hectares and by the end...
Aboriginal title declared on Jacko Lake
KAMLOOPS - The Jacko Lake and surrounding area has significant spiritual and historical importance to the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc Nation, and as a result, the nation has declared title over the property. The property, located within the First Nations territory and part of the site of the proposed Ajax Mine, is a ‘cultural keystone area’...
Judge denies Pickton’s brother’s bid for sexual-assault lawsuit to be postponed
VANCOUVER – A judge has denied an application from the brother of serial killer Robert Pickton to postpone a civil lawsuit alleging he threatened to rape and kill a woman more than two decades ago.
New B.C. school curriculum will have aboriginal focus
VICTORIA – Students in British Columbia will learn about the ongoing legacy of Canada's residential schools when new curriculum is implemented.
LNG Canada project gets environmental go-ahead
CALGARY – A multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas project led by Royal Dutch Shell was given the environmental go-ahead on Wednesday, subject to dozens of conditions.
Biosolids review coming for Nicola Valley
MERRITT – After several months of protests and blockades, the province has agreed to establish…
Grizzly bear that broke hiker’s arm likely lunged in shock: conservation officer
WILLIAMS LAKE – A conservation officer says a woman who surprised a grizzly bear in the mountains near Horsefly, B.C., likely could not have prevented the attack.
Rental housing for Penticton seniors gets financing help
PENTICTON - A non-profit group recently purchased a seniors housing complex in Penticton and with a little help from the province rents are set to remain affordable. The provincial government announced about $6.5 million in long-term financing for the Vancouver Resource Society to help cover the purchase price of Charles Manor. The financing will allow...