
Tobiano marina to grace Kamloops Lake by July
KAMLOOPS — By July 1 the first phase of a 200 slip marina will grace the shores of Kamloops Lake thanks to new partnerships at Tobiano. The Tobiano resort saw development begin in 2006 but in 2010 the resort struggled financially and fell into receivership June 2011. In November 2012 approval was given for Bruker Developments...

National conference good learning, networking tool
"VALUE WE GET IS QUITE LARGE" KAMLOOPS—Eight city councillors were in Vancouver this past weekend for a national conference aimed at giving councils across the country a common voice and while one Kamloops councillor thinks there is great value in the conference he believes more work could be done to get the most out of...

Kamloops Airport goes wireless for safety
KAMLOOPS — Fulton Field is set to become even more electronically advanced thanks to a piece of equipment that will allow staff to check on runway conditions wirelessly. The safety equipment will provide wireless reporting and recording of runway conditions and is the latest improvement made possible through the Airports Capital Assistance Program, a federal...

Two weeks of daily rainfall nets wet month, no record
KAMLOOPS — May was very wet. If you were counting, all but one of the past 15 days have had at least a trace of rain — a soggy end to a month that started with record-breaking high temperatures. May kicked off with a record-breaking week of well above normal temperatures, soaring to more than 29...

Fans show pride in Lions football club
KAMLOOPS — The B.C. Lions have been in Kamloops for less than a week and fans are flocking to Hillside Stadium daily to get a glimpse of the football club in action. This is the fifth year the annual training camp is being held in the Tournament Capital and a portion of nearly every day of...

City set to work on high-risk intersections
Driving on the Haltson Street ramps at 8th Street or maybe going through McGill Road and Summit Drive? You are driving through two of the worst intersections for collisions and it would cost ICBC $6.6 million in collision costs over five years and the city more than $400,000 to make the necessary safety improvements to...

Kamloops Airport rent agreement unchanged
An agreement between the city and the airport management group will remain essentially unchanged after an arbitration ruling stated the lease agreement is to remain the same. In 1997 a 45-year lease agreement was signed between the Kamloops Airport Authority Society and YVR Airport Services Ltd. to manage and operate the Kamloops Airport. The agreement...
B.C. makes final written argument to Northern Gateway Panel
VICTORIA - British Columbia has made its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel. In the submission, the Province states that it cannot support the project as presented to the panel because Northern Gateway has been unable to address British Columbians' environmental concerns. "British Columbia thoroughly reviewed all of the evidence...

More beds to open at hospital in Kamloops
An announcement more space could soon open up at Royal Inland Hospital comes as the facility continues to face crippling overcrowding requiring offices to be reassigned for patient beds and forcing postponement of some 30 surgeries. Though RIH has seen capacity levels reach highs of 132 per cent since mid-April it could see some relief by...

Support for local search and rescue
The Wells Gray Search and Rescue team spent three times more hours in training than performing tasks over the past 12 months. This is typical of search and rescue groups in B.C. as volunteers often spend hours upon hours preparing for a worst-case scenario. Once they receive a call out they work hard to avoid...

Preparing the Lions for battle
The B.C. Lions team has been counting down the days to training camp, as have many fans in Kamloops who are anxious to see their favourite team up close and personal at Hillside Stadium. The training camp kicks off this Thursday in Kamloops as the B.C. Lions rookies take to the field for a three-day...
Kamloops/Thompson School District & B.C. Trucking Association partner to offer training to youth interested in professional driving careers
Kamloops, British Columbia— School District 73 (Kamloops/Thompson) and the B.C. Trucking Association today announced they will partner to develop and deliver a Professional Driver Training Program through NorKam Secondary School’s new Trades Centre of Excellence, with enrolment of students in Grade 10 targeted for September 2014. The program, the first of its kind for high...

$75 million data centre opening soon in Kamloops promises a greener approach to business
Within a year of breaking ground a $75 million internet data centre overlooking the Thompson River in Kamloops should be ready to officially open this summer—but the facility won't be the same as others they've built in the past. Telus claims the data centre, located next to the Q9 data centre near the corner of...

Longboards better than video games in Kamloops
Providing safe locations for longboarding and skateboarding is important to the city, but Kamloops councillors agree with city staff that bylaws surrounding these activities do not need attention right now. In letters sent to council this month, Lorri and Kelvin Bradley expressed concern over longboarders utilizing the area of Monarch Drive and Springhill Drive. They...

Improving intersection could cost $30 million
The question of how dangerous the intersection at Batchelor Drive, 8th Street and Westsyde Road is in comparision to others in Kamloops was raised today by a city councillor who says he's had negative experiences navigating the area. “If it's not in the top 20, is it close? It is a difficult intersection to get...