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Kamloops city council passes on community emissions plan
KAMLOOPS – City council has decided not support the creation of a plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions in Kamloops. At a meeting this week, the councillors voted 5-4 against the plan proposed by the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association. Kamloops already has an air shed management plan and it has a corporate emissions plan, but...
UPDATE: Flaggers removed from contentious railway crossing in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Canadian Pacific Railway and the City of Kamloops came to an agreement after Transport Canada rescinded an order to have 24-hour flagging services at the railway crossing on 3 Avenue by the Sandman Centre in the city's downtown. The order was rescinded today, Dec. 4. The measure came after Canadian Pacific contacted Transport...
Harper Mountain set to open early
KAMLOOPS - The snow gods have been kind to ski hills around the province so far this year, and Harper Mountain is no exception. Early snow up at the local ski hill means Harper Mountain is opening a whole week earlier than originally hoped for. Last week the family ski hill posted pictures of fresh...
Weekend RCMP checkstops planned throughout Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As the holiday season ramps up, so do local RCMP efforts to keep impaired drivers off the road. RCMP, ICBC and the province have partnered to urge drivers to plan ahead instead of driving after enjoying a night out this holiday season. Roadchecks will be set up around the province under the CounterAttack...
Why Kamloopsians will be paying more for their recycling
KAMLOOPS – The cost of processing the material collected in the Kamloops recycling program is going up and that cost is being passed onto homeowners in the city. Residents will be paying roughly $17 more per year in recycling fees in the New Year. The city is citing the recently renewed recycling contract with Emterra...
The YES campaign still positive about a performing arts centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – While Kamloops residents might have voted 'no' to a performing arts centre, the people behind the YES Campaign are not giving up. Spokesperson Brenden Shaw says the group is planning to meet informally in the next few weeks, the first time they have met since the Nov. 7 referendum. “We want to discuss...
Hockey Day in Canada announces its Kamloops lineup
KAMLOOPS – The nation’s favorite past time is coming to town and with it brings four days of events and festivities centred on all things hockey. The 16th annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada will be in Kamloops from Feb. 3 to Feb. 6, 2016. The last time the national event was held in B.C. was...
Up to 35 Syrian families set to arrive in Kamloops region within next six months
KAMLOOPS - Between 100 and 150 government-funded Syrian refugees could arrive in the Kamloops area within the next four to six months — a number MLA Terry Lake says is ‘feasible’. “Really when we think about 35 families over the next four to six months, that I don’t think will overwhelm the system,” Lake says....
TRU looking at environmental solutions with restoration ecology chair
KAMLOOPS - A research organization has contributed $250,000 to create an industrial research chair position at Thompson Rivers University in an effort to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Administrators at the university say the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Industrial Research Chair, paid for by Genome BC, will help develop industry-based solutions...
Searching for suspects after two Kamloops thefts
KAMLOOPS - Two separate thefts earlier this fall remained unsolved and Crime Stoppers is now appealing to the public for help in identifying the suspects. On Oct. 17, a male entered Interior Hobby and Crafts on Tranquille Road and left with a remote controlled helicopter he did not pay for. The suspect is 5’9” with...
Heavy snow heading for Southern Interior highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - After a frosty couple of weeks, the weather is warming up this week but the system bringing warm temperatures is also bringing a lot of precipitation — as much as 30 centimetres at some highway passes. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement noting that snowfall of 20 to 30 cm is...
One year later: The shooting of a Kamloops police officer
KAMLOOPS - It’s been one year since residents in the Batchelor Heights neighbourhood of Kamloops awoke to the sound of gunfire, only to find out a Mountie was gravely injured and a manhunt was underway. Cpl. Jean-Rene Michaud pulled a white sedan over on the side of the road on Dec. 3, 2014, around 2:45...
Changing speed limit signs on the way for B.C. highways
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Highway drivers will start seeing variable speed signs later this winter as the Ministry of Transportation begins installing them this week, though they won't be functioning until early in the new year. The pilot project, which is currently in its testing phase, will include signs on sections of the Trans-Canada, Sea to Sky...
School safety top of mind with latest upgrades in Kamloops-Thompson district
KAMLOOPS – Local schools will become a little bit safer over the coming years, and…
More than two hours of discussion nets zero change for North Shore bus stop
KAMLOOPS - It took more than two hours to decide on the fate of the bus stop near the Norkam Clinic, and in the end no changes will be made and the clinic will not get a new patient drop-off zone. The issue came to council again yesterday, Dec. 1, and after numerous speakers and...
North Shore community policing office to close until spring
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore community policing office will be closed starting Friday, Dec. 11. The closure precedes the transition to a new location, the former Kia dealership at 880 Eighth St., which is expected to open in spring of 2016. The renovations of the building are underway and are expected to cost more than...
Inspired by music, this Kamloops tree lights up when it feels the beat
KAMLOOPS - You might have noticed the festive lights strung across several trees on Victoria Street, but there’s one tree different than the rest. The tree, in front of Blenz Coffee shop, will only light up when a passerby connects its sensor to an instrument. “It’s actually very simple,” developer Aras Balali Moghaddam says. “The...
Kamloops artists sound off on Syrian conflict through music, spoken word
KAMLOOPS - Local artists are sharing their gifts to provide both commentary and support following ongoing conflict in Syria and the upcoming arrival of refugees to the area. Singers and songwriters Deandra Dey and Timothy Brookbanks recently produced a track, Wait and See, and are hoping to donate funds received from their song toward refugee support....
Male released from custody without charge in Lee Creek suspicious death investigation
LEE CREEK - A man taken into custody in relation to a suspicious death in Lee Creek has been released without charge while police continue to investigate. Officers attended a home in the 2500 block of Squilax-Anglemont Road to follow up on a report of shots fired Saturday evening, Nov. 28. After arriving on scene, police...
Cost of renovations at new community policing office in Kamloops surpass $1M
KAMLOOPS - The costs of the new North Shore policing office have skyrocketed because of ‘unforeseen conditions’. Located near the corner of Seventh Street and Brentwood Avenue on the North Shore, 2013 estimates put the cost of renovating the former Kia dealership to become the new North Shore community policing office at $600,000. The project...
The Sheepdogs set to rock Vernon and Kamloops in early 2016
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Canadian band The Sheepdogs will be making two stops in the Southern Interior on its cross-country tour next year. The tour follows the latest album, Future Nostalgia, released by the Juno award-winning rock band from Saskatchewan. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, Dec. 4, for the Feb. 17 show at Cactus Jacks next...
Chase RCMP searching for suspects after armed bank robbery
CHASE - Police are searching for two suspects after staff at a bank in Chase were robbed at gunpoint this afternoon. RCMP Sgt. Gary Heebner says officers were busy investigating a false report of shots fired in the North Shuswap when a man holding a long-barrelled gun entered the Royal Bank branch at around 1:20...
Safer driving on Trans Canada near Cherry Creek with new left-turn lane
KAMLOOPS - Locals, tourists and commercial drivers can now feel safer turning left onto Highway 1 at Gardi Road near Cherry Creek thanks to a newly built left-turn lane. “Left-turn lanes have been proven to reduce collisions by eliminating the conflict between turning and through traffic,” Minister of Transportation Todd Stone said in a media...
United Way seeking donations to help Syrian refugees coming to Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - An urgent fundraiser for Syrian refugees is underway by the United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo. Money raised by the United For Refugees charity will be going towards the group Refugees and Friends Together which is sponsoring the arrival of four families to the Kamloops area. “One of our national focus areas is strong...