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ELECTION 2015: Support and anger during Harper’s Kamloops stop
KAMLOOPS - In a Kamloops warehouse filled with roughly 200 supporters and Conservative Party staffers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke of the economy under his government, touting the latest auditor general results from this morning as proof his government is the right one to be leading our country. The Conservative Party rally kicked off around...
Return to seasonal normals in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The mercury soared heading into the weekend, but has dropped considerably coming out of it. Temperatures reached the 30s Friday and Saturday before cooling off to seasonal normal highs of 22 Celsius. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 18 C to 21 C with a mix of sun and cloud throughout the...
Thousands of Thompson-Okanagan renters mired in affordable housing crisis, new index says
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - About a quarter of all renters in the Thompson-Okanagan are facing an affordable housing crisis, according to a new study. The new Canadian Rental Housing Index is an interactive map which offers a snapshot of rental housing conditions across the country. You can search by city or electoral area riding, and find the...
Coquihalla crash near Kamloops claims a life
KAMLOOPS – A crash on the Coquihalla Highway near Kamloops Friday afternoon claimed the life of the driver. RCMP say a SUV driven by an unidentified woman drifted of the highway south of the city, Sept. 11. She was the only one in the vehicle. The woman was driving northbound when the SUV left the...
Why vaccinating 71 per cent of 7-year-olds in southern Interior should have you worried
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - To prevent a measles outbreak, 95 per cent of the population is required to be vaccinated, but the province’s southern Interior isn’t meeting that requirement with only 71 per cent of seven-year-olds vaccinated between 2012 and 2014. With the latest school year comes the annual round of vaccinations and kids will bring reminders...
Police Judo set to kick off in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new martial arts program aims at making the streets safer for both law enforcement officials and suspects being taken into custody. Police Judo is a recreational fitness training program that combines the martial art of judo and police control techniques. Started 20 years ago by a Vancouver Police Department Inspector, the judo...
Kamloops construction update: Overlanders Bridge will be complete by end of October
KAMLOOPS - While some wet weather has caused construction delays it is fully expected the Overlanders Bridge will be completed on schedule. “I’m not necessarily going to state we’re behind or in delays,” Capital Projects Manager Darren Crundwell says, though he admits, “Any days we lose to weather really impact us reaching that date.” He...
Put your best paw forward this weekend and help stop animal abuse
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – This weekend thousands of animal lovers from across the Thompson-Okanagan will help stop animal abuse simply by walking their dogs. For more than a decade, residents of cities across the province have laced up their sneakers for the Scotiabank and BCSPCA Paws for a Cause Walk. Manager of the Kelowna SPCA Suzanne Pugh...
Partnership clears North Thompson recreation trails
BARRIERE - Several trails in the Barriere area continue to get upgrades thanks to a work experience project between the province and the Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society. In total about 56 kilometres of recreation trails will be cleared on Skull Mountain, the Hoover Nature Trail and Orchard Lake. Seedlings have also been planted...
Hidden behind the walls: A note from ’85 warns Kamloops couple about shoddy construction
EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops couple is living the ‘home is where the heart is’ adage after buying a house full of problems this year. Bob Moreau told his soon-to-be wife Tokla to pick a house she loved. His only request was a garage. She scanned the city for the best place to...
ELECTION 2015: Harper to visit Kamloops next week
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is tentatively scheduled to come to Kamloops next week. The Conservative Party of Canada is releasing limited information, but a spokesperson confirmed the Conservative leader will be in the region on Monday, Sept. 14. Details on if and when an event is to take place will be confirmed 24...
Crash near Salmon Arm sends three to hospital
SALMON ARM - A two vehicle crash west of Salmon Arm Thursday afternoon shut down the highway for several hours and sent three people to hospital. The collision happened on Highway 1 about 14 kilometres west of Salmon Arm near Kault Hill. The driver of a car parked facing west on the shoulder attempted a...
Near-record heat this weekend in Kamloops; water parks open
KAMLOOPS - After a week of near-normal high temperatures the mercury is expected to again hit above the 30 Celsius mark throughout the region this weekend. Environment Canada is calling for highs of 32 C Friday, Sept. 11, and 30 C Saturday, well above the seasonal normal high of 22 C. The sun will accompany...
SNELSON TRIAL: Killer’s sentence depends on finding of sexual assault argument
KAMLOOPS —It’s been almost 22 years since the night Neil Snelson killed college student Jennifer Cusworth after a party in Kelowna in 1993 and now Cusworth's family has one week left to find out how long he'll spend in prison. The 19-year-old Cusworth was found dead in a ditch on Swamp Road in Kelowna in...
Labour Day weekend kicks off busy week for Chase RCMP
CHASE - Mutliple thefts, outstanding warrants and threats kept Chase RCMP hopping over the past week. A cell phone was stolen from Shuswap Lake Provincial Park after it was left in a public washroom on Sept. 6. The person who took the phone accessed the complainent’s Facebook account and changed the password. The following day...