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UPDATE: Crash near Heffley Creek claims a life
KAMLOOPS - One person is dead after two pickup trucks crashed on Highway 5 north, north of the Rayleigh ball fields Monday afternoon. The male driver was alone in the first pickup truck, travelling north on the Yellowhead Highway, when a second southbound pickup truck crossed the centre line and crashed into him. The man...
UPDATE: Killing spouse nets less than five years in jail
"I HAVE TO LIVE WITH WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT AND NOT REMEMBERING HURTS EVEN MORE" KAMLOOPS - A local man was sentenced to less than five years in jail—two years before he is out prison—after admitting he must have killed his common-law wife. Gerald Peters, 50, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2012 stabbing of...
Sport facility naming program off to very slow start
KAMLOOPS — When a new city sports facility naming program rolled out just over a year ago the city had high hopes it would be a great way to help reduce the amount of fundraising local sports groups would need to do, but so far not one sponsorship has been sold. “The uptake is a...
Property tax time
KAMLOOPS — If you haven’t got it yet, you will soon. City property tax bills have been mailed out and it is up to you to make sure you have paid by July 2. City council agreed to a two per cent tax hike this year, about $35 to the average homeowner. Council was originally...
Sunscreen and shades kind of weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — Mother Nature has a treat for us this weekend—soaring temperatures and lots of sun. Highs of 24-25 C will be highlighted by sun for much of the day today and by Sunday the entire region will be seeing highs of 28 C with more sun. We can expect to see some cloud cover...
Let’s talk urban agriculture
KAMLOOPS — An important step in the development of urban agriculture and food security policy, such as those that would allow animals such as goats and chickens within the city limits, will take place later this month. A stakeholder workshop will be held June 25 and will include presentations from city of Kamloops staff. There...
Recycled art gets trashed
KAMLOOPS – An art exhibition at the Arnica Artist Run Centre in Kamloops can draw more attention to a specific art piece or an artist. If an attendee likes a piece enough, he or she can purchase it to hang in their home. It’s not every day an artist trashes an entire installation — but...
Bozon back on ice
KAMLOOPS - Former Blazer and Montreal Canadiens prospect Tim Bozon hit the ice this week as he continues to bounce back from a serious case of bacterial meningitis, treated in part through a medically induced coma. “Wow great feeling to be back on the ice !!! #firsttime #boyzba,” Bozon posted to Twitter Thursday. “First time...
No plans to move exam locations if teachers launch full strike
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 Superintendent Terry Sullivan calls a social media rumour of student exams moving to TRU “rubbish.” The head administrator says it’s “too early to tell” what will happen to exams if and when B.C. teachers stage a full strike. The district is currently considering various types of scenarios, but Sullivan says...
Cirque du Soleil returning to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It may only be June but it is time to start planning for Christmas, Cirque du Soleil is returning to the city for seven performances during the week of Christmas. Kamloops will be one of the final stops for Dralion, which has been performed in more than 150 cities around the world over...
Snelson seeks bail before manslaughter re-trial
KAMLOOPS – A Kelowna man is seeking bail in a hearing tomorrow in advance of his second trial for the 1993 rape and murder of a college student. Neil George Snelson, 47, is awaiting a new trial ordered by the B.C. Court of Appeal. His trial was delayed again today. Snelson requested more time for...
Donkey refuge raising the barn
KAMLOOPS - A new property, a new barn and some new animals add up to one busy year for the Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge. Shirley Mainprize says they originally looked at moving out of the valley south of Chase but soon realized the valley offers the best environment for the donkeys. After visiting another property...
Law society to vote on Trinity Western University
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - B.C. Law Society members will vote on June 10 to decide if Trinity Western University’s recent accreditation should be overturned. The purpose of the meeting and vote is to determine a resolution in declaring Trinity Western University as an unapproved faculty of law for the purposes of the Law Society’s admission program. The...
WIND WARNING ENDED: Squall was expected to bring strong winds
UPDATE: The wind warning has been rescinded. THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Much of the Southern Interior will be under a wind warning later today with expected wind gusts of up to 90 km/h for Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton and 80 km/h for Kamloops as a squall line crosses into the region. Environment Canada issued a special weather...
South Thompson up, North Thompson down
KAMLOOPS - River levels north of and within Kamloops are down while the South Thompson River at Chase continues to rise. At Chase the river sits at a one in two year flow level of almost 1,000 cubic metres per second, which is up more than 100 cubic metres per second just a last week...