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Foam Fest leaving Silver Star, heading to Sun Peaks next year
SUN PEAKS – Based on the success of this season’s event, Foam Fest will return to the B.C. Interior, but the race will be at Sun Peaks for the next three years instead of Silver Star. This year the fun run, made up of five kilometres of obstacles, slip and slides and lots of foam,...
Coroners service names man killed in collision with tour bus
CHASE - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a young man killed in a vehicle collision with a bus on Friday, July 31. He was Sascha Dieter Hedrich, 19, of Pritchard. Hedrich was the driver of a vehicle travelling west just outside of Chase Friday. He struck a tour bus around 4 p.m....
Mall making it easier to recycle K-Cups in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The next time you plan for a shopping spree at the mall, consider bringing your coffee waste with you. In an effort to go green staff at the Aberdeen Mall set up a Keurig cup disposal at the location’s two main entrances. “We’re going to collect all of them and we’re bringing them...
Kamloops city councillor denies conflict of interest accusation
KAMLOOPS – Coun. Arjun Singh has been accused of a conflict of interest following a recent vote on whether to impose a buffer between liquor vendors, something he strongly denies. Singh participated in a public hearing, July 28, to decide the fate of a motion that could have seen the city enact a one-kilometre buffer...
Police asking for tips to find Salmon Arm bank robber
SALMON ARM - RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect after a bank robbery in Salmon Arm last week. Last Monday, July 27, a person wearing a black balaclava, a long-sleeved black shirt and dark jeans entered a downtown bank around 4:15 p.m., allegedly with a sawed off shotgun. The suspect demanded cash and...
Hot start to August in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It was a hot and sunny August long weekend in Kamloops but expect things will cool off a bit during the week. Temperatures easily soared to the mid-30s every day this past weekend and while today, Aug. 4, will see the mercury hit seasonal normals things will cool off for a couple of...