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Thompson Rivers University ‘remains optimistic’ about contract negotiations with faculty

KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University administration believes a collective agreement with its faculty can be reached by the New Year. According to the university’s website, it "remains optimistic" progress is being made in the on-going contract negotiations. Administration and the faculty association met Dec. 7, and will meet again today, Dec. 10 and again tomorrow....

Christmas in Kamloops: How to one-up your overachieving neighbours

KAMLOOPS - What do you do when your neighbours could challenge Clark Griswold in a Christmas lights contest and you don’t have the time or inclination to plan ahead for something that big? You do the only thing possible — embrace it and ‘ditto’ it. The Fords moved in next to Grant and Jacki Andersen...

Kamloops explores options to deal with biosolids

KAMLOOPS – All sewage treatment centres produce biosolids. The question for the City of Kamloops is what to do with them. The city’s new sewage treatment centre opened March 2015 and not only does it processes its biosolids differently than before, but it also produces more. Public works director Jen Fretz says the city is...

Kamloops looking to expand pesticide ban to city parks

KAMLOOPS - After passing a new bylaw banning the residential cosmetic use of pesticides, council will decide whether to take the bylaw one step further and ban the same use on city land. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, council will debate banning the cosmetic use of pesticides on municipal property, including parks like Riverside. A residential...

RCMP arrest another suspected thief in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP have arrested another suspected thief attempting to break in to vehicles. RCMP say a resident spotted a man peering into vehicles this morning, Dec. 10, on Courtney Cresent and called police. The man fled the scene when police arrived but was tracked down by Zak the police dog, according to a...