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Changes coming to Highway 1; Pritchard interchange opens Wednesday
PRITCHARD - After more than a year of construction, the Pritchard interchange is set to open this week. On Wednesday morning, traffic will begin using the new Pritchard interchange, located approximately 40 kilometres east of Kamloops. The new interchange is part of the upgrade of Highway 1 between Kamloops and the Alberta border to four...
TRU releases confidential student information (again)
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University has leaked confidential student information for the second time this year. A copy of an email obtained by InfoNews.ca appears to indicate a student’s name, student number, personal email address and the fact the student was transferring to another school was sent to an active listserve in the department of...
Local businesses concerned about proposed Ajax Mine
KAMLOOPS – Local businesses are expressing opposition to the proposed Ajax Mine by sending letters to the province listing concerns with the project. So far about 150 local businesses have written letters to Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy, Mines, and Natural Gas, expressing their concerns about the proposed Ajax Mine. The Kamloops Area Preservation Association along...
Interior Health CEO Rob Halpenny to resign
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - After more than five years as chief executive officer, Dr. Robert Halpenny is resigning from the Interior Health Authority. The announcement that Halpenny will resign from his position, effective this fall, came today, June 9. “Over the five and a half years that Dr. Halpenny has served as CEO, he has driven transformative...
Kamloops family supports a new performing arts centre in a big way
KAMLOOPS – A $5-million donation has been promised to help with the construction of a new performing arts centre in Kamloops. The Kelson Group Property Management company, run by Ron and Rae Fawcett, has promised $5 million towards the construction of the proposed centre, in anticipation the public votes yes at the upcoming referendum. The...
UPDATE: Shaw internet restored following outage
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Many people in the region started their day with a large internet outage by service provider Shaw Cable and after several long hours service has finally been restored. According to the support team, the service interruption may have been caused by a problem at the 'hub station', though originally it was thought the...