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Another record day in the Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - This will probably come as little surprise, but it was another record day in the Southern Interior, with a handful of communities setting new records Thursday. At 19.6 Celsius Penticton just surpassed a century-old record Thursday while Summerland hit 19 C, well above the previous high temperature record of 16.7 C also set...
Last minute ideas for spring break in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – There is no shortage of things to do with the kids, or places to send the kids, over the new and improved two-week spring break in Kamloops. The Thompson-Nicola school board voted to extend spring break from one to two weeks last year. Spring break kicks off Monday, March 16 before wrapping up on...
Witness to deadly B.C. boat crash recalls tears from man on trial
KAMLOOPS - A man whose speedboat crashed on a B.C. lake cradled the head of a dying houseboat operator and cried as he waited for help to arrive, a witness has testified. Lubomir Vitanov, who was a passenger on the houseboat on July 3, 2010, said he saw Leon Reinbrecht holding the victim's head after...
No charges recommended against RCMP in parkade death
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops RCMP officer has been found not criminally negligent after he tasered an 18-year-old man who jumped from the Royal Inland Hospital parkade last summer. On June 11, 2014, two police officers responded to a report of a youth who left the hospital and was in distress. Officers tried to convince Jacob...
Spences Bridge loses its bridge
SPENCES BRIDGE – The old Spences Bridge has finally been dismantled after its closure more than a year ago. Representatives from the Ministry of Transportation had originally agreed to close the bridge off to vehicles but keep it open so foot traffic and bicycles from the neighbouring community could cross the Thompson River. However, after...
Illegal dumping in Lac du Bois ‘everyone’s problem but nobody’s problem’
KAMLOOPS – The illegal dumping happening in parkland behind a city neighbourhood has been an issue for a number of years, and one city manager says the garbage represents a social issue more than a financial one. Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow says while tipping fees at the city dump have increased and...
Don’t forget to book your camping sites this weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you decide to sleep in this Sunday you might miss out on the summer you’ve been dreaming of. The online and call centre reservation system for provincial campgrounds officially opens Sunday, March 15 at 9 a.m. Reservable sites tend to book up quickly, especially at the more popular campgrounds and for long...