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Hot dog calls on rise as weather heats up in Southern Interior

THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Though summer isn’t even officially here, the unseasonably warm weather in the Interior is already prompting concerned calls about dogs left unattended in cars. “We’ve had three or four already this morning (May 22) and yesterday we had half a dozen before lunch,” Cam Buksa, spokesman for the Central Okanagan branch of the...

TNRD looks at options for regulating biosolids

KAMLOOPS - In response to recent concerns around biosolids the regional district is considering changes to regulations around commercial and agriculture composting. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is reviewing a zoning bylaw to regulate commercial composting and to limit the scale of agricultural composting. In a media release, the district says if the amendment is supported...

Kamloops kicking tail in the SPCA City Challenge

KAMLOOPS – Looking to repeat its 2014 win, the Kamloops SPCA has taken the lead on Prince George in the annual City Challenge.   Kamloops B.C. SPCA branch manager, Charleen Holloway says with only one more week to go, Kamloops has already raised more than $35,000 to Prince George’s $15,000 to 17,000.  “It’s for the animals...

Woman files lawsuit after dance floor injury

KAMLOOPS - A child care worker is seeking compensation for damages from the Northland Properties Corporation and the Shark Club Sports Grill after a table allegedly fell and broke her ankle while she was on the dance floor. Violet Weaver filed her allegations in a notice of claim in Kamloops Supreme Court May 20. Weaver...

Kamloops Airport receives $4.4M in federal funding

KAMLOOPS – Fulton Field will receive more than $4 million in federal funding to help upgrade the runways this year. Local Member of Parliament Cathy McLeod joined Mayor Peter Milobar and other delegates at the airport today, May 22, to announce a federal pledge of $4.4 million. These funds are 55 per cent of what...