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Lake Country couple start multi-million dollar legging company
LAKE COUNTRY - A young Lake Country couple had no idea their idea to start a legging company would grow so fast. Addie and Chris Pafiolis started SweetLegs in their house in Lake Country just one and a half years ago. In that time they have sold more than half a million pairs of the...
How becoming a Snow Angel can help you and a Kamloops senior this winter
KAMLOOPS - The first snowfall for many signals the beginning of winter, but for Lorraine Mallon it tells her there’s work to be done. The Snow Angels program with Oncore Senior's Society has kicked off again this year and Mallon is on the hunt for volunteers to help shovel driveways for seniors who can no...
Thieves steal fuel from Kamloops daycare
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops daycare had fuel siphoned from its buses early this morning. The buses belong to Kamloops Kidz Early Learning Center daycare on Valleyview Drive and early this morning, Nov. 18, two Caucasian males were observed attempting to siphon fuel. The males are described as roughly 30 years in age, but no further...
Kamloops Regimental Ball a success, raises $42,500 in funds for United Way
KAMLOOPS - More than $40,000 was raised for the United Way at the Regimental Ball in Kamloops last month. Officials from the Kamloops RCMP and the B.C. Lottery Corporation presented a cheque worth $42,500 to the United Way’s Community Fund today, Nov. 18. The funds were raised by the detachment’s Regimental Ball on Oct. 17,...
Kamloops councillor demands a recount, by hand
KAMLOOPS - There is an absence of accountability in both our election and referendum voting systems and the only way to ensure accuracy is to count ballots by hand, a Kamloops councillor is arguing. Coun. Denis Walsh let his fellow council members know yesterday, Nov. 18, he will be asking them to support the idea...
HandyDART application gets personal, and more difficult, in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you are in need of handyDART services in Kamloops, your application process just got a little more personal. The accessibility program manager for B.C. Transit, Danielle Harriott, asked council to approve a change to the application process that would have an assessor interview applicants, instead of just having applicants submit a paper...
Proposal for 365-day public transit in Kamloops gets shot down
KAMLOOPS - The cost of adding additional statutory holidays like Christmas Day to the public transit schedule was too much for Kamloops council, who voted down a motion to offer transit every day of the year. Coun. Donovan Cavers’ motion to implement transit 365 days out of the year was defeated seven to one; Cavers...
Prohibited and impaired drivers taken off the road by Chase RCMP
CHASE - Check stops and impaired drivers kept Chase RCMP busy over the past week. On Nov. 12, officers issued a driver a 90-day immediate roadside prohibition and impounded their truck for 30 days after the driver rear-ended a tractor trailer turning right on Highway 1 in Sorrento. After attending the crash, police investigated the...
Kamloops councillor asks for federal panel review for Ajax
KAMLOOPS - With a new federal government in place, a city councillor wants to take the opportunity to again ask for a federal panel review on the proposed Ajax Mine. Yesterday, Nov. 17, Coun. Dieter Dudy let council know he plans on asking for their support in looking for a federal panel review of the...
Gas prices drop below a dollar per litre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Winter driving may be causing headaches for drivers in Kamloops but at least the price at the pumps won’t be adding to your misery. Prices have dropped below $1 per litre at several gas stations around the city while many others are sitting just above $1 per litre, down more than 10 cents...