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ELECTION 2015: Conservative Cathy McLeod re-elected in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding will remain blue after re-electing Conservative candidate Cathy McLeod. This will mark McLeod’s third term in office, having already served seven years as an member of Parliament representing the region. McLeod's Conservative campaign office was perhaps more somber than a winning candidate's office might be. McLeod called the night 'bittersweet'...
FEDERAL ELECTION 2015: Eye on the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo race
KAMLOOPS - Conservative Party of Canada candidate Cathy McLeod was a clear winner in 2011 with 52 per cent of the 56,814 voters in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding and it's projected she'll continue to hold the reign after the 2015 election count is completed. McLeod has held the region for the Conservatives since she was first...
Goodbye graffiti: Kamloops acquires new tool in fight against vandalism
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Graffiti Task Force has a new weapon in their arsenal which promises to improve their response to the inappropriate things painted around town. After staff pitched in to take on extra tasks to make some more money on the side, $20,000 was raised to purchase a Tornado ACS, a machine which...
Residents to decide fate of Kamloops’ first marijuana grow-op
KAMLOOPS – Residents will have their opinions heard on a plan for a medical marijuana grow operation in the Gateway Industrial Park in Kamloops. The rezoning application goes to a public hearing tomorrow, Oct. 20. The city's development and engineering services director Marvin Kwiatkowski has said while others have inquired, this is the city’s first formal...
Kelowna and Kamloops well represented on Canada Russia Series roster
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Two Kamloops natives and two Kelowna Rockets will be playing for Team WHL in the 2015 Canadian Hockey League Canada Russia Series next month. Kamloops natives Ryan Gropp, Seattle Thunderbirds, and Joe Hicketts, Victoria Royals, both made the cut, as did Kelowna Rockets teammates Rourke Chartier of Saskatoon and Nick Merkley of Calgary....
Mixed bag of weather on the way for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In typical fall fashion, we can expect to see a little rain, a little sun and temperatures on both sides of seasonal normals this week in Kamloops. Environment Canada is calling for a high of 17 Celsius today, Oct. 19, but temperatures will gradually taper off to a high of 10 C by...