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While managers spent lavishly, TNRD stripped legitimate lunch expenses from staff
While the top brass at the Thompson-Nicola Regional District was splurging on fine wines in…
Financial help available for those impacted by spring flooding in Kamloops and area
Those in Kamloops, and some surrounding areas, affected by flooding this spring can apply for…
Bylaw change still ‘criminalizes poverty’ in the TNRD, says advocate for long-term RV dwellers
A new bylaw amendment dealing with RV dwellings in the Thompson Nicola Regional District has…
TNRD confirms six-figure payout in former CAO’s departure
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has released portions of a six-figure settlement agreement with former chief administrative…
TNRD facing two WorkSafeBC orders regarding bullying and harassment
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has had its wrist slapped by WorkSafeBC in two consecutive orders relating…
Chair elected for Thompson Nicola Regional District board
KAMLOOPS – The new chair and vice-chair of the Thompson Nicola Regional District board of…
Kamloops council to appoint new regional board directors
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops city council will appoint their regional district board directors tomorrow. In the…
Meet your TNRD board of directors
The Thompson Nicola Regional District board of directors has a lot of familiar faces this…
Regional district orders candidate to remove rule-breaking poster in Cherry Creek
KAMLOOPS – There are strict guidelines as to who can and can’t sponsor a candidate…
Authorities turn to Facebook to connect B.C. wildfire evacuees with volunteers
Donations and offers to volunteer are coming in faster than emergency operations staff can keep…
Nicola Valley ramping up mosquito control efforts
MERRITT – Officials have launched the annual mosquito control effort by land and air in…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: State of emergency declared southwest of Merritt
MERRITT – Flooding has prompted the Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area N to call a state…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Drop-in centres for flood victims in Thompson-Nicola Regional District
MERRITT – People affected by the recent flooding can access clean up kits and information…
‘Well your house isn’t quite flooded yet:’ Cherry Creek family on their own against floodwaters
KAMLOOPS – Corine LeBourdais cried into her husband Mark’s shoulder as they watched what used…
Regional district waiting for lab results following diesel spill near Vavenby
VAVENBY – Residents near Vavenby may have some answers tomorrow, after a diesel spill in…
Central Okanagan bus drivers file 72-hour strike notice
SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS COULD START SUNDAY CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Bus drivers in most of the Central…
Music festival leaves Kamloops area after permitting issues with regional district
KAMLOOPS – After being called out by the regional district over permitting issues, music festival…
Hollywood coming to Kamloops area for two feature films
KAMLOOPS – It's going to be a busy spring for the local film industry with…
What’s open when during the holidays in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you don’t want to show up with your skates to a closed arena, make sure you know the holiday hours of various facilities in Kamloops. City Hall and public works Both City Hall and the public works buildings will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. In addition to these...
Climate change warning labels on gas pumps a hard sell in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Both Kamloops city council and the Regional District Thompson-Nicola board have said no to climate change warning labels on gas pumps. The group Our Horizon has been travelling the province trying to get local politicians to agree to sticking the labels on gas pumps. Matt Husle with the group made recent pitches to...
Project to guarantee clean water for Kamloops residents moving forward
KAMLOOPS – Projects aimed at ensuring clean water for Kamloops and Black Pines residents are moving forward following a funding announcement today, July 6. More than $3 million is being contributed from both federal and provincial governments for an emergency water intake project in Kamloops, and just under $450,000 from federal and provincial governments each...
Residents in Pinantan Lake say no to fire-protection service
PINANTAN LAKE – Residents in Pinantan Lake have decided against building a fire hall, even after the town’s only store burnt down April 2014. “There appeared initially from our meetings to be a lot of support for it,” Mel Rothenburger, the Thompson Nicola Regional District director for the region, says. The community held an informational...
TNRD says recycling services will continue
KAMLOOPS - Recycling pickup is not being offered to Kamloops residents while Emterra Environmental employees strike, but the regional district does not foresee any disruption in recycling services oustide of the city. In a release today, June 23, Jamie Vieira, Manager of Environmental Services for the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, says even though the district uses...
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...