Rental Housing
Kamloops council to consider broad tax breaks for new rental housing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is being asked to expand its revitalization tax exemption program.At its regular meeting next Tuesday (Apr. 23), council will receive a report through its Economic Health Select Committee on ways to encourage more construction of purpose-built rental housing.The committee asked staff to revi...
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ACCESS HUB
'Our goal is all the same'; BC Ministry of Housing working to make access hub model a reality for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The responsibility of shelters and social services falls on the province and not municipalities. For Kamloops and its access hub model, that means it needs buy-in from the government."It's a conversation that is happening in Kamloops and other communities," said BC Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon. &qu...
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Two and Out
PETERS: The Loop's eviction will show us what happens when a bandage is ripped off a gaping wound
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: 'Fairness' is not a word I would use to describe the federal budget
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Kamloops and Area
Highway Closures
Pair of closures planned for Trans Canada through Fraser Canyon
LYTTON, B.C. - Motorists are being advised to plan around a pair of closures on the Trans Canada Highway through the Fraser Canyon next week.In a news release, the provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it is still working to repair the damage wrought by the November 2021 atmospheric river.The pr...
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SUPPORT SERVICES
With The Loop closing its doors, the City of Kamloops and local partners hope to open access hub by winter
KAMLOOPS - With The Loop, which provides a warm meal and a day space for the homeless community on Kamloops' North Shore, being evicted next month, wheels are spinning on finding a solution to fill that gap in services. Enter the access hub model."[It has] shelter services but also some form of health services, me...
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Three B.C. hunters fined and banned for unlawfully killing wildlife near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Three men from British Columbia's Lower Mainland have been fined and banned from hunting for 10 years each for "unlawfully killing wildlife," including a deer pregnant with two fawns. On Thursday, a Kamloops provincial court judge fined one man $8,000 and his rifle and spotlights were seized...
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Tranquille on the Lake
Tranquille on the Lake developer blasts province for roadblocks, red tape
KAMLOOPS - The developer behind a long-delayed proposal to revitalize Tranquille on the Lake is blasting the provincial government as the reason for the delays.In a news release issued Thursday (Apr. 18), The Ignition Group says the province has "systematically stymied" progress on the project with its "...
Apr 18, 2024
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First Steps
First Steps provides a vital pillar of support
Since the grand opening on September 18, the First Steps Early Pregnancy Triage Clinic has been a vital pillar of support for expectant individuals in Kamloops and the surrounding rural areas. In just over six months, the clinic has delivered care to more than 400 pregnant patients. Conceived by Joanna Norman, the Head...
Apr 09, 2024
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Dwarf Conifers for Containers
Trying to spruce up your patio or doorstep in the early part of spring can be challenging with the cooler temperatures. But Shawn Ulmer from Art Knapp Garden Centre and Florist in Kamloops has a few tips on how to do just that using dwarf conifers.
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Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Medium for Mary Jane
Growing cannabis is one of the fastest trending areas in gardening. Chuck Ferguson from Art Knapp's in Kamloops happens to know a lot about that and so he shares a few tips on what soil is ideal to use for success
Apr 05, 2024
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British Columbia
First Nation solar farm in B.C. expected to save 1.1 million litres of diesel a year
ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the federal government says will likely be the largest off-grid solar project in Canada. Nearly $16 million in federal and provincial funding is going toward the solar farm in Anahim Lake, home to the Ulkatcho First Nation, where power is cu...
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Lululemon cutting over 100 jobs in Washington distribution centre closure
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is cutting more than 100 jobs as it plans to close a distribution centre in Washington state. It says some employees at the Sumner, Wash. centre will be retrained and relocated to other facilities, but that "just over" 100 positions with be eliminated because of th...
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Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence
VANCOUVER - Poland's president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP to deter Russia's war in Ukraine from spreading. Andrzej Duda made the comments at a speech in Vancouver on Friday, a day ahead of his meeting with Prime Ministe...
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Local Sports
First Cents Coach
KIJHL Merritt Centennials unveil Wes McLeod as inaugural head coach
MERRITT, B.C. - The new Merritt Centennials have their first head coach. In a news release issued Thursday (April 18) morning, the Centennials announced the hiring of Wes McLeod as their head coach and assistant general manager heading into the 2024-25 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) season. The 31-...
Apr 18, 2024
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Harrison Brunicke
Blazers' defenceman Brunicke named to Canada's U-18 team, moves up NHL Draft rankings
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Blazers' defenceman Harrison Brunicke received a double dose of notable news on Tuesday (April 16).Brunicke, 17, is one of six defencemen named to Hockey Canada's U-18 roster for the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation Under-18 World Championship in Finland.The tournament is slated to run from ...
Apr 16, 2024
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TOP OF PODIUM
Dodd wins more double-mini gold, adds focus to individual trampoline discipline
KAMLOOPS -- Kamloops Gymnastics and Trampoline Centre athlete Gavin Dodd has added to his substantial hardware collection. Dodd, 20, won two gold medals -- in double-mini trampoline and synchronized trampoline (along with Keegan Soehn) -- and placed sixth in senior men's individual trampoline at Trampoline Gymnastics E...
Apr 13, 2024
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Canada
U.S. FAA to probe baseball coach in cockpit during a flight from Denver to Toronto
LOS ANGELES - Authorities in the United States are investigating after a video surfaced on social media of a hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies sitting in the cockpit of an aircraft "at cruise altitude," while bound for Toronto. A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration says an investigation i...
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Police to search Saskatoon landfill for woman missing since 2020
SASKATOON - Police are planning to search a Saskatoon landfill for a woman who has been missing for almost four years. Mackenzie Lee Trottier was last seen in December 2020. Police say a substantial amount of data was collected late last year that identifies a specific area of the landfill that may contain evidence in...
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Disability expert resigns from federal advisory group over benefit program
OTTAWA - One of Canada's leading disability scholars is quitting a federal advisory board, saying the government failed to properly fund the disability benefit. Michael Prince, a professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, says he's deeply disappointed with the Canada Disability Benefit. He's resigning f...
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World
The Latest | A second alternate has been picked for Trump's hush money trial, 4 more still needed
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers in former President Donald Trump 's hush money case shifted their attention Friday to picking alternates as jury selection resumed for a fourth day. The proceedings began again with the questionnaire phase of jury selection and 22 possible jurors were brought in. A second alternate was picked ju...
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Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes toward weekend votes
WASHINGTON (AP) - With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. Friday's vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in t...
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Jury selection could be nearing a close in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) - A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, drawing jury selection a step closer to completion in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. After a jury of 12 New Yorkers was seated Thursday, lawyers are now expected to turn their attention t...
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