Drought and Wildfire
With very low provincial snowpack, officials renew drought, wildfire warnings
VICTORIA - In the wake of a new set of troubling snowpack numbers for B.C., government officials are renewing their call for residents to prepare for a season of drought and wildfires.The latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin from the B.C. River Forecast Centre shows a province-wide snowpack that is 66 per cent ...
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NURSE PRACTITIONER EDUCATION
TRU sees high interest in Nurse Practitioner program - with good potential grads will stay local
KAMLOOPS - It's been one year since Thompson Rivers University (TRU) launched its Masters of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner program (MN-NP). The degree course has 15 seats, which were quickly filled, with hundreds of people applying for the next round. The goal was to expand nursing education options and to help increase t...
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VOYENT ALERT!
Kamloops to conduct Voyent Alert! test Friday
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it will conduct a test of the Voyent Alert! emergency notification system on Friday, May 10. "Depending on what type of messaging each individual has registered for, the test alert will go out by SMS text, phone call, email and notification through the app," reads a press ...
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Power Outage
Downed tree knocks out power to North Shuswap, Sorrento
SQUILAX, B.C. - BC Hydro is reporting a large power outage Thursday morning (May 9) affecting the areas of Adams Lake, the North Shuswap, Squilax and Sorrento.According to the utility's website, the power went off just before 8:00 a.m. and was caused by a tree coming down over power lines.The outage is affecting a tota...
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STRUCTURE FIRE
Blackpool Fire confirms one person tragically died in Wednesday structure fire
BLACKPOOL, B.C. - The Blackpool Fire Department is reporting that one person sadly died in a structure fire yesterday in the community south of Clearwater."Blackpool fire responded to a fully involved residential structure fire (Wednesday) with the report of someone still trapped inside. Mutual aid was requested f...
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Private Members Bill
Kamloops MLA Todd Stone moves private members bill tackling foreign interference
VICTORIA, B.C -.On Wednesday, Kamloops South Thompson MLA Todd Stone introduced a private members bill in the legislature to combat foreign interference in B.C.'s elections and universities. "Foreign interference poses a significant threat to the integrity of elections, universities, democratic institutions, and p...
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MUNICIPAL ADVISER REPORT
Kamloops city council to consider pushing for recall legislation for municipal officials
KAMLOOPS - Both provincial and federal politicians are subject to recall legislation, where if enough constituents sign onto a petition, a fresh election would be called in that riding. That provision, however, does not exist for municipal councilors and mayors.Following a presentation from municipal adviser Henry Brau...
May 09, 2024
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MCHAPPY DAY
McHappy Day in Kamloops raising funds for the Ronald McDonald Family Room
KAMLOOPS - It's the happiest day of the year, where calories 'don't' count at your local McDonalds.McHappy Day is May 8 across North America, when money raised all goes to a good cause in your local community. In Kamloops and the surrounding communities, the money raised from every menu item Wednesday from coffee to bu...
May 09, 2024
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MUNICIPAL ADVISER REPORT
Adviser's report challenges Hamer-Jackson on statements made during his work
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' municipal adviser Henry Braun presented his final report to council on Tuesday (May 7) morning. In total, the report made 23 recommendations and highlighted 16 main challenges observed by Braun. One of the top challenges was 'inconsistent statements on receipt of important documents' and another wa...
May 09, 2024
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RCMP WARNING
Kamloops RCMP expects organized-crime violence to continue, alerts public to increased safety risk
KAMLOOPS -- An uptick in local violence associated to an organized-crime conflict has Kamloops police warning residents about two individuals and an increased risk to public safety. The warning in an RCMP press release on Wednesday (May 8) comes following a recent series of shots-fired reports, arsons and targeted crim...
May 08, 2024
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