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Secwepemc elder preserving language as university 'lleqméltn'
April 28, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - Learning to speak our first language is a process we likely take for granted. Our families spoke it from the day we were born, we absorbed what they said and learned to speak, read and write it, and then our schools expanded on that knowledge as we got older.
Westsyde resident unhappy over pool closure, starts petition
April 27, 2015 - 7:31 PM

KAMLOOPS – Westsyde Pool is set to shut down for more than a year as the city addresses a failing roof and not everyone is happy about the decision.
Kamloops SPCA prepares for FurBall, City Challenge
April 27, 2015 - 2:29 PM

KAMLOOPS – May will once again be a busy month for the local B.C. SPCA as it pushes forward with its largest fundraiser of the year — the month-long City Challenge, which will include the second annual FurBall and several other events.
KGHM promises information site with 'plain language summaries'
April 27, 2015 - 10:32 AM

KAMLOOPS – The company behind the proposed Ajax Mine is once again assuring council, and city residents, of its commitment to transparency with a promise to make easy to read summaries readily available to the public.
Upgrades coming to Pavilion Theatre
April 27, 2015 - 9:26 AM

KAMLOOPS - Federal funding will help the Pavilion Theatre with renovations and upgrades this summer.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Secwepemc elder preserving language as university 'lleqméltn'