News Items tag as: KMJAN0915

Rescue volunteers average 240 hours per year
January 09, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - More than 10,000 volunteer hours were put into Kamloops Search and Rescue in 2014 with some volunteers putting in as many as 800 hours alone.
Search and Rescue at the scene of serious snowmobile incident
January 09, 2015 - 4:05 PM

SICAMOUS - Vernon Search and Rescue is at the scene of a serious snowmobile accident in Sicamous.
Lights on again after four day power outage at TRU
January 09, 2015 - 2:17 PM

KAMLOOPS - After a power outage that lasted from Sunday to Thursday afternoon, most businesses on the TRU campus have resumed operations powered by an emergency generator.
Digital eyes spark assessment spikes
January 09, 2015 - 12:03 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN — If your 2015 property assessment is up drastically, blame it on slightly creepy technology. B.C Assessment says Interior real estate has jumped in value by almost $2 billion and some of those price hikes are the fruit of

Strong building year in Kamloops
January 09, 2015 - 11:55 AM

KAMLOOPS - More than $190 million in permits were issued in 2014, up nearly 28 per cent over 2013 but it wasn't quite a record year.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Rescue volunteers average 240 hours per year