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Sweaters to keep Kamloops warm
January 24, 2015 - 8:29 AM

KAMLOOPS - Last year more than 740 items were collected to help keep Emerald House clients warm and this year downtown businesses are again hopping on board the province-wide initiative of Turn Down the Heat Week.
Policy change meant to address homophobia concerns
January 23, 2015 - 7:29 PM

KAMLOOPS - Nearly two years after teacher Don Wilson asked the school district to consider an anti-homophobic harassment policy the district appears ready to act, but not exactly what Wilson was looking for.
TRU law school receives generous donation
January 23, 2015 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - Two legal professionals with ties to Kamloops have made a generous contibution to aid the continuing growth of the law school at Thompson Rivers University
Highway 1 widening continues
January 23, 2015 - 2:19 PM

KAMLOOPS - Though the first phase of the Pritchard to Hoffman’s Bluff highway widening project is set to wind up this June, another 3.1 kilometres of the highway is set to be widened over a 16-month period immediately afterwards.
UPDATE: Name released in second Kamloops prison death
January 23, 2015 - 1:34 PM

KAMLOOPS - Investigators are examining the cause of an inmate death on Jan. 19 at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Name of Chase fire victim released by B.C. Coroners Service
January 23, 2015 - 12:54 PM

CHASE - The B.C. Coroners Service has released the name of a woman who died in a mobile home fire in Chase.
Team of advisors set to help those facing layoffs
January 23, 2015 - 10:31 AM

KAMLOOPS – With two major layoff announcements in Kamloops within a week of each other, employment advisors are preparing for more clients.

Blair Gray, the site coordinator for the Open Door Group and Work B.C. in Kamloops says the location has seen an increase in the amount of clients, but doesn’t attribute that to recent layoffs.
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
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Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
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Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

News Items tag as: KMJAN23242515

Sweaters to keep Kamloops warm

Policy change meant to address homophobia concerns

TRU law school receives generous donation

Highway 1 widening continues

UPDATE: Name released in second Kamloops prison death

Name of Chase fire victim released by B.C. Coroners Service

Team of advisors set to help those facing layoffs

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