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  • Kamloops plant set to layoff staff and close this summer

    March 03, 2015 - 4:27 PM

    KAMLOOPS – After operating in Kamloops since the 1960s, Arclin Canada Limited is set to close its local plant, laying off seven employees by early summer.

    The closure was brought on by a decline in housing development in Canada and the United States. Resin manufactured by the plant was used in wood productions and construction industries.

    Director of Manufacturing, Martin Forest, says the plant has struggled since the industry downturn began years ago.

  • The trouble with female prisoners in Kamloops city cells

    March 03, 2015 - 2:55 PM

    KAMLOOPS - Last July a judge decried the conditions for a 15-year-old girl held in Kamloops RCMP cells for five days as “unacceptable” and eight months later, little has changed.

    For five days the girl, who cannot be named by court order, slept on a bench under 24-hour lighting, had no access to a shower and couldn’t keep in touch with family members in Victoria. Because of the harsh conditions she faced, the judge turned away 

  • These videos about small Thompson-Okanagan towns will make you proud to live here

    March 03, 2015 - 11:21 AM

    THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - From brewhouses to outdoor theatre companies, a number of small businesses in the Thompson-Okanagan are being celebrated in a six-part video series.

  • Man wields syringe in North Shore robbery

    March 03, 2015 - 10:29 AM

    KAMLOOPS – An employee at a convenience store was threatened with a syringe during a robbery Tuesday morning.

    Around 9 a.m. a male entered the Cornerstone Market on 12 Street, presented a syringe to the clerk and demanded cash. The clerk was not harmed and the suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

    Shortly after the event, officers arrested a suspect but believe there is a second person involved in the robbery.

  • The way this Kamloops customer treated his servers brought 'goose bumps'

    March 03, 2015 - 8:39 AM

    KAMLOOPS - He’s a customer who has visited the Chopped Leaf restaurant in Sahali almost every day since they opened in 2011 but last week he made sure he would be remembered for more than just being a loyal customer.
  • 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

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