News Items tag as: KMMAR2024

BC Coroners Service contracting storage space as morgues fill up
April 01, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Lower Mainland morgues are running out of space, so the province is looking for private storage.
Breach of privacy?: Recreational drone lingers over people's yards in Kamloops neighbourhood
March 31, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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A couple living on Kamloops' North Shore reported a recreational drone was hovering around their house and property a couple of days ago.
WE DO RECOVER: Drug addicted Kamloops mom gets her life back
March 31, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Jaimie-Lynn Burt is a cheerful, vibrant woman in her 20s who is raising three small children and looking forward to continuing her university studies in the future.
Why foster parenting is no easy task, a Kamloops foster parent's account
March 31, 2024 - 7:00 AM

With roughly 5,000 children and youth in the foster care system in BC there's a need for more foster care homes, but the role of foster parent can be confusing, difficult and stressful.
Neighbours report arson at a home in Kamloops last night
March 30, 2024 - 2:30 PM

Neighbours report two men set a house in Kamloops ablaze last night.
Former Kamloops non-profit employee claims she was sexually assaulted by her boss
March 30, 2024 - 7:00 AM

A woman who once worked at a Kamloops non-profit agency aimed at supporting women claims she was sexually assaulted by her boss, then advised she should have been more assertive.
City's top employee unanimously reinstated by Kamloops councillors
March 29, 2024 - 10:30 AM

Kamloops city council promptly reinstated its top employee after the mayor suspended him just two days earlier.
Just three prescribed burns will prepare Okanagan for wildfire season
March 29, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Only three controlled burns will take place in the Okanagan this spring in an effort to reduce fire fuel and prepare for the wildfire season ahead.
Kamloops mayor points to botched presentation for attempt to oust acting CAO
March 28, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's state of the city speech would have been much different if not for last-minute interference by the city's top employee and deputy mayor.
TRU president accused of 'silencing' critics at former university
March 28, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A new policy at Thompson Rivers University meant to stifle news reporting on its decision making was introduced by the school's president this week.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Epic cherry season expected in Okanagan and Kamloops
The cherry season in the Southern Interior is set to be the biggest one in a long time thanks to favourable growing conditions, after extreme weather events damaged crops for the past three years. “It looks like it’s going to be

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

News Items tag as: KMMAR2024

BC Coroners Service contracting storage space as morgues fill up

Breach of privacy?: Recreational drone lingers over people's yards in Kamloops neighbourhood

WE DO RECOVER: Drug addicted Kamloops mom gets her life back

Why foster parenting is no easy task, a Kamloops foster parent's account

Neighbours report arson at a home in Kamloops last night

Former Kamloops non-profit employee claims she was sexually assaulted by her boss

City's top employee unanimously reinstated by Kamloops councillors

Just three prescribed burns will prepare Okanagan for wildfire season

Kamloops mayor points to botched presentation for attempt to oust acting CAO

TRU president accused of 'silencing' critics at former university

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