News Items tag as: KMSEP1015

Enrolment numbers better than expected in Kamloops
September 10, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - While the school district originally anticipated losing 386 students this school year, the numbers during the first week of the school year are showing an increase in enrollment.
Etsy craft market coming to Kelowna
September 10, 2015 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - For the second year in a row, Kelowna crafters can get their Etsy fix in real life, instead of through a computer.
Labour Day weekend kicks off busy week for Chase RCMP
September 10, 2015 - 6:30 PM

CHASE - Mutliple thefts, outstanding warrants and threats kept Chase RCMP hopping over the past week.
SNELSON TRIAL: Killer's sentence depends on finding of sexual assault argument
September 10, 2015 - 4:28 PM

KAMLOOPS —It’s been almost 22 years since the night Neil Snelson killed college student Jennifer Cusworth after a party in Kelowna in 1993 and now Cusworth's family has one week left to find out how long he'll spend in prison.
Local First Nations hosting own review of Ajax Mine
September 10, 2015 - 2:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - A group representing local First Nations will delve into the potential impacts of the proposed Ajax Mine on their traditional territory.
New murder charge laid in connection with Vernon death
September 10, 2015 - 1:35 PM

VERNON - Police have arrested a third person for murder in connection with the death of 42-year-old Jason Hardy, whose body was found in Polson Park Aug. 26.
Province suspends fishing in Salmon Arm Bay
September 10, 2015 - 10:43 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The province is suspending fishing in Salmon Arm Bay where the Salmon River and Shuswap Lake meet. This action is because of conservation concerns and low stream flows.
Kamloops Ribfest nets $95K for local charities
September 10, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS – The ribbers came out en masse, not only to eat but in support of the community.
SNELSON TRIAL: Kelowna Killer to be sentenced (again) for 1993 manslaughter of college student
September 10, 2015 - 8:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - A Kelowna man who killed a female party guest in 1993 is due back in court today, Sept. 10, to be sentenced for manslaughter.
CBC's Ron MacLean bringing Hometown Hockey Tour to Penticton
September 10, 2015 - 7:15 AM

PENTICTON - Kamloops won’t be the only Interior community celebrating the National Hockey League with Ron MacLean this season; Penticton has been named one of the stops on the second annual Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour.
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THOMPSON: Musk has 'left the building' but DODGE lives on in infamy
OPINION “Elvis has left the building.” Al Dvorak - a jack-of-all-trades who variously served as Elvis’s musical director, promoter, producer, advance man, security chief, concessions manager and stag

Shuttered Kelowna distillery loses another appeal over $60K unpaid wages
The owners of a shuttered Kelowna distillery have failed in their second attempt to overturn a ruling which ordered the company to pay a former staffer $60,000 in unpaid wages. In two separate April 24 BC Employment Standards Tribunal decis

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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