Category: News
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Tracey Mounsey photoBoogie time again
Boogie The Bridge unleashed a sea of red t-shirts on the streets of Kamloops April 27 for its annual event. Runners could choose to tackle 21K, 10K, 5K, and 1K distances as part of this community fundraiser.
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No shelters or transitional housing on the river
A motion put forward by Coun. Mike O’Reilly to limit new shelters or transitional housing builds on riverfront properties has been adopted by council in a 6-3 decision. “Fundamentally, I don’t think that riverfront property is the highest and best use of land when it’s riverfront. I also don’t think we have any guard rails…
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Propolis Housing Cooperative: Working like a bee hive
Propolis is a “resinous cement which bees collect from buds of trees and then it is used to fill crevices in the hives, thereby giving strength to the cells,” according to Random House Dictionary, 1967. Think of it as ‘bee glue.’ That is the word Propolis Housing Cooperative chose as a description of the work…
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Two Conservative MPs heading back to Ottawa
The momentum of the Liberals at the national level was not enough to carry a Liberal candidate over the finish line in either Kamloops riding, with both incumbent Conservative Party candidates re-elected in the 45th general election. Frank Caputo and Mel Arnold will be heading back to Ottawa, commanding more than 50 percent of the…
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‘Amazing Race to Inclusion’ to be held in late May
Teams of four will be racing across downtown Kamloops on May 30 as part of An Amazing Race to Inclusion, a five-year-old event that has brought awareness to those with diverse abilities. The event consists of multiple challenges, simulating experiences like vision loss, neurodiversity and sensory issues, or physical challenges, like operating a wheelchair on…
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The original graduating class from the nursing program at Thompson Rivers University, then known as Cariboo College.TRU celebrates 50 years of graduate nurses
The Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing is marking a significant milestone this year as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first graduating class. To commemorate the occasion, TRU Nursing is inviting the public to join a special day of activities designed to honour the school’s past, present, and future contributions to the healthcare…
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Lifelabs workers remain on picket lines
Striking LifeLabs workers have been on the picket lines for nearly two months, calling for wages on par with those in the hospital system, adequate staffing, and questioning why an American for-profit company is playing a role in B.C.’s public health care system. Workers for the laboratory testing company have been without a collective agreement…
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Batchelor school plan update
A few years ago, Kamloops heard the first rumblings of a potential school in Batchelor Heights. With Westmount Elementary School bursting at the seams due to enrollment numbers beyond its capacity, the Chronicle has reached out to both School District 73 and the Chair of School District 73 Parent Advisory Council (PAC), Bonnie McBride, for…
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A Cormorant helicopter.Search and Rescue in the friendly skies
Tara Copeland Lost outdoor enthusiasts, plane crashes, people in crisis — there are multiple reasons why people go missing. In Kamloops, we have several groups of volunteers working hard to save lives and give families closure. One of those groups is PEP Air Search and Rescue, the British Columbia chapter of Civil Air Search and…
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Property tax increases not abnormal
As work continues on the city’s annual budget, council will soon decide which supplemental budget items to include, determining a finalized property tax rate increase for this year. City staff spent much of February gathering feedback from residents, at two in-person events and through its Let’s Talk Kamloops portal, where feedback was invited. Property taxes…