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KNOX — Some valuable tax-filing tips

April 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

Jack Knox first began paying taxes as a young man working for The Kamloops News. He now works (and, we assume, pays his taxes on time) at the Victoria Times Colonist. COLUMN [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER — Bridge cam is fun, but of little use

April 25, 2015 // 2 Comments

COLUMN — With a couple of exceptions, the much-anticipated traffic snafu at Overlanders Bridge has turned out to be a non-event. (Please do note: the correct name of the [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE — Issue of unpaid internships is important

April 24, 2015 // 1 Comment

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod spoke in Parliament this week on the Intern Protection Act. Here’s an excerpt. IN THE HOUSE — Safe, fair, and productive [Continue]

Pinantan to decide on fire protection service via petition

April 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ REGION — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has received the go-ahead from Pinantan/East Paul Lake residents to conduct a public assent process to determine [Continue]

More Than Honey

April 24, 2015 // 1 Comment

More Than Honey (Sponsored by Kamloops Film Society) Thursday, April 30, 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre Admission $7 Synopsis of More Than Honey: Over the past 15 years, numerous [Continue]

Open-fire restrictions on the way

April 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ WILDFIRES — It’s time to start being careful with fire. Effective at noon on May 15, the size of open fires will be restricted in most of the Kamloops Fire [Continue]

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