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Dever against ‘rushing in’ on KDN purchase but City council votes 7-1 to go ahead with it

March 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

CITY HALL — Coun. Nelly Dever urged fellow councillors today not to rush into buying the Kamloops Daily News building, but they voted 7-1 in favour of the acquisition [Continue]

190 parking stalls possible at KDN property

March 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS / CITY HALL — Tearing down the Kamloops Daily News building could add 190 stalls of surface parking downtown, says a report to City council. The property, to be [Continue]

Forum to look at ways to end homelessness

March 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — The City will join HomeFree and the Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan to host a day of learning March 28. The Housing First Forum will introduce an approach to [Continue]

‘International law’ just political convenience

March 11, 2014 // 1 Comment

TUESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Hypocrisy in politics is as old as politics itself, but the crisis in Ukraine is taking it to a new level. On the one hand, we have Russian [Continue]

Potholes, water main breaks keep crews busy

March 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS — Unpredictable and inconsistent weather conditions this winter have created several challenges on local roads, says the City. Crews are experiencing an abnormally [Continue]

Studies should consider combined impact of Ajax and New Gold, says economics professor

March 10, 2014 // 16 Comments

NEWS — The environmental review of the Ajax open-pit mine should consider the combined impact of Ajax and nearby New Gold, not just deal with Ajax in isolation, says a TRU [Continue]

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