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It was the largest conference in 13 years, with more than 400 attendees representing 62 unique entities from around B.C. The Network of Emergency Support Services Teams (NESST) Conference took place in Kamloops from April 17-19, and brought together representatives from 13 First Nations and Indigenous governments, 10 regional districts, 21 municipalities and communities, as […]

The Red Scorpions gangster behind the 2007 Surrey Six killings has been released from prison on a peace bond. Jamie Bacon, a notorious gangland figure, finished his federal prison sentence and has been released five years and seven months — after credit for pre-trial in-custody time served was removed from his 18-year sentence — after

A lost Kamloops cat named Mike was reunited with his family thanks to a tracking chip with up-to-date contact information. An April 21 media release from the BC SPCA tells the story of Mike’s 59-day journey away from home, and his reunification with his guardian Nicole due to being registered in a database like the

The B.C. Nurses’ Union says bargaining is at an impasse after “limited movement at the table.” The union now says a strike vote is likely, according to a post on the union’s Facebook on April 21. In a bargaining update email obtained by Black Press Media, the B.C. Nurses Union said that after a call

One of the most picturesque places in Canada is implementing the country’s first municipal ban on single-use plastic water bottles to keep its oceans and shoreline free from trash. A District of Tofino ban on single-use water bottles one-litre and less came into effect on Earth Day, April 22. A news release from Tofino says