Highlights

When faced with the death of a loved one, British Columbians can only choose between burial and fire cremation. A group in Kamloops is advocating alkaline hydrolysis, also known as aquamation, as another choice

A baby goose is recovering on a farm after the Kamloops RCMP helped it fly the coop

The city recently decommissioned a traffic light, closed the right lane accessing the bridge from Victoria Street West and installed a merge lane

 The city’s garbage bylaw prohibits bins from being placed curbside until at least 4 a.m. on collection day between April 1 and Nov. 30

British Columbia’s medical system covers infertility investigations and initial treatments, but it does not cover many treatments, including in-vitro fertilization

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Tk’emlúps on May 23 to take part in a day of ceremony, a year after the band announced the discovery of 200 probable graves near the former residential school

The entire guest wing of rooms was destroyed by a fire on May 22, the cause of which is under investigation; lodge and Talking Rock Golf Course remain closed

Governor General Mary Simon has spoken, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Tk’emlúps Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir will end the day with closing remarks at 7 p.m.

Justin Trudeau will attend the final part of the day-long memorial marking the first anniversary of the discovery of probable graves on band land

The blaze at Quaaout Lodge in Squilax broke out on Sunday morning (May 22)