Kamloops and Area

Snowy Friday Expected
Several weather alerts issued as snow returns to the Kamloops-area
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla highway Friday (Jan. 31). It says between 25 to 35 centimetres of snow is expected to fall on that section of highway by Saturday morning, with the highest accumulations expected near the summit. A frontal ...
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Job Fair
TRU job fair connects best and brightest to red-hot employment market
KAMLOOPS - This year marks 25 years for the TRU job fair. It's an event where businesses from all over Canada come to recruit and connect with TRU's best and brightest.The goals of this year's event are to have 100 students hired and thousands of connections made."We're specifically recruiting for veterinary techn...
17h ago
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NEW SHELTER FOR MERRITT
Merritt's new shelter providing both temporary and transitional housing
KAMLOOPS - The city of Merritt lost its previous shelter in August of last year. For the months that followed, some of the 67 reported homeless people in the city were put into temporary housing, while others remained in tents, camped out in a local park.A warm bed and a place to call home for Merritt's most vulnerable...
18h ago
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children and youth with disabilities
B.C. families feeling forced to surrender children to access disability services, report finds
KAMLOOPS - A new report from British Columbia's Representative for Children and Youth (RCY) reveals a disturbing reality - some families in the province are being forced to surrender their children to government care just to access critical disability services.The report, entitled "Too Many Left Behind: Ensuring C...
18h ago
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