Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Two Lillooet councillors competing to become the district's next mayor
LILLOOET, B.C. - Two councillors are aiming to become the new mayor of Lillooet.Ahead of nominations closing for B.C. municipal elections on Sept. 9, a list from CivicInfo BC shows two candidates for ...
Sep 13, 2022
Salmon Arm mayoral vote to include 2018 rematch
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A familiar face is looking to get the mayor's chair back in Salmon Arm.According to candidate filings listed on CivicInfo BC, incumbent Salmon Arm mayor Alan Harrison will be challe...
Sep 12, 2022
Business Improvement Associations calling for multi-government actions on street crime, social issues
KAMLOOPS - More than 70 business associations in the province are ramping up calls for action to address street issues and crime. This week, members of Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIA BC) have p...
Sep 12, 2022
Shuswap voters in Columbia Shuswap Regional District have plenty to choose
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Shuswap voters will have some choices to make come Election Day.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District will have elections in four of the five electoral areas in and around the Shus...
Sep 12, 2022
Erroneous shots fired complaint leads two Brocklehurst schools to declare brief hold-and-secure
KAMLOOPS - Fireworks led to a hold-and-secure protocol at a pair of Brocklehurst schools earlier Monday afternoon (Sept. 12).In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP say officers were c...
Sep 12, 2022
RCMP looking for suspects after car stolen from downtown Kamloops home, rolled two days later
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a man who allegedly crashed a stolen car and ran away late Sunday (Sept. 11) night.According to police, a suspect broke into a home on the 100-block of St. Pau...
Sep 12, 2022
Rural SD73 trustee candidates to be acclaimed; Kamloops voters to choose from 11 candidates
KAMLOOPS - While rural voters will have no choices to make for the Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education, Kamloops voters will have plenty of choices.Incumbent trustees will be acclaime...
Sep 12, 2022
Four TNRD area directors to be acclaimed; six other areas to vote
KAMLOOPS - While four electoral areas in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District will have acclaimed directors on the next board, there will be elections in the other six electoral areas.Single candidat...
Sep 12, 2022
New bike lane will close one gap in city's active transportation network: advocates
KAMLOOPS - The city's first separated, protected bike lane is being built along Sixth Avenue from Columbia to Landsdowne Streets. It's part of the City's plan to add active transportation options to r...
Sep 12, 2022
Kamloops visually impaired fishers say life is about ability, not disability
KAMLOOPS - Some folks were fishing at Lac Le Jeune on Sunday (Sept. 11), but it wasn't necessarily your average fishers. For nearly 30 years, the Kamloops Fish and Game Association and the White Cane ...
Sep 12, 2022
