Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops based mental health and substance use professional recognized with provincial award
KAMLOOPS - A regional mental health and substance use professional based in Kamloops was honoured for her contributions to improve the wellbeing of people who use substances. Amanda Lavigne received t...
May 19, 2022
Ashcroft RCMP asking public for dashcam footage to find cause of Juniper Knoll wildfire
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP are seeking the public's assistance regarding the ongoing investigation into the cause of the Juniper Knoll fire that occurred on Tuesday.Police say they are currently i...
May 19, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in Nation pans 'tone deaf' Royal B.C. Museum plan
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in Nation is calling on the B.C. government to scrap what it says is a ``tone deaf'' plan to spend $789 million on a new state-of-the-art building for the Royal B.C. ...
May 18, 2022
United Way BC president says organization still focused on local not-for-profits after amalgamation
KAMLOOPS - Almost eleven months ago, six regional United Way organizations across the province became a single entity - United Way BC (UWBC). "It now covers, serves most of British Columbia," UWBC Pre...
May 18, 2022
Unseasonably cool spring impacting farmers' crops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's been an unseasonably cold spring in Kamloops, a fact many do not like as we await the warmer temperatures. However, the people like farmers who rely on mother nature to make a living a...
May 18, 2022
Kamloops Immigrant Services helping 40 displaced Ukrainians; language speakers needed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS) is now assisting 40 people who were displaced by the war in Ukraine.The service is helping to find housing, employment and schooling, as well as organizing...
May 18, 2022
Kamloops, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc win national municipal collaboration award
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and Tk'emlps te Secwpemc have received national recognition for their building relationships toward reconciliation partnership from the Canadian Association of Municipa...
May 18, 2022
Students fleeing Ukrainian invasion offered domestic tuition rates at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is offering support to post-secondary students escaping the invasion of Ukraine.In a news release, the school says it has decided to offer tuition support to up t...
May 18, 2022
Person whose bone was found near Kamloops Airport was subject of missing persons investigation: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have identified the person whose bone was discovered near Kamloops Airport earlier this spring.In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says DNA analysis...
May 18, 2022
Juniper Knoll wildfire a reminder of dry conditions heading into May long weekend: B.C. Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting that the Juniper Knoll wildfire just east of Cache Creek is now under control. The 2.3-hectare grass fire was burning directly alongside the Trans Can...
May 18, 2022
