Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Thompson-Cariboo to receive 336 licensed child care spaces through provincial program
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government has announced 336 licensed child care spaces in the Thompson-Cariboo region. In a news release Thursday (April 21), the province said 144 of the new spaces will be in Ka...
Apr 21, 2022
Fire near Thompson Rivers University caused by homeless person's campfire: KFR
KAMLOOPS - The grass fire that broke out in a gully near the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) residences Saturday (April 16) afternoon was caused by a homeless person's campfire.Ray Webster, Kamloops ...
Apr 21, 2022
Flood protection work in Riverside Park should be complete by the end of May
KAMLOOPS - Work is progressing at Riverside Park, where the City of Kamloops has undertaken a flood mitigation project along the Rivers Trail. A large portion of the park has been closed to the public...
Apr 20, 2022
Immunocompromised families struggle with hard decisions as mask mandates end
KAMLOOPS - Following spring break, mask mandates were dropped in the province, and last week School District 73 voted to pause their vaccine policy for staff. "When I think of people that are at risk ...
Apr 20, 2022
KSA students preserve Kamloops Chinese Cemetery
KAMLOOPS - Grade four, five and ten students from Kamloops School of the Arts spent Wednesday (April 20) at the Kamloops Chinese Cemetery - dusting, sweeping and pulling weeds. The students are learni...
Apr 20, 2022
NorKam Secondary - home to a symbol of reconciliation
KAMLOOPS - It sits just outside the main office at NorKam Senior Secondary School in Kamloops, acting as a place for students to gather and reflect.The elaborate metal and wood bench is the work of Ji...
Apr 20, 2022
School bus driver and student boosting their reading habits with newly-founded book club
CHASE, B.C. - Along the winding, rural roads on the way to Haldane Elementary School in Chase, a new book club has been formed. Its founding members include third-grade student Leif Erickson, and scho...
Apr 20, 2022
Advance voting begins for Sorrento-Blind Bay incorporation referendum
SORRENTO, B.C. - Residents in the Sorrento-Blind Bay area are deciding whether they want their two south Shuswap communities to become one.On its website, the CSRD says its Board of Directors unanimou...
Apr 20, 2022
Vocal instructor for Kamloops' American Idol contestant proud of pupil's progress
KAMLOOPS - Cameron Whitcomb has come a long way since his initial audition for American Idol - and the vocal instructor who worked with him leading up to the show's live performances is nothing but pr...
Apr 19, 2022
Kamloops, Merritt, local First Nations among communities to receive fire prevention grants
KAMLOOPS - The province is doling out more than $3.5 million dollars to 26 municipalities and First Nations within the Kamloops Fire Centre for wildfire-risk-reduction projects.The money will come in ...
Apr 19, 2022
