Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Students try their hand at different machinery as Heavy Metal Rocks returns
KAMLOOPS - After a two-year hiatus, the Heavy Metal Rocks program allows School District 73 students to try out different machinery they could be using in their trade. The program is also grooming the...
Apr 08, 2022
High North Thompson snowpack prompts warning of potential spring flooding in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - About 95 per cent of the typical seasonal snowfall has come down by April 1, and the B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says this year's readings are upping the risk of spring flooding in K...
Apr 08, 2022
Five new youth withdrawal management beds awarded to Phoenix Centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has awarded a contract for five new youth withdrawal management beds in Kamloops.In a news release issued Friday (April 8) morning, Interior Health says the contract for the...
Apr 08, 2022
Electoral Boundaries Commission stops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The BC Electoral Boundaries Commission is holding a public meeting in Kamloops today (April 8) as part of its province-wide consultation period.The Commission is an independent and non-part...
Apr 08, 2022
Overnight crash knocks out power in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Approximately 200 homes and businesses on the North Shore are without power this morning (Apr. 8).According to BC Hydro's Outage map, an incident involving a vehicle crash is behind the out...
Apr 08, 2022
Local MP criticizes federal budget, housing affordability payment
OTTAWA - Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola Conservative MP Dan Albas says this year's federal budget won't do any favours specifically for the younger population.Albas says the announcement Thursday...
Apr 07, 2022
Barriere students recognize Secwépemc lands and people on the Day of Sucwentwécw
BARRIERE, B.C. - The Day of Sucwentwecw, which means "Acknowledging One Another," is an annual initiative held on April 7 throughout School District 73, to recognize and celebrate the Secwepemc People...
Apr 07, 2022
Passenger numbers in and out of Kamloops Airport up by more than 600 per cent
KAMLOOPS - Travellers coming in and out of Kamloops Airport have returned in full force, with traveller numbers up by more than 600 per cent in March. In a release, airport managing director Ed Ratusk...
Apr 07, 2022
KCBIA president relieved after province extends deadline for patio extension permits
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government is giving B.C. restaurant and bar owners more time to transform temporary patio extensions into permanent structures.Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth announce...
Apr 07, 2022
Demand high for edible plants as gardening popularity grows in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The weather is slowly warming up in Kamloops and residents in the area are starting to prepare for spring planting. It's a little early for some plants to get into the ground, but Joe Ollek...
Apr 07, 2022
