Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Aberdeen Elementary students look to share kindness beyond Pink Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - What began in 2007 as a show of support for a young schoolmate being bullied has now grown into an international movement to end bullying.Feb. 23 is Pink Shirt Day across Canada. Students a...
Feb 23, 2022
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce hoped to see more in Budget 2022 to address increasing business costs
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Feb. 22), the provincial government outlined its budget for this year, and the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce says there are some details left to iron out. Upon reviewing the 2022...
Feb 23, 2022
Kamloops mother relieved and proud of six-year-old's actions during weekend vehicle incident
KAMLOOPS - "I was thinking to get out of the car and ask somebody for help."That's what went through Jane Deelstra's head when the vehicle she and her grandmother had been driving in crashed over the ...
Feb 23, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Gillis House in Merritt and Fischer Place in 100 Mile House
MERRITT, B.C. - A COVID-19 outbreak was declared at Gillis House in Merritt on Friday (Feb. 18). Interior Health states in its health facility disease outbreaks page that the long-term care unit is af...
Feb 23, 2022
Kamloops MLAs feel region left out of B.C.'s record-breaking capital spending plan
KAMLOOPS - From postponed renovations to the emergency room at Royal Inland Hospital to little progress on the cancer clinic promised for Kamloops, MLAs Todd Stone and Peter Milobar are disappointed p...
Feb 23, 2022
North Shore restaurant evacuated due to firearms complaint
KAMLOOPS - Multiple Kamloops RCMP officers cleared out a restaurant on the 600-block of Fortune Drive Tuesday (Feb. 22) afternoon after a report of a man inside the washroom, allegedly in possession o...
Feb 23, 2022
'Game changer': Sun Peaks' mountain bike expansion includes 31 kilometres of new trails
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks Resort plans to expand its mountain biking capacity this summer.The resort community announced Wednesday (Feb. 23) that 31 kilometres of new trails, a second chairlift, and...
Feb 23, 2022
Finance Critic Milobar questions province's commitment to wildfire recovery, says 2022 budget lacks details
KAMLOOPS - The BC Liberals' finance critic will wait for the details of how the $2.1 billion designated for recovery efforts and future response to disasters from the 2022 B.C. budget will be spent.Pe...
Feb 22, 2022
MP Caputo felt there were tools outside Emergencies Act to break up protests
KAMLOOPS - The protests carried on for three weeks, garnering worldwide attention that put a stain on Canada's image.When the trucker convoy first arrived in Ottawa and then expanded to border crossin...
Feb 22, 2022
Kamloops mayor looking forward to family and travel after time in office ends this fall
KAMLOOPS - After nearly three decades spent in some form of public office, the mayor of Kamloops has confirmed he will not be seeking re-election in the fall of 2022. "It's an opportunity for someone ...
Feb 22, 2022
