Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Education Minister says new school for Pineview Valley moving ahead
VICTORIA - B.C. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says Kamloops is on track to get a new elementary school.As MLAs debated budget estimates Wednesday afternoon (May 19) - Kamloops-South Thompson M...
May 20, 2021
Pilot injured in small plane crash on Kamloops Airport runway
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The airport now says the runway will open at about 2:00 p.m.Update: Runway closure is extended to 2pm while crews complete cleanup.— Kamloops Airport (@KamloopsAirport) May 20...
May 20, 2021
Third Avenue pedestrian bridge to close for maintenance next week
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says two of the most recognizable landmarks of the Kamloops downtown will be given some much-needed maintenance this summer.In a news release, the City says the Third A...
May 20, 2021
Youth cleared of allegations of lewd acts on transit bus
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have cleared an individual wanted in connection with an alleged act of lewd behaviour on a Kamloops transit bus earlier this month.Mounties issued a news release asking the public to h...
May 20, 2021
Updated data shows little change in Kamloops-area COVID-19 spread last week
KAMLOOPS - The latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases in B.C. by community shows steady cases throughout Kamloops and the Interior.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows 32 cases in Kamloops fo...
May 19, 2021
Lumber prices keep rising, adding costs, stresses to Kamloops home builders
KAMLOOPS - The production line at lumber mills across North America are running again closer to full capacity, simply trying to keep up with consumer demand. Despite predictions of an economic recessi...
May 19, 2021
CMHA Kamloops: B.C. government's suicide statistics 'not reflective' of what is being seen in groundwork
KAMLOOPS - A statement earlier this week from the B.C. Coroners Service said suicide deaths in the province decreased by 12 per cent between April 2020 and February 2021 compared to the same time the ...
May 19, 2021
Kamloops-Thompson School District preparing scaled-back commencements for more than 1,000 grads
KAMLOOPS - Pandemic gathering restrictions will make for smaller celebrations, but School District 73 grads will still be walking across the stage this year. According to Assistant Superintendent of S...
May 19, 2021
Kamloops Wednesday Farmer's Market set to expand in early June
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Regional Farmers Market has been back and running for about a month now. However, with the official start of summer still about a month away, sales have yet to really ramp up a...
May 19, 2021
Tiny House Warrior twins found guilty in 2019 confrontation near Blue River Trans Mountain site
KAMLOOPS - Two Indigenous protesters have been found guilty after a 2019 confrontation with security personnel outside a Trans Mountain pumping station near Blue River. In B.C. Provincial Court in Kam...
May 19, 2021
