Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Winning Lotto Max ticket purchased in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Someone who purchased a Lotto Max ticket in Kamloops is a big winner today. Two tickets were winners yesterday and will share the $70 million dollar prize. One of the tickets was purchased ...
Jun 23, 2021
VIDEO: School District unveils new state-of-the-art Parkcrest Elementary
KAMLOOPS - When students return to Parkcrest Elementary in September 2024, they will be in the most state-of-the-art school in Kamloops. At a price tag of $34.8 million, the school will measure 46,500...
Jun 22, 2021
'It gives a breath of fresh air in the community': Stuxwtews/Bonaparte First Nation bring spirits home
KAMLOOPS - Following the discovery of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, there was a silence amongst the elders in Stuxwtews/Bonaparte First Nation. Angie Thorne, a social ...
Jun 22, 2021
Pending eased restrictions, City of Kamloops eyes late-August return for Music in the Park
KAMLOOPS - Depending on how provincial health restrictions are lifted, the City of Kamloops says some form of Music in the Park may be able to go forward later this summer. For now, plans are tentativ...
Jun 22, 2021
Kamloops residents reminded to take heat illness, wildfire precautions as temperatures soar
KAMLOOPS - An early summer heat wave has arrived in Kamloops, and by the end of this week the region could see record breaking temperatures. At these levels, finding ways to stay cool becomes a matter...
Jun 22, 2021
IH and SPCA provide tips on staying safe in extreme heat
KAMLOOPS - As Kamloops could warm up to record-breaking temperatures over the weekend, residents are reminded to keep themselves and their pets safe.Excessive heat exposure can lead to weakness, disor...
Jun 22, 2021
Tobiano-area wildfire caused by burning vehicle now under control
TOBIANO, B.C. - A vehicle fire that spread to nearby brush near Tobiano Tuesday just before noon (June 22) has been brought under control. The vehicle went up in flames on the shoulder of the Trans Ca...
Jun 22, 2021
Police watchdog clears RCMP of wrongdoing in downtown Kamloops stabbing death
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog says it will not recommend charges against Kamloops RCMP officers in relation to an August, 2020 stabbing death. On August 1 of last year, Paul Whitten, 39, was stabb...
Jun 22, 2021
Missing White Rock man might be driving to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing White Rock resident who may be driving to Kamloops.Williams Henry Rawlison, 82, was last seen June 20, 2021. He's a 5'10", ...
Jun 22, 2021
TRU fire ecology researcher looks to include historical context, First Nations perspectives into wildfire project
KAMLOOPS - Forest fires are commonplace in the B.C. Interior. You don't have to look back far to see what kind of impact they've had on Interior forests. The 2003 fires raged through the North Thompso...
Jun 22, 2021
