Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Extended patios back for another season, being built sooner with new health orders
KAMLOOPS - Following Monday's announcement banning indoor dining, the City of Kamloops has pushed up the timeline for extended patios to be built. The work on the patio extensions started on Wednesday...
Mar 31, 2021
Business improvement associations applaud security for downtown, Tranquille
KAMLOOPS - Every morning, downtown business owners are welcomed by garbage piled up in back alleys and more piles of junk at their front doors. "Every single day, we're experiencing challenges through...
Mar 31, 2021
"Simple story of kindness" inspires Kamloops community to give back
KAMLOOPS - When Dee-Anna Irwin paid a stranger's bill at the dollar store she works at, she didn't expect anything in return. But Dina Chase, who was buying snacks for her students at Valleyview Secon...
Mar 31, 2021
More assessment work to be done ahead of Riverside Park flood protection project
KAMLOOPS / TK'EMLUPS - Ahead of flood protection upgrades in Riverside Park, archaeology teams have unearthed several pieces of cultural significance. During a semi-annual forum with Tk'emlps te Secwp...
Mar 31, 2021
How to be a better ally on International Trans Day of Visibility
KAMLOOPS - March 31 is International Trans Day of Visibility. It's an opportunity to celebrate transgender rights and inform folks about gender identity, as well the discrimination trans people face t...
Mar 31, 2021
RCMP respond to threats to NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - 4:05 p.m.: The Kamloops-Thompson School District says the lockdown at NorKam Secondary has now been lifted. 3:15 p.m.: The Kamloops-Thompson School District says the lockdown has been lifte...
Mar 31, 2021
Airports in Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake chosen for provincial pandemic relief funds
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced how pandemic relief funding for regional airports and inter-city bus companies will be doled out.The funding, totalling $16.5 million for airports an...
Mar 31, 2021
Sundhu to carry NDP banner in next federal election
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP constituency association says it knows who its candidate will be in the next federal election.In a news release, the party says Bill Sundhu will be acclaim...
Mar 31, 2021
Kamloops teachers pleased masks finally mandated in BC schools
KAMLOOPS - It's been a point of contention throughout the pandemic. Up until Monday (Mar. 29), masks have not been mandatory in public schools throughout B.C. After Monday's announcement, there was st...
Mar 30, 2021
Easter church services to stay outdoors for Kamloops churches
KAMLOOPS - This weekend marks Good Friday and Easter Sunday, both of which are important days for the Christian church. But, with indoor services once again banned, churches are having to look for new...
Mar 30, 2021
