Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Elections BC mail-in ballot counting has Kamloops-area vote totals moving
KAMLOOPS - Elections B.C. began counting mail-in and absentee ballots Friday (Nov. 6), meaning voters in a pair of Kamloops-area ridings will get a better idea of who their MLAs will be.Both Kamloops-...
Nov 06, 2020
Shoplifter threatens Kamloops store employee with bear spray
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a shoplifter produced a can of bear spray in making off with a jacket from a Sahali store Thursday (Nov. 5).According to a news release, the incident happened at a store i...
Nov 06, 2020
Kamloops non-profits to receive financial boost through United Way COVID-19 Survival Fund
KAMLOOPS - Not for profit social agencies in the Kamloops area will benefit from nearly $110,000 in funding raised through the United Way COVID-19 Survival Fund.The fund is supported by a number of or...
Nov 06, 2020
B.C. cattle producers launch beef branding program
WESTWOLD, B.C. - A new company formed by B.C. cattle ranchers has a lease agreement with the federally inspected KML meat packing plant in Westwold to launch its "Genuine B.C. Beef" brand.The move com...
Nov 06, 2020
Desperate for time with aging father, Kamloops family calls on province to ease visitation restrictions
KAMLOOPS - Stacie Schanzenbach is dropping off a Starbucks for her dad Roger at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre, but she can't physically see him. All she can do is pass the frappuccino on to staff ...
Nov 05, 2020
A Kamloops Blazers' tradition, Teddy Bear Toss moves online
KAMLOOPS - The restriction on indoor gatherings due to COVID-19 has thrown the Western Hockey League season into doubt - and with it, the many charitable endeavours carried out by the Kamloops Blazers...
Nov 05, 2020
TRU Day of Giving attempts to raise $36k in 36 hours
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is holding its annual Day of Giving Thursday and Friday (Nov. 5 and 6). The event, which would usually kick off with the TRU Foundation breakfast has been altered...
Nov 05, 2020
Lower Mainland gang unit seizes drugs, more than 50 weapons in Kamloops sweep
KAMLOOPS - The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC's (CFSEU-BC) Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) made a rare trip outside the Lower Mainland recently - seizing a variety of drugs and we...
Nov 05, 2020
Tk'emlups Remembrance Day ceremony to be held virtually
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc says its Remembrance Day ceremony next week will be held virtually only, out of respect for COVID-19 pandemic distancing guidelines.Representatives of veterans' fami...
Nov 05, 2020
UPDATE: Power restored to east Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: BC Hydro says power has been restored. EARLIER: Nearly 4,000 BC Hydro customers lost power in east Kamloops Thursday morning (Nov. 5). According to BC Hydro's website, the outage en...
Nov 05, 2020
