Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops-Thompson School District publishes detailed back-to-school plan
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has released its detailed plan for the start of the 2020-21 school year, as have all 60 public school districts in B.C.Education Minister Rob Fleming s...
Aug 26, 2020
Charges stayed after 2018 weapons, explosives seizures in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Prosecution Service has confirmed it has stayed charges against a pair of Kamloops men charged after weapons and explosives seizures in 2018.In an email, Crown spokesperson Alisia ...
Aug 26, 2020
Kamloops volunteer among six recipients of B.C. Public Safety Lifeline awards
VICTORIA - Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has honoured six B.C. volunteers with Public Safety Lifeline awards - including a Kamloops woman.Roline Sims is the recipient of the award in the Emerg...
Aug 26, 2020
Former health minister, Kamloops mayor to head B.C. Care Providers Association
KAMLOOPS - Former B.C. health minister and Kamloops mayor Terry Lake has a new role. Lake has been named the C.E.O. of the B.C. Care Providers Association (BCCPA).The BCCPA made the announcement in a ...
Aug 26, 2020
Kamloops council, staff vow to target zero tax increase for 2021
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will work toward a zero per cent property tax increase in 2021 based on the direction of city council. At Tuesday's (Aug. 25) regular council meeting, staff presented a...
Aug 25, 2020
Increase in overdose numbers spurs calls for decriminalization
KAMLOOPS - Last month, B.C. lost another 175 lives to suspected illicit drug overdoses. The numbers have spiked in recent months, corresponding with a more toxic drug supply. "The number of people dyi...
Aug 25, 2020
High lumber prices and lack of supply affecting Kamloops builders and suppliers
KAMLOOPS - If you're building a home or just starting a backyard project, be prepared for your costs to increase. Since April, the price of lumber has gone up by almost 170 per cent as a result of the...
Aug 25, 2020
Update: Royal Inland Hospital lock down declared over
KAMLOOPS - PREVIOUS: Interior Health has confirmed that a hospital lock down has been declared over, and Royal Inland Hospital has been given the all-clear by Kamloops RCMP. In a statement from Interi...
Aug 25, 2020
B.C. saw 175 more illicit drug overdose deaths in July; Kamloops has already exceeded 2019 total
VICTORIA - B.C. saw 175 illicit drug overdose deaths in July, the third consecutive month of more than 170 overdose deaths in the province.Provincial health officials spoke to the new totals in a news...
Aug 25, 2020
American expat feels sense of hope with Biden-Harris ticket
KAMLOOPS - While political parties in Canada position themselves for the next federal election, a race just across the border is picking up steam. Lesra Martin, an American citizen living and working ...
Aug 24, 2020
