Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Warm-weather interest in outdoor gear arrives early for Kamloops stores
KAMLOOPS - Bikes, kayaks, hiking gear - you name it, Kamloops retailers are experiencing the sequel to last spring's surge in outdoor interest. Consignor Sports owner Ted Desireau says inventory is fa...
Apr 27, 2021
Kamloops residents worried about family back in India impacted by deadly COVID-19 spread
KAMLOOPS - The scenes from India are stunning. Hundreds of dead bodies in the middle of cities. Makeshift crematoriums being built just to accommodate the thousands dying every day from COVID-19.Max P...
Apr 27, 2021
CFJC a finalist for two Radio Television Digital News Association awards
KAMLOOPS - CFJC TV has been named a finalist for two prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Canada awards.In a news release issued Tuesday (Apr. 27), RTDNA unveiled the finalist...
Apr 27, 2021
Kamloops Symphony puts archived concerts on Thompson-Nicola Regional Library's website
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Symphony has announced a partnership with the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library to make its virtual concerts available to the community. Access to archived recordings of earlier...
Apr 27, 2021
Merritt's Bass Coast announces 2021 festival cancellation
MERRITT, B.C. - Bass Coast has announced that their 2021 festival will not take place."After carefully considering the information available to us at this time, we are making the difficult decision to...
Apr 27, 2021
MENDING A RELATIONSHIP: ‘It’s hard to get 18 months of barbed wire out of your gut’
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that in May, the federal government will formally apologize for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War (WWII).According to th...
Apr 27, 2021
Sixteen-week Advanced Forestry Skills Training program in Kamloops starts in May
KAMLOOPS - Up to 24 eligible British Columbians will get training to prepare them for jobs in the forest industry.The B.C. government is providing more than $760,000 to Stillwater Consulting Ltd. to d...
Apr 27, 2021
UPDATE: One dead after truck, motorcycle collide on Halston Bridge
KAMLOOPS - NOTE: This story has been updated with new information here. Kamloops RCMP say one person has died after a serious vehicle incident on the Halston Bridge Tuesday morning (Apr. 27). Emergenc...
Apr 27, 2021
Truck driver dies in Monday afternoon crash on Coquihalla
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - RCMP have confirmed a commercial truck driver died in a crash on the Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt Monday afternoon (Apr. 26). The crash took place between two com...
Apr 27, 2021
City Wants Feedback on Climate Action Plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops wants the community to give it feedback on its proposed Climate Action plan. Three virtual public consultation sessions will take place next week before Council gives i...
Apr 27, 2021
