Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops administrator named to B.C. School Superintendents Association board
KAMLOOPS - An administrator in the Kamloops-Thompson School District has been named to the B.C. School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) Board of Directors.Mike Bowden is the district principal for ...
Jun 19, 2020

Suspicious fire in downtown Kamloops forces non-profit agency to shutter
KAMLOOPS - Chantal White is dealing with the aftermath of an early morning fire. The director of Social Butterflies on Seymour Street is devastated that parts of the building are damaged and programs ...
Jun 19, 2020

Westsyde Secondary, David Thompson Elementary schools evacuated due to 'suspicious messages'
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: School District 73 officials say they have been given the 'all clear' to return staff and students to the schools.Graffiti on the outside of one of the schools said, "find the bomb....
Jun 19, 2020

McArthur Island ring road construction starts next week
KAMLOOPS - Just days after Kamloops council fast-tracked upgrades to the McArthur Island ring road, work is set to begin.In a news release, the City of Kamloops says construction will begin on the fir...
Jun 19, 2020

City of Kamloops reopens boat launches ahead of Father's Day weekend
KAMLOOPS - As river levels recede, the City of Kamloops is reopening its boat launches Friday (June 19).The boat launches at Thompson Drive, Pioneer Park and McArthur Island were closed on May 28 as t...
Jun 19, 2020

Analysts investigate "suspicious" fire
KAMLOOPS - Investigators are checking out a suspicious fire that caused damage to a business this morning in the 800 block Seymour Street. Emergency crews were called out just before 3:15 this morning...
Jun 19, 2020

Kamloops Symphony Orchestra among three charities to receive funding from BC Interior Community Foundation
KAMLOOPS - When COVID-19 shut down events in March, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra was forced to cancel its final two concerts of the season. Through the pandemic, it has struggled to keep financiall...
Jun 18, 2020

Stump Lake residents look at historic creek as possible solution to flooding
KAMLOOPS - Water is flowing through an old creek bed at the south end of Stump Lake for the first time in a century. In what appears to be a desperate attempt to lower the level of the lake, someone h...
James Peters Jun 18, 2020

Category 2 fire ban to be lifted in Kamloops area Friday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fire Centre is loosening burning regulations in response to the rainy June.Effective at noon Friday (June 19), the restriction on Category 2 fires will be lifted. Category 2 fi...
James Peters Jun 18, 2020

Shuswap great grandmother finally graduates from high school
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A 68-year-old Shuswap woman has fulfilled her lifelong dream - graduating with a high school diploma.Lorna Thomas of Salmon Arm will receive her diploma this month after completing ...
Jun 18, 2020

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