Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Male lynx captured in Kamloops being treated at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - Lynx are not typically found wandering the streets of Kamloops. They tend to stick to higher elevations and remain far from people. But, earlier this week, one of these reclusive cats was s...
Oct 30, 2020
"We do not bring people to the community": ASK Wellness survey shows Kamloops' homelessness plight is homegrown
KAMLOOPS - A recent survey of the Kamloops street-affected population found that the vast majority of respondents have been in Kamloops for more than two years.ASK Wellness formulated and distributed ...
Oct 30, 2020
City of Kamloops hopes expectations and reality meet around masks in civic facilities
KAMLOOPS - On Monday, Dr. Bonnie Henry announced that British Columbia was experiencing the much-talked-about second wave of COVID-19. Since late July, the number of cases of COVID-19 has been increas...
Oct 29, 2020
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc unveils historic water reservoir project
KAMLOOPS - Thursday afternoon (Oct. 29), Tk'emlups te Secwepemc celebrated a historic milestone as they unveiled a completed infrastructure project that also creates a whole new set of economic opport...
Oct 29, 2020
Trailer crash near Monte Creek causes fuel spill, traffic back-up
MONTE CREEK, B.C. - RCMP are looking into a crash near Monte Creek that caused a potentially dangerous fuel spill.Chase RCMP say members were called to Highway 97 near Duck Range Road during the noon ...
Oct 29, 2020
Local production company releases two very different film projects
KAMLOOPS - Two locally produced film projects have recently been released. Jenn Stahn took her passion for search and rescue and turned it into a concept for a documentary. She decided to follow searc...
Oct 29, 2020
Santa Claus Parade takes different shape for 40th anniversary
KAMLOOPS - This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Santa Claus Parade in Downtown Kamloops. Due to COVID-19, this year's version of the parade will be stationary. The Kamloops Central Business Imp...
Oct 29, 2020
Kamloops' longest serving hospice employee retires after 39 years
KAMLOOPS - A woman who had a vision of better end-of-life care in Kamloops is retiring after 39 years of striving for just that. Jenny Quince was among the original members of the Kamloops Hospice Ass...
Oct 29, 2020
'We will rebuild': Kamloops Snowmobile Association frustrated after shelter destroyed by arsonist
KAMLOOPS - The president of the Kamloops Snowmobile Association (KSA) says there have been some positive developments since the club's day-use shelter was destroyed by an arsonist this week.The associ...
Oct 29, 2020
Trans Mountain expansion hits snag, must re-start drilling beneath Thompson River in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain (TMX) has had a major setback in its expansion project through Kamloops.The pipeline twinning includes a segment beneath the Thompson River that must be installed after Horiz...
Oct 29, 2020
