Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops youth vocalize against climate change inaction
KAMLOOPS - ‘Fridays for Future’ became viral in 2018 after Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old student at the time, sat in front of Swedish Parliament building every day for 3 weeks to protest c...
Mar 15, 2019
Kamloops parents remain mixed on length of spring break
KAMLOOPS - Students across most of the province are now off on spring break, and while most B.C. students have the luxury of two weeks away from school, kids in School District 73 only get a one-week ...
Mar 15, 2019
Kamloops Cowboy Festival celebrates the western way of life
KAMLOOPS - All things cowboy are on display at the Coast Convention Centre, marking the 23rd year of the Kamloops Cowboy Festival. “What is the Cowboy Festival? It’s the celebration of rur...
Mar 15, 2019
Kamloops Muslim community gathering together after recent violence
KAMLOOPS - Locally, the Muslim community in Kamloops is shocked by news of the New Zealand massacre (March 15) which claimed the lives of 49 people. The Kamloops Islamic Association says there have no...
Mar 15, 2019
UPDATE: RCMP say missing person has been found
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say Masaru Nakamura, reported missing March 15, has been found.
Mar 15, 2019
Man who admitted to semi hijacking near Clearwater gets more than five years prison
KAMLOOPS - A man who admitted to a series of crimes over several months in 2017 spanning from Alberta to Kamloops has been sentenced to more than five years in jail. David Chappell apologized to his v...
Mar 15, 2019
Two Kamloops schools among 50 in B.C. to receive new playgrounds
KAMLOOPS - Two Kamloops schools are among fifty across the province who will get new playgrounds, after a provincial government announcement today. The education ministry will spend $90,000 each for n...
Mar 15, 2019
Province, seven Secwepemc communities sign reconciliation agreement
KAMLOOPS - Seven Secwepemc communities have signed a long-term reconciliation agreement with the provincial government, meant to help the communities implement their inherent rights and title. Accordi...
Mar 15, 2019
Kamloops couple shares experience with kidney disease on World Kidney Day
KAMLOOPS - There are millions of people around the world living with kidney disease. Many will wait years for a kidney transplant. Today, on World Kidney Day, local woman Freda Brown is speaking out a...
Mar 14, 2019
Positive takeaway from BCLC meeting for Kamloops business groups
KAMLOOPS - Yesterday, 10 local businesses and groups from around Kamloops met with B.C Attorney General, David Eby to clarify the future of BCLC. The meeting stemmed from a flurry of rumours around wh...
Mar 14, 2019
