Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Missing some valuable hockey cards? Kamloops RCMP may have found them
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer is looking to reunite some found hockey cards with their rightful owner.In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says an officer recovered some valuable hockey cards a...
Mar 15, 2024
Salmon Arm RCMP searching for Quebec vehicle tied to local crimes
SALMON ARM B.C. - Mounties in Salmon Arm are asking for the public's assistance in locating a SUV with Quebec plates, after a Ford Explorer has been linked to crimes in the area. "The vehicle was witn...
Aaron Schulze Mar 15, 2024
Elementary principals bet on students and win for the Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - Over the last two weeks, the students at R.L. Clemitson and Dallas Elementary have been collecting food for their annual food drive - only this year, there's a twist.The two school principa...
Mar 14, 2024
'Let's wake that museum back up': Museum advocates grapple with responsibly connecting the past to the present
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Museum was alive with discussion Thursday (March 14), as community members met face-to-face with Royal BC Museum representatives about how to thoughtfully modernize. "Let our v...
James Peters Mar 14, 2024
KFR already receiving dozens of FireSmart assessment requests
KAMLOOPS - Prolonged drought, low snowpack and an early spring have Kamloops residents reaching out for their free FireSmart home assessments from Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR). With 25 assessments alrea...
Aaron Schulze Mar 14, 2024
Mounties raid Clearwater home, find drugs and ammunition
CLEARWATER, B.C. - RCMP say their Emergency Response Team (ERT) members helped local Mounties raid a home in Clearwater Thursday (March 14).In a news release, Southeast District RCMP spokesperson Cpl....
Mar 14, 2024
Community urged to help clean up Kamloops beaches April 21
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is enlisting the community to clean up the riverbanks this spring. During Tuesday's (Mar. 12) council meeting, city staff presented Clean the Beach Day, a large-scale c...
Mar 13, 2024
KidSport Kamloops in need of funds after influx of needy families
KAMLOOPS - Last year was a record-breaker for the local chapter of KidSport.The organization reports granting more than $120,000 to families in the region for children to play organized sports. "We ha...
Mar 13, 2024
Research team behind Overdose in the Trades exhibit aims to build framework for drug awareness credential
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Trades and Technology building has a new display adorning the hallway, featuring stories - often untold - about the widespread impacts of substance use within t...
Aaron Schulze Mar 13, 2024
Patio program returning to Kamloops downtown - with a few tweaks
KAMLOOPS - During Kamloops city council's regular meeting on Tuesday (March 12), a motion was passed to allow businesses in the downtown core and along the Tranquille commercial areas to build extende...
Aaron Schulze Mar 13, 2024
Our Community
Two and Out
PETERS: We know who to vote against - now who do we vote for?
Oct 18, 2024
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The Creative Edge
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Do you understand what's at stake Saturday?
Oct 17, 2024
The Tattle of Hastings
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: Mutrie looks back on 10 years
Oct 16, 2024