Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops to host open houses for North Shore Neighbourhood Plan
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has a pair of open houses regarding the North Shore Neighbourhood plan coming up. However, due to COVID-19, those open houses won't be like previous community engagemen...
Sep 03, 2020
Casimir on Ajax Mine Project revival: "It's always been no."
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday, Abacus Mining & Exploration Group said in a press release that KGHM had hired a new Ajax Superintendent in Kamloops. In the media release, the duties of the new superintende...
Sep 03, 2020
Interior Health expecting demand for COVID-19 tests to increase as students head back to school
KAMLOOPS - Students in the Kamloops-Thompson School District will be returning to the classroom in one week's time. However, if a student has symptoms associated with COVID-19, they will have to stay ...
Sep 03, 2020
Mountainside cannabis grow op spotted, dismantled near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - While marijuana use is now legal in Canada, growing 5,000 plants on the side of a mountain remains illegal.That's the message from Lytton RCMP, who took down just such a grow operation ...
Sep 03, 2020
Suspected catalytic converter thieves nabbed in Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - RCMP say a recent interrupted theft in Lytton underscores how catalytic converters have become hot commodities. According to a news release from Southeast District RCMP spokesman Cpl. J...
Sep 03, 2020
Protester arrested at Trans Mountain construction site
KAMLOOPS - A woman has been arrested for violating a B.C. Supreme Court injunction by chaining herself to a gate at the Trans Mountain pipeline worksite near the Kamloops airport.Police were alerted t...
Sep 03, 2020
VIDEO: Inside a Kamloops school as staff prepare for the 'new normal'
KAMLOOPS - With an unprecedented back to school season starting next week, many parents are wondering what school will be like for their children.School District 73 is giving parents a peak into one s...
Sep 03, 2020
TRU says 30 per cent drop in international students leading to $9 million shortfall entering new school year
KAMLOOPS - When students return to the TRU campus next week, it will be noticeably quieter. The university says enrolment is down nine per cent overall, both domestic and international students, resul...
Sep 03, 2020
Busy August has Kamloops construction sector building toward fourth straight record year
KAMLOOPS - August was another big month for the Kamloops construction sector as it pushes toward a fourth straight record-setting year in 2020.Month-end numbers released by the City of Kamloops show $...
Sep 03, 2020
Young boy survives cougar attack near Lillooet
LILLOOET, B.C. - A 10-year-old boy has a family dog to thank after the pup sprang up to protect him from an attacking cougar.According to a social media post from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service...
Sep 03, 2020
