Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops man who spent four days on his floor after a fall rescued by RCMP member
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a well-being check last week led to the discovery of a man who had been prone on the floor of his living unit for four days.According to Sgt. Darren Michels, the man's fam...
Oct 22, 2020
Wildlights will light up the B.C. Wildlife Park again for 2020
KAMLOOPS - One of the B.C. Wildlife Park's most popular attractions is going ahead this year - with COVID-19-related restrictions in place.In a social media post, the park says Wildlights 2020 is a go...
Oct 22, 2020
More than 680,000 British Columbians cast ballots in advance polls
KAMLOOPS - Elections B.C. says the last day of advance voting in the provincial election was the busiest.According to numbers released Thursday morning (Oct. 22), more than 116,000 British Columbians ...
Oct 22, 2020
RAW VIDEO: Surveillance camera shows thieves pillaging downtown Kamloops shop
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops business owner is beyond frustrated after his Victoria Street West remote control store was ransacked by thieves early Wednesday morning (Oct. 21). Lenn Korobanik officially open...
Oct 22, 2020
Kamloops Airport numbers show travellers continue to avoid flights
KAMLOOPS - Struggles are continuing for the Kamloops Airport. The massive drop in passenger levels continued over the summer months.Airport figure released Thursday morning (Oct. 22) reveal passenger ...
Oct 22, 2020
School District 73 uses reserves to balance budget
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 will take over 1.5 million dollars from its reserve fund to balance its budget over the next few months.Board Chair Rhonda Kershaw, in a news release yesterday, said the ...
Oct 22, 2020
Police warn sex workers to stay away from Sagmoen property
VERNON, B.C. - Police have issued a warning to people involved in the sex trade not to respond to requests for their services, or to engage in any activity, in the Salmon River Road area west of Ender...
Oct 21, 2020
Planning for where and how people want to be laid to rest in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As the cost of living goes up, so does the cost of dying. The City of Kamloops is making changes to its Cemetery Master Plan, which includes a 25 per cent increase for burial prices. In lin...
Oct 21, 2020
Defeated confidence motion on COVID-19 spending 'bizarre': McLeod
KAMLOOPS - The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says Wednesday (Oct. 21) was one of the more bizarre days in her four terms as a member of parliament.One year since the last federal election, Canada w...
Oct 21, 2020
ELECTION ISSUE: Climate Change
KAMLOOPS - From the calls from young people to improve the climate to government initiatives to reduce emissions, the environment is near the top of any election campaign, and it's no different leadin...
Oct 21, 2020
