Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Cutober' fundraising for domestic violence victim supports and mental health programs in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is turning a creative haircut into a fundraiser for domestic abuse victims during the pandemic. Nathaniel Martin gave his 6-year-old daughter free rein over his hair yesterda...
Oct 11, 2020
Slippery Coquihalla conditions lead to multiple vehicle incidents
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews were called to the Coquihalla Highway yesterday evening (Oct. 10), after multiple vehicles slid off the road. Platoon Captain Wade Lindoff says KFR was called out...
Oct 11, 2020
'By Veterans - For Veterans': Remembrance Day format adjusted for Kamloops ceremony
KAMLOOPS - Many changes have been made around how this year's Remembrance Day ceremony will be held in Kamloops. Branch 52 of the Royal Canadian Legion says in a release the ceremony will be 'By Veter...
Oct 10, 2020
Kamloops quarter-finalist in Maxim Australia cover model contest encouraging body positivity
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops resident is now one of three Canadians left in an international contest to be featured as a cover model for Maxim Australia. Emily Collins, 33, is a mother of three, and works at...
Oct 10, 2020
Local First Nations communities gifted with masks and sanitizer from Taiwan
KAMLOOPS - Taiwan has been donating masks to Canada in an act of diplomacy, and Friday (Oct. 9), the director general of an office representing the people of Taiwan gifted Kamloops-area First Nations ...
Oct 9, 2020
Kamloops B.C. Liberal candidates promise $106M investment for Interior roads
KAMLOOPS - Local B.C. Liberal candidates Todd Stone and Peter Milobar have announced investments in Interior specific road projects should they form government after the provincial election. The $106 ...
Oct 9, 2020
City tackles fuel management in Kamloops nature parks
KAMLOOPS - Kenna Cartwright Nature Park - usually a calm, peaceful setting for a walk amongst the trees. However this week, that quiet has been replaced with the sound of chainsaws. The city is workin...
Oct 9, 2020
CP Rail says expanded track through Kamloops will close walking path
KAMLOOPS - CP Rail says a plan to build more track into downtown Kamloops will result in the closure of an improvised walking path.In an update to its website, CP says the path, known as Jack Gregson ...
Oct 9, 2020
Reader's Digest names Tranquille Sanatorium one of the 10 most haunted places in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Reader's Digest says the former sanatorium at Tranquille on the Lake is one of the 10 most haunted locations in Canada.The magazine releases a list of the country's spookiest haunts every f...
Oct 9, 2020
TRU to honour renowned autism advocate, animal welfare researcher
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is set to announce an honour for a prominent autism advocate and animal welfare researcher.The university says it will confer an honorary doctorate on Temple Gran...
Oct 9, 2020
