Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Highland Valley Copper extension discussions at 'pre-feasibility' stage
KAMLOOPS - Discussions are underway by Teck Resources to possibly extend the life of the Highland Valley Copper mine. Peter Martell, environment and community affairs superintendent, says they’v...
Apr 26, 2018
SD73 adds two new positions to its senior administration team
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has made a pair of new hires. Rick Kienlein has been brought on as the district’s new Director of Instruction-Secondary Learning Services while V...
Apr 26, 2018
Dashcam video shows close call with SUV driving the wrong way on Trans Canada near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A commercial tow truck driver from Chase says he didn’t get much sleep last night as he was mentally replaying a close call near Kamloops. It happened at about 5:00 p.m., as Kieron Br...
Apr 26, 2018
Problem solving, self-reflection taught at Strength of Being a Boy
KAMLOOPS - In its second year in Kamloops, the Strength in Being a Boy conference aimed to teach young boys coping skills, problem solving, and self-reflection. Boys aged 10-12 signed up to participat...
Apr 25, 2018
Alleged thieves target gym bag along Halston Connector
KAMLOOPS - It’s every fitness buff’s worst nightmare. On April 18, some time between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., a gym bag was stolen. Kamloops Crime Stoppers says it all started when a man ...
Apr 25, 2018
Living wage pegged at $17.31 an hour in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - $17.31 an hour. That’s how much the Living Wage for Families Campaign estimates the living wage in Kamloops is in 2018. Campaign Manager Deanna Ogle says the living wage is the amount...
Apr 25, 2018
New Gold announces first quarter results for New Afton
KAMLOOPS - New Gold is reporting steady gold production at its New Afton copper-gold mine just west of Kamloops during the first quarter of 2018. Gold production was down 4.5 per cent year-over-year w...
Apr 25, 2018
Preliminary inquiry begins in 2016 North Shore murder
KAMLOOPS - The preliminary inquiry has begun for a man charged in a 2016 holiday season homicide on the Kamloops North Shore. James David Bond was arrested last June and is facing a single murder coun...
Apr 25, 2018
CIFM hosts first McHappy Day Drive Thru ahead of May 2nd event
KAMLOOPS - McHappy Day got off to an early start with the CIFM McHappy Day Drive Thru Wednesday morning. Drivers swung by Broadcast Centre between 7 and 8:30 a.m. for coffee, cookies, and socks by don...
Apr 25, 2018
Kamloops drops four spots on B.C.'s 'rattiest' city list
KAMLOOPS - It appears Kamloops was a little less “ratty” in 2017. Pest control company Orkin has released its Top 20 “rattiest” cities in B.C. and Kamloops dropped from 16th to...
Apr 25, 2018
