Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC Hydro electricity bill deferrals extended for industries impacted by pandemic
VICTORIA - The B.C Government and B.C Hydro have extended an opportunity for companies to defer their electricity bill payments for another three months. As part of the B.C Hydro COVID-19 Relief Progr...
Jun 20, 2020
2020 Kamloops Walk to End ALS taking online route
KAMLOOPS - The Walk to End ALS is following the virtual trend many charity events are going with this year, with an online walk today (June 20) in Kamloops. Participants can sign up online, and join i...
Jun 20, 2020
Interior Health warns of cocaine supply contaminated with fentanyl and phenacetin
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is alerting the public of a contaminated drug supply in the Kamloops area. Yesterday (June 19) IHA has issued a warning of the presence of powder cocaine containing fentanyl...
Jun 20, 2020
Kamloops administrator named to B.C. School Superintendents Association board
KAMLOOPS - An administrator in the Kamloops-Thompson School District has been named to the B.C. School Superintendents Association (BCSSA) Board of Directors.Mike Bowden is the district principal for ...
Jun 19, 2020
Suspicious fire in downtown Kamloops forces non-profit agency to shutter
KAMLOOPS - Chantal White is dealing with the aftermath of an early morning fire. The director of Social Butterflies on Seymour Street is devastated that parts of the building are damaged and programs ...
Jun 19, 2020
Westsyde Secondary, David Thompson Elementary schools evacuated due to 'suspicious messages'
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: School District 73 officials say they have been given the 'all clear' to return staff and students to the schools.Graffiti on the outside of one of the schools said, "find the bomb....
Jun 19, 2020
McArthur Island ring road construction starts next week
KAMLOOPS - Just days after Kamloops council fast-tracked upgrades to the McArthur Island ring road, work is set to begin.In a news release, the City of Kamloops says construction will begin on the fir...
Jun 19, 2020
City of Kamloops reopens boat launches ahead of Father's Day weekend
KAMLOOPS - As river levels recede, the City of Kamloops is reopening its boat launches Friday (June 19).The boat launches at Thompson Drive, Pioneer Park and McArthur Island were closed on May 28 as t...
Jun 19, 2020
Analysts investigate "suspicious" fire
KAMLOOPS - Investigators are checking out a suspicious fire that caused damage to a business this morning in the 800 block Seymour Street. Emergency crews were called out just before 3:15 this morning...
Jun 19, 2020
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra among three charities to receive funding from BC Interior Community Foundation
KAMLOOPS - When COVID-19 shut down events in March, the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra was forced to cancel its final two concerts of the season. Through the pandemic, it has struggled to keep financiall...
Jun 18, 2020
