Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Naturalist Club to host annual grasslands cleanup this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are invited to take part in the Third Annual Grasslands Cleanup this Sunday. It’s being organized by the Kamloops Naturalist Club in partnership with other communit...
Apr 04, 2018
Province kicks in $4.7M for Brocklehurst Indigenous housing project
KAMLOOPS - The province is backing its promise for more affordable housing with $4.7 million in funding for a housing project slated for Brocklehurst. Housing Minister Selina Robinson announced the pr...
Apr 04, 2018
Westmount Elementary parent 'worried that a tragedy will happen' before SD73 takes action on traffic concerns
KAMLOOPS - What’s taking so long? That sums up the feelings of at least one parent at Westmount Elementary School who says School District 73 isn’t moving quickly enough to address traffic...
Apr 04, 2018
Woman's body recovered from South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say they will look into missing persons cases as they seek a positive identity on a body found in the South Thompson River Wednesday. The woman’s body was spotte...
Apr 04, 2018
Authors of behind-the-scenes account of B.C. politics to visit Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The authors of a best-selling book detailing the lead-up to last spring’s historic provincial election will be in Kamloops this week. ‘A Matter of Confidence’ opens with t...
Apr 04, 2018
SD73 superintendent: Budget responds well to special needs students
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 Superintendent Alison Sidow is giving this year’s budget top marks for responding to the needs of special needs students. She says the $172 million budget will be d...
Apr 04, 2018
Chilly March can't cool scorching Kamloops construction sector
KAMLOOPS - A strong month for commercial building pushed the Kamloops construction sector to a big finish in the month of March. The City of Kamloops says $16.5 million in building permits were taken ...
Apr 04, 2018
Kamloops canoe instructor pushing for improved access to local waterways
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops canoe instructor is launching a push to create and protect access to Kamloops Lake and the Thompson Rivers. Keiran Rankin is putting together a community group to lobby governmen...
Apr 04, 2018
An inside look at the homeless storage unit in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Starting next Monday, many of the homeless population will have a permanent address at 48 West Victoria Street, a city-owned building across from City Hall that will be the new home to a st...
Apr 03, 2018
RIH staff assessing filing system after recent data breach
KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital says it’s reviewing how it files medical records following a case of 35 patient files going missing last month. The hospitals health services manager Kris Kristj...
Apr 03, 2018
