Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City to host second public information session around Kamloops Centre for the Arts
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday night (Feb. 12), Kamloops residents were given a chance to learn more details surrounding the proposed Kamloops Centre for the Arts project. The event at McArthur Island was one o...
Feb 13, 2020 Architectural rendering provided by Kamloops Centre for the Arts Society / CHP Architects
Transportation Safety Board won't pursue probe into Merritt plane crash
KAMLOOPS - The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) says it has decided against pursuing an investigation into a plane crash that injured a pilot in Merritt earlier this week. A small plane crashed at Me...
Feb 13, 2020 Image Credit: Global BC
New Gold announces New Afton mine life extension to 2030, more drilling toward Cherry Creek
KAMLOOPS - New Gold, the international mining company that runs the New Afton copper-gold mine just west of Kamloops, has firmed up plans to extend the mine's life to 2030. In a webcast Thursday (Feb....
Feb 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Accessibility upgrades added to the Sagebrush Theatre
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre is working toward a more accessible theatre-going experience at the Sagebrush Theatre. Since the roof repair of the theatre was completed in October, WCT has taken on...
Feb 13, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
Westsyde Pool to close for six weeks during Phase Two of retrofit
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will be moving forward with the next phase of renovations at Westsyde Pool this spring. The original retrofit project began in 2016, and City contractors will so...
Feb 13, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
WCT hopes for liquor license approval before busy season
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre hopes to be fully licensed to serve alcohol at the Sagebrush Theatre by April. WCT's application for a liquor license went before City Council on Tuesday (Feb. 11) an...
Feb 12, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
WCT's latest production offers new perspective on the monarchy
KAMLOOPS - Rehearsals are underway for Western Canada Theatre's newest production, Serving Elizabeth. The play is set in two separate time periods, first in 1952 as Princess Elizabeth is visiting Keny...
Feb 12, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Jill Sperling
With coronary unit up and running at RIH, ICCHA/Wish Fund sets new target for 2020
KAMLOOPS - After successfully funding a new Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH), the ICCHA/Wish Fund is regrouping with another target in 2020.In a news release, founder Al Patel s...
Feb 12, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Trans Mountain holds wintertime simulation of pipeline rupture response
KAMLOOPS - Trans Mountain pipeline ruptures have not been common in Kamloops, but today more than 200 personnel were practicing, and learning what would happen if a spill occurred in the local area. P...
Feb 12, 2020 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
B.C. Lions visit Kamloops school to educate students about preventing violence against women
KAMLOOPS - For nearly a decade, the B.C. Lions have been bringing awareness to schools across the province about the pervasive nature of gender-based violence, mostly on women. Launched in 2012, the p...
Feb 12, 2020 B.C. Lions linebacker Jordan Herdman-Reed (left) and teammate Claudell Louis visited the Kamloops School of the Arts on Wednesday to talk to students about preventing violence against women. (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
