Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Traffic stops help Kamloops RCMP net weapons, drugs, thousands of dollars in cash
KAMLOOPS - RCMP officers seized a wide array of contraband items after a busy night on the streets of Kamloops.According to a news release from Sergeant Jeff Bingley, it began with a downtown traffic ...
May 27, 2020
Retiring superintendent reflects on her time leading Kamloops-Thompson School District
KAMLOOPS - Alison Sidow has been at the helm of School District 73 since 2016, and her retirement comes after four years of working to improve student success in the region.Reflecting on her administr...
May 26, 2020
River Forecast Centre issues flood watch for Salmon Arm area
VICTORIA - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) has issued a flood watch for the Salmon Ariver near Salmon Arm. The provincial agency made the announcement Tuesday afternoon.At the same time, the RFC ...
May 26, 2020
With rain and soaring temperatures this week, City of Kamloops prepares for fast-rising rivers
KAMLOOPS - After near-perfect runoff conditions for the early part of spring, City of Kamloops officials are bracing for that pattern to change.Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says recent rainf...
May 26, 2020
Kamloops students take altered graduation plans in stride
KAMLOOPS - Graduation ceremonies have begun for Grade 12 students in the Kamloops-Thompson School District. Rashika Subedi is among the 190 Valleyview Secondary School graduates receiving their diplom...
May 26, 2020
Kamloops council allows restaurants, shops to spill out onto sidewalks as they reopen
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is relaxing restrictions on outdoor patio sizes and retail sales areas in order to help businesses come back from the COVID-19 pandemic.At Tuesday's (May 26) regular meetin...
May 26, 2020
Kamloops distillery selling hand sanitizer across Canada as need grows
KAMLOOPS - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Forager Vodka, a local Kamloops company, put its distilling expertise to work. It started making hand sanitizer and delivered to non-profit organizations lik...
May 26, 2020
Makeshift memorial to Snowbirds at Kamloops Airport to be removed, preserved
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Canadian Armed Forces are assuring the public that the impromptu memorial for Capt. Jennifer Casey near the Kamloops Airport will be preserved, even as it is be...
May 26, 2020
School Superintendent to retire
KAMLOOPS - She has helped guide School District 73 through some tough times over the past four years, and now School District Superintendent Alison Sidow is moving on to another chapter in her life. S...
May 26, 2020
Online learning model likely to remain in place at TRU until COVID-19 vaccine is developed
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is planning to operate most of its courses online in the fall, and it says until a vaccine is developed, it will be much of the same moving forward. TRU Vice-Pres...
May 25, 2020
