Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops SPCA bringing in more animals ahead of gradual reopening
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops SPCA is beginning to look into what it will take to re-open its Animal Care Centre to the public after COVID-19 caused its closure. Throughout the pandemic, the SPCA has receiv...
Jun 17, 2020
In place of Riverside Park event, Kamloops Canada Day celebration coming via live stream
KAMLOOPS - Every year, thousands of people gather at Riverside Park in Kamloops to celebrate Canada Day. This year, a virtual Canada Day will have to do.The City of Kamloops announced the cancellation...
Jun 17, 2020
Kamloops RCMP officer charged following IIO Investigation
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer is facing a charge of dangerous driving following an investigation by the BC Independent Investigations Office (IIO). Charges were sworn against Cst. Christopher Squ...
Jun 17, 2020
Worksafe BC fines Kamloops employer after teenage worker's 2018 death
KAMLOOPS - The employer of a Kamloops teenager who died on the job two years ago has been fined by Worksafe BC.Nineteen-year-old Brendan Stokes died June 29, 2018 while working on a service call in th...
Jun 17, 2020
Federal funding decreases demand for shelter beds in Kamloops during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - When the city announced in April it would be reopening an extra shelter space for the homeless, it was expected to fill up fast. Opening the former Branch on Royal Avenue was meant as a spa...
Jun 17, 2020
City council unanimously approves memorial for snowbirds Capt. Jennifer Casey
KAMLOOPS - From the moment Capt. Jennifer Casey died in the tragic Snowbirds crash last month in Brocklehurst, city residents rallied around her and the entire Snowbirds team. A memorial was set up at...
Jun 16, 2020
McArthur Island ring road rehabilitation moved up to 2020
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will use federal gas tax funds to fast-track a couple of capital projects.The most significant project involves fixing up the ring road around McArthur Island, for a to...
Jun 16, 2020
Medical emergency interrupts Kamloops council meeting
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian issued this statement Tuesday evening:"Today in Council we experienced a medical emergency with a member of our staff. They were administered first aid ...
Jun 16, 2020
Airlines gradually increasing flight service out of Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The sky above Kamloops will start to get a little busier this week, as airlines begin to increase their flight frequencies for YKA. After a halt in operations at the height of the pandemic,...
Jun 16, 2020
Former SD73 counsellor disciplined for inappropriate text messages to parents
KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops-Thompson School District counsellor has been disciplined for sending inappropriate text messages to parents.A decision published by the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regul...
Jun 16, 2020
