Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City prepares for snow melt
KAMLOOPS - With warmer temperatures in the forecast for Kamloops, city crews are preparing for the big melt. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures to reach the high single digits by next week...
Mar 01, 2018
Vehicle incident closes Coquihalla Highway southbound at junction with Logan Lake
KAMLOOPS -Update: Central Interior Traffic Services says there were no major injuries in this morning’s traffic incidents on the Coquihalla Highway near the Logan Lake turnoff. They expect the h...
Mar 01, 2018
Man who killed acquaintance near North Shore sushi restaurant sentenced
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops man who stabbed a man to death outside of a North Shore sushi restaurant in 2016 has been sentenced. Eric Charlie was arrested in March of 2016 and charged with second degree m...
Mar 01, 2018
Kamloops government workers relieved Liberals will replace Phoenix pay system
KAMLOOPS - Jenny Anderson has worked for Service Canada in Kamloops for 20 years, but she’s never been more stressed at her job than she has over the Phoenix pay system. “I work a lot of o...
Feb 28, 2018
Enhancing student wellbeing at Twin Rivers Education Centre
KAMLOOPS - Pink Shirt Day was celebrated at Twin Rivers Education Centre today, with the school’s annual Wellness Fair. Several social agencies, health services, and community partners set up sh...
Feb 28, 2018
'Cyberbullying' focus of Pink Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - It’s a symbol that bullying won’t be tolerated. Pink Shirt Day is a national anti-bullying movement that started 11 years ago by two Nova Scotia teens, after they noticed a clas...
Feb 28, 2018
Corporate restructuring to save City of Kamloops up to $325K a year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced changes to its corporate structure. In a news release, the city says the change is an “effort to consolidate services, create organizational efficie...
Feb 28, 2018
Interior Health issues overdose alert following six deaths in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health and the BC Coroners Service are urging Interior residents to take the necessary steps to avoid an overdose. This in light of six suspected illicit drug overdose deaths in a ...
Feb 28, 2018
Kamloops MLA accuses province of 'double dipping' with new employer payroll tax
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone is worried Victoria’s new employer health payroll tax will have serious consequences for local businesses. The new tax will replace MSP ...
Feb 28, 2018
Kamloops council not high on pot dispensaries
KAMLOOPS -The city has no plans to issue temporary operating licences to marijuana dispensaries in Kamloops, ahead of legalization this summer. Kamloops council approved staff recommendations to deny ...
Feb 28, 2018
