Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Brocklehurst resident wants non-essential air traffic diverted around neighbourhood
KAMLOOPS - Brocklehurst was gripped by tragedy last month when a Snowbirds jet crashed into a residential neighbourhood. A nearby resident is now asking that non-essential air traffic be diverted from...
Jun 12, 2020
Provincial advisory back in place for North Thompson River as thunderstorms rumble through
VICTORIA - With thunderstorms rumbling through the Southern and Central Interior, the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) is reinstituting warnings about rising rivers.Effective 3:00 p.m. Friday (June 12...
Jun 12, 2020
City of Kamloops to reopen more parks and recreation facilities
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced more reopenings as city operations emerge from the restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.WATCH: (Video Credit: City of Kamloops)In a news relea...
Jun 12, 2020
More than one in four students went to school in District 73 last week: report
KAMLOOPS - A new Kamloops-Thompson School District report says more than one-quarter of all students in the district attended school in person at least once last week.Last week marked the return of in...
Jun 12, 2020
Environment Canada calling for 'severe' thunderstorms, rain all weekend
KAMLOOPS - If you were hoping to get some yardwork done or spend the weekend lounging beside the lake, a change of plans may be in order.Environment Canada says rain and thunderstorms are in the offin...
Jun 12, 2020
Mayor recommends memorial for Snowbird captain in newly-created park near Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - It has been four weeks since Capt. Jennifer Casey died in Brocklehurst, and the City of Kamloops is now beginning to work on a memorial for her.Casey died May 17 when she ejected from a Can...
Jun 12, 2020
City officials still watching water levels on South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Early this spring, snowpack levels throughout the North and South Thompson valleys were at near-record levels - between 20 and 30 percent higher than average. Thanks to some chilly weather,...
Jun 11, 2020
CMHA responds to complaints over increased crime along West Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Business owners along West Victoria Street have become increasingly frustrated with activities happening around their properties. "At the back of our building, doing drug deals, shooting up...
Jun 11, 2020
Kamloops RCMP make huge weapons seizure at local storage facility
KAMLOOPS - Two people have been arrested after Kamloops RCMP made a massive weapons seizure Wednesday (June 10)According to a news release, the local detachment's Targeted Enforcement Unit (TEU) raide...
Jun 11, 2020
Affordable housing complex almost ready to rise in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Nearly two years after it was announced, the John Howard Society's (JHS) large affordable housing project in downtown Kamloops is beginning to take shape.The City of Kamloops and B.C. Housi...
Jun 11, 2020
