Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City councillor touts UBCM recommendations to improve housing affordability
KAMLOOPS - After the Union of B.C. Municipalities announced 32 recommendations designed to ease the housing affordability crisis around the province, a Kamloops city councillor who’s involved in...
Feb 07, 2018
TRU student wins award for invasive species work
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson Rivers University student has been honoured for his work in tackling invasive species. Fourth year student Dustin Melan in the Bachelor of Natural Resources Sciences program has ...
Feb 07, 2018
BC Flood & Fire Review visits Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, BC - On Tuesday afternoon in Cache Creek, dozens of residents visited the BC Flood and Wildfire Review open house, held at the Cache Creek Community Hall. The event was an opportunity for...
Feb 07, 2018
City of Kamloops discusses 12 supplemental budget items on the table
KAMLOOPS - After months of gathering civic feedback on what residents would like to see in the supplemental budget, as well as staff requests, the city broke down the 12 items now up for discussion at...
Feb 06, 2018
City of Kamloops given power to say no to pot shops
KAMLOOPS - According to the province’s latest cannabis retail laws announced this week, city governments will be able to decide whether to allow pot shops. Victoria is giving mayors and council ...
Feb 06, 2018
Shining a light on eating disorders
KAMLOOPS - They suffer in silence, and often succumb to the illness. Eating Disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. Anorexia and bulimia in particular deny the body essential ...
Feb 06, 2018
Downtown Kamloops Library branch closure moved up two days
KAMLOOPS - Bookworms beware: the Kamloops Public Library’s downtown branch will be shutting down earlier than expected due to long-planned renovations. Originally the branch was set to close Feb...
Feb 06, 2018
Kamloops Fire Rescue recruiting auxilliary fire firefighters
KAMLOOPS - Interested in becoming an auxiliary fire fighter? Well, here’s your chance. Kamloops Fire Rescue is on the lookout for “motivated, fit citizens who are committed to serving thei...
Feb 06, 2018
New owners of Heavy Metal Gym envision revitalizing North Shore
KAMLOOPS - The Heavy Metal Gym has been a black eye on the North Shore for the last few years, the focus of the Kamloops RCMP as officers monitored criminal activity. But five months after the death o...
Feb 06, 2018
Snow storm to hit Cariboo hard, graze Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A huge dump of snow is expected to fall on the Central Cariboo starting Tuesday night and Kamloops may not escape the white stuff unscathed. Environment Canada Meteorologist Doug Lundquist ...
Feb 06, 2018
