Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Change coming to Kamloops RCMP top brass
KAMLOOPS - There are big changes coming to the top brass at the Kamloops RCMP detachment. Supt. Brad Mueller confirms the detachment’s Operations Officer position will be filled once again after...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2018
Hotel 540 to join Delta Hotels by Marriott brand
KAMLOOPS - Hotel 540 in Kamloops is about to undergo some major changes. Kamloops-based National Hospitality Group has announced a franchise agreement will transform the Victoria Street hotel into a D...
Kayla Derkach Jan 19, 2018
Kamloops ranks low on millennial hot spot list
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops isn’t exactly a mecca for millennials. That according to a new ranking - Millenial Hot Spots in 2018 - by Point2Homes, a Saskatoon-based company that covers real estate trend...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
KCBIA welcoming modular supportive housing units in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association is pleased with Wednesday’s announcement that 104 supportive housing units will be built in this city. Half of the modular units ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
JoeAnna's House to benefit Kamloops residents travelling for medical care
KAMLOOPS - Having a sick family member can cause a great deal of stress. Throw in a hospital stay in an unfamiliar city, and a tough situation becomes all the more difficult. While many local families...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
Police seize guns, drugs, cash from Badger Drive home
KAMLOOPS - Drugs, guns and cash. That’s what a search warrant executed by the Kamloops RCMP turned up at a home on Badger Drive. The house was the site of a home invasion Tuesday morning. A furt...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
Horizon North reaping the rewards from construction of modular homes
KAMLOOPS - The local manufacturing company in charge of building 104 modular units for the City of Kamloops has rebounded after being caught in the middle of a major downturn in the oil and gas sector...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
First Link connecting families to Alzheimer Society programs
KAMLOOPS - The Alzheimer Society of BC has launched a new referral program, designed to help newly diagnosed people with dementia get the help they need as soon as possible. ‘First Link’ i...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
How much does Kamloops spend on snow clearing compared to other BC cities?
KAMLOOPS - With the community debate around City of Kamloops snow clearing practices raging, a comparison shows BC cities are widely varied in how much money they set aside for clearing their streets....
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
Reducing the stigma associated with Alzheimer's and dementia
KAMLOOPS - January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to shine a light on a disease that’s impacting so many lives. The most recent statistics show that almost 750,000 Canadians are li...
Kayla Derkach Jan 18, 2018
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