Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lengthy power outage keeps Sahali in the dark Saturday morning
UPDATED - Power has been restored. KAMLOOPS - Some BC Hydro customers in Kamloops have been without power since shortly after 7 this morning. A power outage is affecting more than 360 customer in lowe...
Kayla Derkach Jan 06, 2018
Gas, electricity eliminated as causes of Brass Kettle fire
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE - No word from fire investigators yet on a possible cause of a blaze Friday night that destroyed an old restaurant building at the intersection of Pacific Way and Hugh Allan Drive. T...
Kayla Derkach Jan 06, 2018
City councillor offers perspective on Kamloops' snow clearing budget
KAMLOOPS - A city councillor has taken to social media with a response to Kamloops residents who complain about the snowy roads. Councillor Dieter Dudy says people are quick to claim the city isn̵...
Kayla Derkach Jan 06, 2018
Fire destroys abandoned restaurant in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A fire has destroyed an abandoned restaurant in Kamloops. The fire at the old Brass Kettle – located at the corner of Hugh Allan Drive and Pacific Way – was reported to Kamloops...
Kayla Derkach Jan 05, 2018
Suspect arrested after firearm incident at Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society
KAMLOOPS - A man is facing a variety of charges after an incident on the North Shore Friday afternoon. Kamloops RCMP say police responded to a 911 call of a man inside the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendsh...
Kayla Derkach Jan 05, 2018
Ninth annual Heap the Honda launches Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The ninth annual Heap the Honda Children’s Book Drive launches this weekend. The book drive has collected more than 80,000 books in the past eight years, which have been distributed t...
Kayla Derkach Jan 05, 2018
Kamloops mayor prepares to tackle challenges of 2018
KAMLOOPS - After a whirlwind 2017, Mayor Ken Christian is looking to the year ahead. Christian expects 2018 to be a year of growth. “I think the development community has really stepped up,̶...
Kayla Derkach Jan 05, 2018
Unemployment rate remains high in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. may have the lowest unemployment rate in the country, but it’s a different story here in Kamloops. Fresh numbers released Friday by Statistics Canada reveal unemployment in B.C. ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 05, 2018
Kamloops emergency room facing capacity challenges
KAMLOOPS - It’s a harsh reality in this province, overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms. At Royal Inland Hospital thousands of patients flow through the doors of the ER every year, with the w...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
Weather a study of contrasts in 2017 for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It was a tale of two stories when one looks back at the weather in Kamloops last year. Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa West says winter and spring in 2017 were wetter than normal but ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 04, 2018
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One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Kamloops-Thompson School District continues to face huge uphill battle
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Question of the Week
If the time change was eliminated in B.C., which time would you prefer?
Nov 04, 2024
Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of Oct. 28
Nov 04, 2024
One Man's Opinion
COLLINS: Sometimes you have to abandon your principles and yield to your natural instinct
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