Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops students take altered graduation plans in stride
KAMLOOPS - Graduation ceremonies have begun for Grade 12 students in the Kamloops-Thompson School District. Rashika Subedi is among the 190 Valleyview Secondary School graduates receiving their diplom...
May 26, 2020
Kamloops council allows restaurants, shops to spill out onto sidewalks as they reopen
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is relaxing restrictions on outdoor patio sizes and retail sales areas in order to help businesses come back from the COVID-19 pandemic.At Tuesday's (May 26) regular meetin...
May 26, 2020
Kamloops distillery selling hand sanitizer across Canada as need grows
KAMLOOPS - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Forager Vodka, a local Kamloops company, put its distilling expertise to work. It started making hand sanitizer and delivered to non-profit organizations lik...
May 26, 2020
Makeshift memorial to Snowbirds at Kamloops Airport to be removed, preserved
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Canadian Armed Forces are assuring the public that the impromptu memorial for Capt. Jennifer Casey near the Kamloops Airport will be preserved, even as it is be...
May 26, 2020
School Superintendent to retire
KAMLOOPS - She has helped guide School District 73 through some tough times over the past four years, and now School District Superintendent Alison Sidow is moving on to another chapter in her life. S...
May 26, 2020
Online learning model likely to remain in place at TRU until COVID-19 vaccine is developed
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is planning to operate most of its courses online in the fall, and it says until a vaccine is developed, it will be much of the same moving forward. TRU Vice-Pres...
May 25, 2020
100 Miles for Hunger runners raise over $6,000 for local food banks
KAMLOOPS - It was a productive weekend for Grace and Phil Hiom in Kamloops. In a 24-hour period, the couple ran a collective 100 miles, and raised more than $6,000 for food banks. The founders of Dirt...
May 25, 2020
Kamloops gyms worked together to create safety guidelines for reopening
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents have been unable to visit the gym since April 2, when Interior Health ordered all fitness facilities to close. These facilities were given the go-ahead to reopen as of la...
May 25, 2020
Tourism Kamloops grabs a piece of $10M provincial grant
KAMLOOPS - The CEO of Tourism Kamloops says revenue in the local tourism sector is down nearly 90 per cent - so a provincial grant comes just in time.Tourism Kamloops is one of 59 B.C. organizations t...
May 25, 2020
Snowbird pilots to depart Halifax for Moose Jaw
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will remain grounded at Kamloops Airport after a tragic crash took the life of a team member just over a week ago, but their pilots are heading home.According ...
May 25, 2020
