Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snow Angels in new hands
KAMLOOPS - It’s a program many seniors in Kamloops rely on during the winter time when snow fills their driveway The Snow Angels program, which has been running for five years, has dedicated vol...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
Good Neighbour bylaw gets mixed reviews
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents dealing with a nuisance property in their neighbourhood now have a new tool to fight back with. On Tuesday, Kamloops City Council unanimously passed the ‘Good Neigh...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
Crime Stoppers seeks user of stolen ID
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers has released a photo of a woman suspected of using stolen identification to get funds from a Kamloops bank. The woman is believed to have used the ID at the TD Bank ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
Tool thieves pillage Dallas business
KAMLOOPS - Authorities are hoping the public can help them track down two men who stole work tools from a Dallas business. At about 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, surveillance cameras captured image...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
TNRD board chair ready for challenge
KAMLOOPS - Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board Chair John Ranta seems unfazed by the fact he will be challenged for the board chair position at tomorrow’s TNRD board meeting. Area “I...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
Proposed Kamloops parking study defeated by council
KAMLOOPS - A $100,000 downtown parking study will not go ahead in Kamloops. With one councillor absent, and a 4-4 vote, the motion to approve the study did not pass. In addition to cost, some opposing...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
Multiple charges laid against suspect in alleged hijacking incident
KAMLOOPS - A 33 year old man is facing multiple charges after a semi-truck driver was held at gunpoint Monday. RCMP allege it all started when the man was observed slumped behind the wheel of a runnin...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
TNRD hires wildfire recovery manager
KAMLOOPS - With this summer’s devastating wildfire season finally in the rearview mirror, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is taking steps to help residents with the recovery process. The T...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
Trucker describes how he stayed alive when his rig was hijacked at gunpoint near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Robert Price was pretty sure that a man riding in his semi-truck would have shot him dead had he not done everything he said on Monday night. Price is the transport driver who was held at g...
Kayla Derkach Nov 08, 2017
Wildfire 2017: A look back at the worst fire season in BC's history
KAMLOOPS - 2017 was an unprecedented year for wildfires in British Columbia. At the height of the crisis, it's estimated over 65 000 people were forced from their homes due to the danger some of those...
Kayla Derkach Nov 07, 2017
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Two and Out
PETERS: Conservatism used to be about lower taxes and smaller government, not conspiracy theories and racism
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Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
38th Annual Business Excellence Awards
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Cutting carbon emissions can be easy and accessible to Kamloops residents
Oct 30, 2024
Question of the Week
Do you have confidence in the vote-counting carried out by Elections BC?
Oct 28, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of Oct. 21
Oct 26, 2024
Two and Out
PETERS: Facing caucus revolt, Justin Trudeau could learn from Joe Biden
Oct 25, 2024