Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snowfall finished for now, Kamloops-area roads still dicey
KAMLOOPS - There was more chaos on the highways around Kamloops this morning, but no major incidents have been reported. One of the more notable incidents involved a rollover on the Trans Canada Highw...
Nov 03, 2017
Kamloops' homeless population suffering through cold snap
KAMLOOPS - This week’s cold snap is having a big impact on Kamloops’ homeless population. New Life Community Kamloops is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week and offers snacks, one...
Nov 03, 2017
Unemployment rate way up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Some gloomy job numbers to report in Kamloops. According to Statistics Canada, the three month unemployment average ending in October has shot up from the same period last year (August, Sep...
Nov 03, 2017
Central Business Improvement Association seeks new GM
KAMLOOPS - Both of the major Business Improvement Associations in Kamloops are now seeking new General Managers after the announcement yesterday that the long-time, and indeed only Manager of the Kaml...
Nov 03, 2017
Snowfall warnings over, but still not great driving conditions
KAMLOOPS - The snowfall warnings have ended, and all Interior highways are open this morning, but that doesn’t mean it’s great driving out there. With the gusty winds that have blown all n...
Nov 03, 2017
Deadline to beat 'stress test' spurs hot Kamloops real estate market
KAMLOOPS - The weather may be getting colder but real estate sales are heating up in Kamloops. The latest stats show this past October saw a healthy increase in house sales compared to this time last ...
Nov 02, 2017
North Shore police search yields firearms and drugs
KAMLOOPS - Firearms, brass knuckles and drugs. Those were just some of the items the Kamloops RCMP seized following a search warrant on Holly Avenue last Friday (Oct. 27). The search followed the shoo...
Nov 02, 2017
Strong odour disrupts Halloween day surgeries at RIH operating theatre
KAMLOOPS - A ghoulish odour caused a big disruption for Royal Inland Hospital on Halloween day. RIH Administrator Tracy Rannie says the smell struck the operating theatre Tuesday morning. “An od...
Nov 02, 2017
Snow leads to delays, cancellation at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - Today’s sudden burst of winter hasn’t had too big an impact at Kamloops Airport. “We are moving along,” says Managing Director Heather McCarley. “The Kamloops ...
Nov 02, 2017
Snowfall expected to last all day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The worst of the year’s first significant snowfall should be over by early tomorrow morning in Kamloops. That from Doug Lundquist, meteorologist with Environment Canada, who notes the...
Nov 02, 2017
