Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Heffley Bridge construction to start soon
KAMLOOPS -It’s the news Heffley Creek residents have been waiting for. Construction on a replacement bridge for Old Highway 5 in Heffley Creek will start by the middle of October. The new bridge...
Oct 04, 2017
Rock icons featured in latest WCT production
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre is excited to present its latest production, a musical inspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. “Million Dollar Quartet” ...
Oct 04, 2017
Pair of falcons left homeless by Elephant Hill fire released back into the wild
PRITCHARD, B.C. - A pair of feathered BC wildfire evacuees are making a new home for themselves, with a little help from BC Hydro and the BC Wildlife Park. The young American Kestrel falcons were resc...
Oct 04, 2017
Falcons left homeless by Elephant Hill wildfire released back into the wild
PRITCHARD, B.C. - A pair of feathered BC wildfire evacuees are making a new home for themselves, with a little help from BC Hydro and the BC Wildlife Park. The young American Kestrel falcons were resc...
Oct 04, 2017
Thompson Rivers University introduces new Master's degrees
KAMLOOPS - More and more, the cost to the environment is being taken into account when large resource extraction projects are being proposed. One needs to look no further than the proposed KGHM-Ajax M...
Oct 03, 2017
Kamloops building sector trending up
KAMLOOPS - September was a strong month for the Kamloops construction industry. 208 permits were taken out last month, totalling $20.5 million in activity. The majority of that activity took place in ...
Oct 03, 2017
TRU partnership to explore use of pot bio-products
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has struck a partnership to explore the various products that can be made from marijuana, including pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, and industrial fibre. T...
Oct 03, 2017
Christian preparing for new role at City Hall
KAMLOOPS - Fourty-eight hours after his landslide mayoral win, Ken Christian was back in council chambers for the first time in three months on Monday, preparing himself for his new role in municipal ...
Oct 02, 2017
Singh reflects on short time as acting mayor of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Now that Ken Christian has been elected mayor, Arjun Singh, the acting mayor, will slide back into his council chair. Singh said on Monday it’s been an honour to have served as acting...
Oct 02, 2017
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP president likes Singh as new leader
KAMLOOPS - The President of the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP federal riding says newly-elected leader Jagmeet Singh will bring more youthful enthusiasm to the role. Gary Worth, whose first choice was...
Oct 02, 2017
