Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
CFJC's Collins, longtime Kamloops councillor Wallace to be given Freedom of the City
KAMLOOPS - A legendary broadcaster and a longtime Kamloops councillor will be given the city’s highest honour at a ceremony next month. Doug Collins and Pat Wallace will be given the Freedom of ...
Mar 29, 2019
Self-evacuating due to smoky skies not best practice: EMBC
KAMLOOPS - With wildfire season just around the corner, the threat of smoky skies is bound to return to several parts of the province. During the past two summers, Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) rati...
Mar 29, 2019
Legal aid funding announcement leaves Kamloops lawyer optimistic
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer says money for legal aid announced by the province Friday (Mar. 29) is a stopgap measure, but he’s optimistic the tide is turning in the fight for sustainable fundin...
Mar 29, 2019
IH records seven overdose deaths in March; carfentanil detected
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an overdose alert after several overdose deaths in the region linked to carfentanil. In a news release, IH and the BC Coroners Service say anyone using or conside...
Mar 29, 2019
TNRD sets 2019 tax rate, most areas to experience savings
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board approved the 2019 budget at its meeting on Thursday afternoon with most areas and municipalities looking forward to a tax decrease this year. The...
Mar 28, 2019
City hosts information session about upcoming Todd Road construction
KAMLOOPS - A project to significantly improve pedestrian and motorist safety along Todd Road is slated to begin this spring. Tonight (March 28), the city is hosting a public information session for Ba...
Mar 28, 2019
Tick season springs upon Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Now that spring has arrived, tick season has surfaced again in Kamloops. From now until fall, healthcare professionals and veterinarians are urging people spending time outdoors to keep a w...
Mar 28, 2019
Electric vehicle rebate combination could bring sizable savings to BC buyers
KAMLOOPS - People looking into purchasing an electric vehicle now have several thousand dollars worth of incentives they can use. Rivercity Nissan Sales Consultant, Jonny Walker, says the newly announ...
Mar 28, 2019
UPDATE: RCMP say missing Kamloops man located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say Andrew Sorenson has been found.
Mar 28, 2019
The lonely dead: eight sets of unidentified remains in the Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - Right now, they have no name. Some only have depictions of what they may have looked like. But a new tool put out by the BC Coroners Service is aiming to solve historical cold cases of unid...
Mar 28, 2019
