Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Elephant Hill fire 85 per cent contained
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews continue to make progress on the massive Elephant Hill wildfire. Erin Catherall, fire information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, says while the fire remains approximately ...
Sep 19, 2017
Power restored following Kamloops crash
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED (Sept. 19 1:03) Power has been restored to over 4000 BC Hydro customers in Kamloops. This after a vehicle sheared off a power pole on Batchelor Drive during the 10:00 a.m. hour Tues...
Sep 19, 2017
Distracted drivers targeted on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Mounties and representatives of ICBC were cracking down on distracted driving on the Kamloops North Shore this morning. Drivers around 12th Street and Tranquille Road who were using electro...
Sep 19, 2017
Mayoral candidates address taxes, spending, Ajax during forum
KAMLOOPS - Mayoral candidates like Stu Holland are trying to ensure it’s not a ‘one-horse race,’ as some have been saying weeks into by-election campaigning. Holland made that clear ...
Sep 19, 2017
Kamloops kids get creative at Children's Art Festival
KAMLOOPS - Like ducklings to a pond, children are drawn to creating art. While drawing, painting and crafting are the more common art forms they’re exposed to, the options are endless. That's on...
Sep 18, 2017
Turtle River Race takes over Thompson River Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Another Kamloops tradition took place this weekend, all in support of Western Canada Theatre. The Volkswagen Turtle River Race took over the Thompson River at Riverside Park for a pair of r...
Sep 18, 2017
Kamloops family shaken by car crash into apartment
KAMLOOPS - Early Sunday morning, Michelle Embury and her two children woke up to a nightmare. A black BMW crashed into their Brocklehurst apartment while they were sleeping, sending glass and debris f...
Sep 18, 2017
Kamloops MP McLeod set to press feds on pot, tax changes
KAMLOOPS - Now that parliament is back from its summer break, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod will be keeping a close eye on the federal government’s plan to legalize mari...
Sep 18, 2017
RCMP limiting entry at Kamloops high school
KAMLOOPS - Administrators at Westsyde Secondary School are limiting entry following a threat earlier Monday. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the threat was found written on a bathroom mirror with...
Sep 18, 2017
Kamloops by-election forum to be held Monday night
KAMLOOPS - Candidates vying for a spot around the Kamloops council table will have a chance to convince the public at a forum this evening. The all-candidates event is organized by three local media o...
Sep 18, 2017
