Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

ASK Wellness looking forward to delayed opening of Tranquille Road supportive housing
KAMLOOPS - While still waiting for permanent transitional housing, the first few months of what will be a three-year, temporary housing operation at Mission Flats Manor in Kamloops have so far been re...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2019

TEDx TRU event expected to sell out quickly
KAMLOOPS - Tickets are selling fast for this year’s TEDx TRU event on March 9. The event, which will feature eight speakers discussing a variety of topics, is limited to 100 people and early-bir...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2019

Wilson-Raybould testimony sparks calls for further investigation
KAMLOOPS - Former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould says she felt pressure to interfere in the criminal prosecution of Montreal-based engineering company, SNC-Lavalin. Her testimony has sparked cr...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2019

Jury hears 911 call placed after Kamloops man beaten outside bar
KAMLOOPS - A key witness to an altercation that led to a Kamloops man dying in December 2016 has taken the stand to tell his side of the story. Dustan Pendrak has been cross-examined for a second day,...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2019

Kamloops students take a stand against bullying on Pink Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - Every year, schools across the globe participate in an anti-bullying campaign called Pink Shirt Day. The origins of the day go back to 2007, when a Grade 9 boy in Nova Scotia was bullied fo...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2019

Flint knapping workshop highlights TRU Aboriginal Awareness week
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University students got a taste of Secwpemc culture today, learning and trying their hand at flint knapping. The course led by instructor Ed Jensen, showed participants how ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2019

Local First Nations chiefs call gaming grant funds 'historic,' could help with development
KAMLOOPS - Secwepemc First Nations are excited about last week’s announcement by the NDP government that promises $3 billion over the next 25 years for B.C. First Nations bands. Tk’emlups ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2019

Blackwell Dairy products making their return
KAMLOOPS - A familiar dairy presence will once again stock the shelves in Kamloops grocery stores. After a fire destroyed Blackwell Dairy operations June 14, 2017, the farm has rebuilt their processin...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2019

Kamloops realtor suspended, fined for not ensuring strata property was pet-friendly
KAMLOOPS - A local realtor has been fined and had her licence suspended for two weeks due to “professional misconduct,” according to a Real Estate Council of BC disciplinary decision. Kell...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2019

Merritt couple presented with massive Lotto Max prize
KAMLOOPS - Sometimes ‘Lady Luck’ shines upon you, and for a Merritt couple, she couldn’t have shined any brighter. George Munro and Rowena Inyallie became millionaires overnight, mat...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2019

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