Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Mustard Seed's Winter Refuge program easing strain on Kamloops shelters
KAMLOOPS - The city’s newest winter shelter is easing the pressure on other social agencies aiding the homeless population in Kamloops. The Winter Refuge in the Mustard Seed New Life Community&#...
Jan 18, 2019
Women's March returns for third year in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The third annual Women’s March takes place this weekend, and organizers are hoping the event sets Kamloops on the path towards equality. Participants will meet in front of the Sandman...
Jan 18, 2019
Open house planned to talk about potential Chinese Canadian museum
KAMLOOPS - BC’s Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture will host an open house in Kamloops Saturday (Jan. 19), exploring the idea of opening a Chinese Canadian museum in BC. Via her website, Lis...
Jan 18, 2019
Single-use plastic bag ban advocates making headway
KAMLOOPS - The group behind a growing online petition to ban single-use plastic bags in Kamloops is now working to bring the issue to municipal and provincial officials. After meeting yesterday with b...
Jan 18, 2019
Cherry Creek residents hope flood mitigation comes with bridge construction
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - After back-to-back years of extensive flooding in the Cherry Creek area, three of the valley’s bridges are being replaced ahead of the anticipated spring flooding in 2019. T...
Jan 17, 2019
Kamloops students prepare to present video games to industry judges
KAMLOOPS - School is usually a place where youth are separated from their video games, but at Sahali Secondary, students have been learning to create them. DigiPen Tech Academy students have put the f...
Jan 17, 2019
SD 73 moving forward with Westsyde Elementary consultation process
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is taking another step toward reopening Westsyde Elementary School. In a news release, School District 73 said it’s beginning the consultation pr...
Jan 17, 2019
UPDATE: MLA Stone blasts NDP after BCLC shelves plans for new headquarters
KAMLOOPS - The BC Lottery Corporation says it is putting off a plan to build a new headquarters in Kamloops - and the area’s MLA is calling the current provincial government out. The Crown corpo...
Jan 17, 2019
Soft support for Riverside Park location not a disappointment for Kamloops public market group
KAMLOOPS - The executive director of the Kamloops Public Market Co-operative (KPM Co-op) says results of a survey on the idea illustrate the two distinct approaches to new proposals in Kamloops. The r...
Jan 17, 2019
Interior Health touts mobile supervised consumption sites as valuable service in recent study
KAMLOOPS - According to a recent study by Interior Health, the mobile supervised consumption sites in Kamloops and Kelowna have been a valuable service, despite some operational challenges. The study ...
Jan 17, 2019
