Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
KFR makes short work of Aberdeen grass fire
KAMLOOPS -It appears a grass fire near Aberdeen Mall has been taken down as quickly as it began. Reports began coming in shortly after 3 pm this afternoon of a grass fire off of Hillside Drive, in the...
Mar 31, 2019
Record attendance for 2019 Kamloops Film Festival
KAMLOOPS - The numbers are in, and the 23rd annual Kamloops Film Festival has set a new record for attendance. In a release today, the Kamloops Film Society Executive Director and Festival chair Duan ...
Mar 30, 2019
No more plastic bags, future cannabis vendors: Previewing the 2019 Farmers' Market
KAMLOOPS - A number of changes will be coming to the 2019 season for the 41st annual Kamloops Farmers’ Market, including the removal of plastic bags given out by vendors, and discussions startin...
Mar 30, 2019
Small cannabis co-op consultations coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Small scale cannabis producers and processors in B.C are being asked to give their input on what the industry’s co-operative business model should look like. Next week, consultations ...
Mar 30, 2019
Spero House opening provides new affordable housing opportunity
KAMLOOPS - The latest housing addition to Kamloops’ North Shore is ready to open its doors to people in need of affordable housing. Located at 317 Tranquille Rd. on a plot of land provided by th...
Mar 29, 2019
Mother of Jessie Foster holds out hope 13 years after daughter's disappearance
KAMLOOPS - When Glendene Grant speaks about her daughter, Jessie, her eyes fill with tears. Not out of sadness, but out of pride. “I get empowered by the name Jessie Foster, I do,” she sai...
Mar 29, 2019
Kamloops doctor hoping to improve operating room with new online booking system
KAMLOOPS - Every day on average, up to 45 surgeries happen out of Royal Inland Hospital. They are currently booked, some rescheduled and cancelled, on paper. Dr. Simon Treissman is trying to change th...
Mar 29, 2019
Search warrant fills in details of alleged Lillooet attack
KAMLOOPS - A Lillooet man is facing a charge of aggravated assault after an alleged attack at his home in October 2018. Allistair Neil McKay, born in 1990, was originally charged with attempted murder...
Mar 29, 2019
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
