Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Transit open-house provides opportunity for feedback
KAMLOOPS - BC Transit and the City of Kamloops are gathering public input in order to shape the future of transit services in the city. A couple of open-houses Wednesday (Mar. 27) provided opportuniti...
Mar 27, 2019
Terry Lake explains why he's contemplating a return to politics
KAMLOOPS - Terry Lake has worn many hats in politics, serving as city councillor, mayor, MLA, Environment Minister and Health Minister before bowing out of provincial politics in 2017. Now, he's consi...
Mar 27, 2019
Kamloops drug mule sentenced to four years in prison
KAMLOOPS - It appears another dent has been made in the Kamloops drug trade. Chad Bissat was sentenced to four years in prison earlier this month for 19 drug- and firearms-related charges. Bissat was ...
Mar 27, 2019
2019 TRU Training House ready to become next Dream Home
TOBIANO, BC - Ahead of the Kamloops YMCA’s Annual Dreamhome Lottery, builders provided an inside look at the 2019 Training House, which will soon become the next Dream Home prize. Located in Tob...
Mar 27, 2019
City of Kamloops biosolids heading to Turtle Valley with Little Shuswap plan on hold
KAMLOOPS - Biosolids produced by the City of Kamloops have a new destination, as the City’s contractor works through a hitch in its application plan. In December, the City announced a two-year, ...
Mar 27, 2019
Argo truck struck while doing traffic control in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A pickup truck for a local road contractor was damaged after being hit in Kamloops. The Ministry of Transportation says early Tuesday morning (March 26), a commercial vehicle crashed into a...
Mar 27, 2019
A final conclusion to a five-year court proceeding in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It’s been more than three years since Charles Gerald Patrick was acquitted of a series of charges after a traffic stop in Kamloops. That stop happened back in December 2013, and the c...
Mar 27, 2019
Canada's Minister of Small Business touts Budget 2019 investments at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Canada’s Minister of Small Business visited Kamloops and the TRU campus Tuesday, highlighting budget items that impact students. Mary Ng pointed to investments to make education more ...
Mar 26, 2019
Kamloops Council hears presentation on eliminating single-use plastic bags
KAMLOOPS - An advocate for the elimination of single-use plastics presented to Kamloops City Council Tuesday afternoon. Michele Hadley is asking council to ban plastic bags by phasing them out with he...
Mar 26, 2019
A look inside the BC SPCA's brand new Kamloops Community Animal Care Centre
KAMLOOPS - The brand new, $6.5 million dollar SPCA Animal Care Centre will open to the public April 6. The finishing touches are going into the facility, and SPCA staff members are preparing to move i...
Mar 26, 2019
