Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Police incident unfolding on Tk'emlups reserve
KAMLOOPS - Note: This story has been updated here. Several police cruisers and the Southeast District’s Emergency Response Team are attending an area on the Tk’emlups reserve. Police say i...
Mar 04, 2019
Seedy Saturday celebrates spring, even with Kamloops still gripped by winter
KAMLOOPS - Winter showed up late this year, but it's certainly sticking around until the bitter end. The cold February has been especially tough on people who enjoy digging in the dirt in their spare ...
Mar 04, 2019
BC Health Ministry preparing for RIH patient care tower staffing needs
KAMLOOPS - With construction underway on a new patient care tower for Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, BC’s Health Minister is reassuring residents that work is being done in order to have eno...
Mar 03, 2019
Madison Olds' latest release taking off with flying colours
KAMLOOPS - Between the release of her new album, and becoming a finalist in the CBC Searchlight competition, Kamloops’ own, Madison Olds has been making a name for herself on the national music ...
Mar 02, 2019
Kamloops realtors asking education ministry for capital funding solution
KAMLOOPS - With some School District 73 facilities stuffed to the rafters with students, local realtors are reaching out to the BC Government to find a solution. President of the Kamloops and District...
Mar 02, 2019
Kamloops RCMP investigating home invasion
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a home invasion last night that injured one man. In a release this morning, Staff Sgt. Michel Grondin says around 8:30 p.m last night, police were called to ...
Mar 02, 2019
Parents, students rally after School District 73 shut out of education funding
KAMLOOPS - Since last week’s provincial budget that saw no education funding promised for School District 73, a parent advocacy group has been outspoken about the lack of dollars coming to Kamlo...
Mar 01, 2019
Kamloops doctor wants other addiction treatments used before heroin compassion clubs
KAMLOOPS - As British Columbia grapples with an ongoing overdose crisis, alternative solutions are now being considered to combat drug-related fatalities. The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing s...
Mar 01, 2019
Provincial funding for residential care to ease pressure on care aides
KAMLOOPS - With the average life expectancy increasing in Canada, more seniors are in need of long-term residential care. But, with a shortage of staffing for seniors care in B.C., it has become a str...
Mar 01, 2019
Accused in Kamloops manslaughter trial takes the stand
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man accused in the beating death outside The Duchess on Tranquille in 2016 is telling a jury his version of events. James David Bond’s B.C. Supreme Court manslaughter trial...
Mar 01, 2019
