Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops foundation raises money for portable ultrasound at RIH
KAMLOOPS - Ultrasound equipment is about to get high-tech at Royal Inland Hospital. The ICCHA Wish Foundation recently announced its raised $64,000 to go towards buying a portable ultrasound for the h...
Kayla Derkach Apr 16, 2017
Early detection focus of April Parkinson's Awareness Month
KAMLOOPS - April is Parkinsons Awareness month. With the chronic movement disease affecting approximately 100,000 Canadians, the global campaign is aimed to educate people on the early warning signs a...
Kayla Derkach Apr 16, 2017
Tributes pour in for the late John Dormer
KAMLOOPS - Tributes continue to pour in for John Dormer. The former Kamloops Mayor passed away Friday afternoon after suffering from a stroke. Dormer, who served one term as Mayor from 1986 to 1988, i...
Kayla Derkach Apr 15, 2017
Plenty of vintage fun expected at 47th annual Kamloops Easter Parade
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops streets are about to get vintage. The 47th annual Kamloops Easter Parade takes place this Easter Sunday. Every year, hundreds of vintage cars aged 25 years or older weave through t...
Kayla Derkach Apr 15, 2017
Milobar calls NDP election promises 'too good to be true'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor and North-Thompon Liberal Candidate Peter Milobar is calling the NDP’s election platform ‘too good to be true.’ NDP Leader John Horgan’s promises incl...
Kayla Derkach Apr 15, 2017
Notre Dame storage facility closed indefinitely following nearby fire
KAMLOOPS - If you need to access the Budget Self Storage facility on Notre Dame Drive this weekend, you’re out of luck. According to Ben Caron, Manager with Budget Car and Rental,, Friday’...
Kayla Derkach Apr 15, 2017
Former Kamloops Mayor John Dormer passes away with family by his side
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Mayor John Dormer has passed away. Dormer passed away Friday afternoon at Royal Inland Hospital, after suffering from a stroke earlier in the day. The husband and father was...
Kayla Derkach Apr 15, 2017
Jobs and LNG hot topics during Liberal campaign stop in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It was a short but energy-filled visit for Christy Clark and her election team who stopped by Peter Milobar’s campaign office Friday afternoon on day four of the campaign trail. The p...
Kayla Derkach Apr 14, 2017
Budget Car Rental fire deemed suspicious
KAMLOOPS - An early morning fire at Budget Car Rental and Self-Storage on Notre Dame Drive is being deemed suspicious. In a press release Kamloops Rcmp say the fire is suspicious in nature and investi...
Kayla Derkach Apr 14, 2017
Outdoor enthusiasts urged to use extreme caution on ice surfaces
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue is reminding people to use caution on area lakes following the death of two fishermen earlier this week. The bodies of two Kamloops men, aged 61 and 66 were locat...
Kayla Derkach Apr 13, 2017
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