Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
MP Cathy McLeod calls on Ontario senator to resign following sex scandal
KAMLOOPS - Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod is calling on Ontario senator Don Meredith to resign. According to the Canadian Press, an ethics report released earlier this month revealed Meredith had an...
Kayla Derkach Mar 26, 2017
Hundreds remember Richard Wagamese at Kamloops memorial
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of people mourned, laughed, and remembered Richard Wagamese on Saturday, at a memorial service in Kamloops held at Thompson Rivers University. Wagamese passed away on March 10th, a...
Kayla Derkach Mar 25, 2017
Crews undergo dramatic rescue for fallen hiker near Cinnamon Ridge
KAMLOOPS - It was all hands on deck for a rescue operation in the Cinnamon Ridge area Saturday. Kamloops Search and Rescue, along with various RCMP and Kamloops Fire Rescue members were called out to ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 25, 2017
More lives saved at Ask Wellness overdose prevention sites
KAMLOOPS - It’s a stat Ask Wellness is happy to report. So far, nine lives have been saved at the society’s overdose prevention sites through the use of naloxone kits. Hughes says it isn...
Kayla Derkach Mar 25, 2017
Trash talkin': Kamloops Naturalist Club holding annual garbage cleanup
KAMLOOPS - Grab a glove and have a good time. That’s the message from the Kamloops Naturalist Club who is holding its second annual garbage cleanup throughout the Dewdrop grasslands this Sunday....
Kayla Derkach Mar 25, 2017
Online and overseas marketing driving steady TRU enrollment
KAMLOOPS - As one of the largest universities in the province, Thompson Rivers University continues to attract hundreds of students every year. And it’s not young high school graduates. With num...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017
Students keep busy during first half of spring break
KAMLOOPS - Students are currently enjoying two weeks off of school, which means parents are tasked with coming up with activities for them during the spring break. In Kamloops, many businesses and org...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017
Turban river rescuer given lifesaving award
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who used his turban to pull a woman from the fast-flowing North Thompson River has been recognized by the Lifesaving Society of BC and Yukon. Avtar Hothi was given the societ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017
Province, TRU approve new $30M nursing building
KAMLOOPS -The Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing is getting its own home. In an event this morning, the school announced it is going forward with a new 44,000 square foot, $30.6 million faci...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017
Boogie the Bridge 2017: New Shoes, New You
KAMLOOPS - Our intrepid Video Journalist Adam Donnelly has undertaken training for this year’s CFJC Boogie the Bridge on Aapril 30th. While he's no Steve Prefontaine, Adam has been seeing some p...
Kayla Derkach Mar 24, 2017
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