Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops moving up the list of destination cities in Canada
KAMLOOPS - Canada's Tournament Capital is becoming more desireable to live-in, according to U-Haul's list of destination cities in Canada.For 2018, Kamloops was the No. 30 Canadian destination city ac...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds
Military type men and women wanted for Kamloops casting call
KAMLOOPS - A call for extras is being put out in the Kamloops area.The casting call is seeking military-type men and women ages 18 to 50 in the Kamloops area.Filming would take place over a number of ...
Jun 17, 2019 Image Credit: Fernando Gregory | Dreamstime.com
Family says missing Kamloops man is without cell phone, identification
KAMLOOPS - The family of a missing Kamloops man says his disappearance is highly out of character. According to Kamloops RCMP, 57-year-old Lorne Hamer-Jackson was last seen Saturday evening (June 15)....
Jun 16, 2019
Kamloops woman pushing on with cross-country cycling for mental health care improvements
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman's solo bike trek to Ottawa, advocating for mental health care improvements, has been halted for now.About two weeks ago, Days of Action founder Marlene Hibbs took her menta...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: Days of Action / Facebook
B.C Wildfire Service makes short work of minor flare up in Beresford Lakes area
KAMLOOPS - BC Wildfire Service crews quickly gained control over a small blaze in the Beresford Lakes area yesterday. Fire Information Officer Nicole Bonnett says the 1 hectare fire was reported yeste...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service
Celebrating Father's Day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Those looking to celebrate dads and the men in their lives today have a number of Father's Day events to choose from in Kamloops. A Father's Day Prostate Cancer Run will be held at the B.C ...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: Kent Simmonds
Lane closures expected on Coquihalla during invasive plant control
KAMLOOPS - This week, the Thompson Nicola Regional District will be headed to the frontlines to tackle invasive plant species near Kamloops. In a release, the TNRD says starting Monday, invasive plant...
Jun 16, 2019 Image Credit: Drive BC
Multiple vehicle incident snarls Halston Avenue traffic
KAMLOOPS - Local traffic has slowed in the Halston area this afternoon (June 15) following an incident involving multiple vehicles near Salish Road and Halston Avenue.Reports came in shortly after 12:...
Jun 15, 2019 Image Credit: Nathan Ritchie
Sun Peaks pop-up weddings cutting down expense of mountain nuptials
SUN PEAKS - Sun Peaks Resort is now offering a way for couples looking for an affordable wedding option to say 'I do' in the mountains. August 10, the Sun Peaks Grand will host a number of pop-up wedd...
Jun 15, 2019 Image Credit: Sun Peaks Resort
The Flag Man of Sun Rivers
KAMLOOPS - It's part of Vic Bifano's morning routine. During any big international sporting event, he puts out his flags to recognize some of the teams competing that day. "It's paying tribute to the ...
Jun 14, 2019
