Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Eight-year-old Kamloops girl takes over as fire chief for a day
KAMLOOPS - A local third grade student got to skip school and become Fire Chief for a Day on Tuesday (Nov. 13). Eight-year-old Bryanna Eckhart earned the title through a contest at her school. Bryanna...
Andrew Snook Nov 13, 2018

Eight-year-old Kamloops girl takes over as fire chief for a day
KAMLOOPS - A local third grade student got to skip school and become Fire Chief for a Day on Tuesday (Nov. 13). Eight-year-old Bryanna Eckhart earned the title through a contest at her school. Bryanna...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2018

Kamloops filmmaker hopes music video will help 'take down walls'
KAMLOOPS - A proposed music video has become a passion project for a local filmmaker, who recently received a $10,000 grant from Storyhive. Vesta Giles is partnering with Brian Tate, a composer and co...
Andrew Snook Nov 13, 2018

Kamloops filmmaker hopes music video will help 'take down walls'
KAMLOOPS - A proposed music video has become a passion project for a local filmmaker, who recently received a $10,000 grant from Storyhive. Vesta Giles is partnering with Brian Tate, a composer and co...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2018

Kamloops will be first B.C. location for Popeyes Chicken
KAMLOOPS - The newest tenant of the Summit Shopping Centre will be a fried chicken chain from the U.S. Popeyes Chicken - which originally opened in New Orleans - has begun setting up shop near the Tom...
Andrew Snook Nov 13, 2018

Kamloops will be first B.C. location for Popeyes Chicken
KAMLOOPS - The newest tenant of the Summit Shopping Centre will be a fried chicken chain from the U.S. Popeyes Chicken - which originally opened in New Orleans - has begun setting up shop near the Tom...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2018

Nearly 200 affordable rental homes coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Middle-income families in communities across the province - including here in Kamloops - may have a better shot at securing affordable housing. The provincial government says in a news rele...
Andrew Snook Nov 13, 2018

Nearly 200 affordable rental homes coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Middle-income families in communities across the province - including here in Kamloops - may have a better shot at securing affordable housing. The provincial government says in a news rele...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2018

Local woman hired as new director of Kamloops's Mustard Seed New Life
KAMLOOPS - A new managing director has been announced for the Mustard Seed New Life Community in Kamloops. In a news release, the organization states that local woman Diane Down has been selected as t...
Andrew Snook Nov 13, 2018

Local woman hired as new director of Kamloops's Mustard Seed New Life
KAMLOOPS - A new managing director has been announced for the Mustard Seed New Life Community in Kamloops. In a news release, the organization states that local woman Diane Down has been selected as t...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2018

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