Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fire at Tournament Inn damages two units
KAMLOOPS - This story has been updated here. Two units damaged by fire, one seriously, at the Tournament Inn in Valleyview last night. The fire looks like it started on the outside of one of the units...
Mar 07, 2019
Preparations underway to build modular units on West Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Fencing is up at the parking lot between Emerald Centre and Budget Brake & Muffler on West Victoria Street, where 46 modular units will be ready at the end of the summer, nearly a year ...
Mar 06, 2019
Catching up with Madison Olds
KAMLOOPS - The musical landscape in Kamloops has recently expanded, with a local artist emerging on the national level. Madison Olds has been working hard to have her music heard, with momentum gather...
Mar 06, 2019
High-powered weapons, violence concerning for Kamloops RCMP superintendent
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops’ top cop says the local RCMP detachment has been under increased pressure as they deal with organized crime, the drug trade and resulting violence. Superintendent Syd Lecky p...
Mar 06, 2019
IH says Kamloops hospital is well-equipped to handle influx of expectant mothers from Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says it doesn’t anticipate any capacity challenges in the maternity ward at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops, even though the hospital is set to receive an infl...
Mar 06, 2019
Snowfall forecast for Kamloops this week could be the last we see of winter
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says snow expected in the B.C. Interior over the next few days could be our last blast of winter for the season. Forecaster Bobby Sekhon says lingering flurries are forec...
Mar 06, 2019
Employment Minister's visit to Kamloops overshadowed by SNC-Lavelin controversy
KAMLOOPS - Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Patty Hajdu was in Kamloops Tuesday, just a day after her cabinet counterpart Jane Philpott resigned. Hajdu was here to ann...
Mar 05, 2019
City's top cop says major incidents are taking their toll on the Kamloops force
KAMLOOPS - “Unbelievable” That’s how Kamloops RCMP Supt. Syd Lecky describes the litany of major police incidents Kamloops has seen in recent months. Lecky presented Kamloops council...
Mar 05, 2019
New BC Housing initiative hoping to help 'the missing middle' income-earners
KAMLOOPS - The CEO of BC Housing was in Kamloops on Tuesday, getting a first-hand look at the progress of the 58 modular units on the verge of completion on Tranquille Road. Shayne Ramsay also spoke a...
Mar 05, 2019
As council approves 15th cannabis retailer, Christian advises community to move past fear
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops council has cleared the way for a second retail cannabis store in Valleyview, and did it over the objection of a local dance studio owner. Sandi Lewis of Kamloops Dance Aca...
Mar 05, 2019
