Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops RCMP's annual report details major investigations, officer well-being
KAMLOOPS - Major police investigations throughout 2018 have had an impact on officer health and well-being, according to a year-end report by Kamloops RCMP. Officer in Charge Supt. Syd Lecky details s...
Mar 01, 2019
United Way report indicates residents displaced by 2017 wildfire still recovering
KAMLOOPS - Eighteen months after wildfires devastated the Thompson-Cariboo region, the United Way, which was on the ground helping evacuees, has released its donor wildfire report. The report, titled ...
Feb 28, 2019
ASK Wellness looking forward to delayed opening of Tranquille Road supportive housing
KAMLOOPS - While still waiting for permanent transitional housing, the first few months of what will be a three-year, temporary housing operation at Mission Flats Manor in Kamloops have so far been re...
Feb 28, 2019
TEDx TRU event expected to sell out quickly
KAMLOOPS - Tickets are selling fast for this year’s TEDx TRU event on March 9. The event, which will feature eight speakers discussing a variety of topics, is limited to 100 people and early-bir...
Feb 28, 2019
Wilson-Raybould testimony sparks calls for further investigation
KAMLOOPS - Former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould says she felt pressure to interfere in the criminal prosecution of Montreal-based engineering company, SNC-Lavalin. Her testimony has sparked cr...
Feb 28, 2019
Jury hears 911 call placed after Kamloops man beaten outside bar
KAMLOOPS - A key witness to an altercation that led to a Kamloops man dying in December 2016 has taken the stand to tell his side of the story. Dustan Pendrak has been cross-examined for a second day,...
Feb 28, 2019
Kamloops students take a stand against bullying on Pink Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - Every year, schools across the globe participate in an anti-bullying campaign called Pink Shirt Day. The origins of the day go back to 2007, when a Grade 9 boy in Nova Scotia was bullied fo...
Feb 27, 2019
Flint knapping workshop highlights TRU Aboriginal Awareness week
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University students got a taste of Secwpemc culture today, learning and trying their hand at flint knapping. The course led by instructor Ed Jensen, showed participants how ...
Feb 27, 2019
Local First Nations chiefs call gaming grant funds 'historic,' could help with development
KAMLOOPS - Secwepemc First Nations are excited about last week’s announcement by the NDP government that promises $3 billion over the next 25 years for B.C. First Nations bands. Tk’emlups ...
Feb 27, 2019
Blackwell Dairy products making their return
KAMLOOPS - A familiar dairy presence will once again stock the shelves in Kamloops grocery stores. After a fire destroyed Blackwell Dairy operations June 14, 2017, the farm has rebuilt their processin...
Feb 27, 2019
