Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
2019 Y Dream Home Lottery tickets sell out in record time
KAMLOOPS - Anyone hoping to get their hands on a Y Dream Home ticket is now out of luck with the lottery selling out in record time once again. Tickets to win the 23rd Annual Y Dream Home in Tobiano s...
Apr 12, 2019
Province announces $34.5 million addition to Valleyview Secondary School
KAMLOOPS - It’s a boost in funding for the school district that parents and advocates have been fighting for. Education Minister Rob Fleming announced at Valleyview Secondary School today (April...
Apr 12, 2019
Crown fails in appeal of Kamloops couple's acquittal
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court Judge has upheld the acquittal of a Kamloops couple who were charged with assaulting a peace officer. The Crown appealed the trial judge’s decision, but in court ...
Apr 12, 2019
"Light the Night" illuminates Kamloops for blood cancer fundraising
KAMLOOPS - The first ever, local “Light the Night” campaign will illuminate Kamloops this Saturday, supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada. After his wife, Nancy, passed aw...
Apr 11, 2019
Too early for BC Wildfire Service to worry about lower snowpack levels
KAMLOOPS - The B.C River Forecast Centre has released their snowpack report heading into spring- showing a 21 per cent below normal average across the province. Lower snowpack levels and potentially w...
Apr 11, 2019
UPDATE: Missing teen located in Langley
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP have confirmed the 14-year-old boy reported missing Thursday (Apr. 11) has been located.
Apr 11, 2019
Students attempt to answer big questions at regional science fair
KAMLOOPS - Elementary and high school students from across the Interior of British Columbia gathered at Thompson Rivers University for the 2019 Cariboo-Mainline Regional Science Fair. “A lot of ...
Apr 11, 2019
MLA Stone calls on government to clamp down on youth vaping
VICTORIA - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone has introduced a private member’s bill calling on the government to do more to protect young people from the harmful effects of vaping. The Vuln...
Apr 11, 2019
Major spike in Kamloops gas prices
KAMLOOPS - Price shock is hitting residents across Kamloops today who are filling up their vehicles. Petroleum Analyst with GasBuddy.com, Dan McTeague, says prices jumped up to 17 cents per litre at s...
Apr 11, 2019
Fraud suspect nabbed after climbing into Kamloops police cruiser
KAMLOOPS - Police say a 51-year-old fraud suspect has been arrested after climbing into an RCMP vehicle in Kamloops. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says at 3:00 p.m. o...
Apr 11, 2019
