Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops chosen to try out Emergency Social Services Modernization Project
KAMLOOPS - Following the support given to 2017 wildfire and 2018 freshet evacuees, Kamloops has been picked to try out the province’s Emergency Social Services Modernization Pilot Project. Emerg...
Apr 6, 2019
KFR quickly douses late night shed fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire and Rescue quickly knocked down a shed fire along East Shuswap Road last night. Just before midnight last evening (April 5), Kamloops Fire and Rescue Platoon Captain Mike Hain...
Apr 6, 2019
Kamloops family hoping to sign up more organ donors on Green Shirt Day
KAMLOOPS - Saturday (Apr. 6) marks the one-year anniversary of the tragic Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 people. The family of Broncos defenseman Logan Boulet turned their personal tragedy ...
Apr 5, 2019
Day of Sucwentwecw honours Secwépemc community
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 students took part in the day of Sucwentwecw today, celebrating Secwpemc culture and community. In the spirit of the day, Summit Elementary held a variety of Shuswap-insp...
Apr 5, 2019
Free Landfill Day making its return to Kamloops landfills
KAMLOOPS - Spring cleaners in Kamloops won’t be paying to get rid of waste this weekend, with Free Landfill Day on Sunday (April 7). There will be no charge to use the Mission Flats and Barnhart...
Apr 5, 2019
Hundreds pack into SPCA Animal Care Centre to celebrate its completion
KAMLOOPS - Nearly one year after construction began on the BC SPCA Animal Care Centre, around 300 people packed inside the new facility to celebrate its completion. “The community’s been i...
Apr 5, 2019
Council to debate $9 million infrastructure plan for Canada Games Aquatic Centre
KAMLOOPS - City staff have a plan to pour more than $9 million into revamping the Canada Games Aquatic Centre, and will take that plan to Kamloops council next week. Built in 1992, much of the facilit...
Apr 5, 2019
City of Kamloops tree coupons now available
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is ramping up its annual effort to grow the community’s tree canopy. Effective Friday, Kamloops residents can pick up coupons good for discounts of tree purchases...
Apr 5, 2019
Real Estate Magazine lauds Kamloops as prime spot for first-time buyers
KAMLOOPS - Real Estate Magazine has named Kamloops one of the top cities in Canada for first-time home buyers. The online magazine, targeted at realtors, lists Kamloops alongside Halifax and the Ontar...
Apr 5, 2019
Opposing views surround delivery of Kamloops biosolids to Turtle Valley
CHASE, B.C - Some residents of Turtle Valley have mounted their opposition to a biosolid agreement between the City of Kamloops and Arrow Transportation. The plan would have several thousand tonnes of...
Apr 4, 2019
