Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Mother of Jessie Foster holds out hope 13 years after daughter's disappearance
KAMLOOPS - When Glendene Grant speaks about her daughter, Jessie, her eyes fill with tears. Not out of sadness, but out of pride. “I get empowered by the name Jessie Foster, I do,” she sai...
Mar 29, 2019
Kamloops doctor hoping to improve operating room with new online booking system
KAMLOOPS - Every day on average, up to 45 surgeries happen out of Royal Inland Hospital. They are currently booked, some rescheduled and cancelled, on paper. Dr. Simon Treissman is trying to change th...
Mar 29, 2019
Search warrant fills in details of alleged Lillooet attack
KAMLOOPS - A Lillooet man is facing a charge of aggravated assault after an alleged attack at his home in October 2018. Allistair Neil McKay, born in 1990, was originally charged with attempted murder...
Mar 29, 2019
CFJC's Collins, longtime Kamloops councillor Wallace to be given Freedom of the City
KAMLOOPS - A legendary broadcaster and a longtime Kamloops councillor will be given the city’s highest honour at a ceremony next month. Doug Collins and Pat Wallace will be given the Freedom of ...
Mar 29, 2019
Self-evacuating due to smoky skies not best practice: EMBC
KAMLOOPS - With wildfire season just around the corner, the threat of smoky skies is bound to return to several parts of the province. During the past two summers, Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) rati...
Mar 29, 2019
Legal aid funding announcement leaves Kamloops lawyer optimistic
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer says money for legal aid announced by the province Friday (Mar. 29) is a stopgap measure, but he’s optimistic the tide is turning in the fight for sustainable fundin...
Mar 29, 2019
IH records seven overdose deaths in March; carfentanil detected
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an overdose alert after several overdose deaths in the region linked to carfentanil. In a news release, IH and the BC Coroners Service say anyone using or conside...
Mar 29, 2019
TNRD sets 2019 tax rate, most areas to experience savings
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District board approved the 2019 budget at its meeting on Thursday afternoon with most areas and municipalities looking forward to a tax decrease this year. The...
Mar 28, 2019
City hosts information session about upcoming Todd Road construction
KAMLOOPS - A project to significantly improve pedestrian and motorist safety along Todd Road is slated to begin this spring. Tonight (March 28), the city is hosting a public information session for Ba...
Mar 28, 2019
Tick season springs upon Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Now that spring has arrived, tick season has surfaced again in Kamloops. From now until fall, healthcare professionals and veterinarians are urging people spending time outdoors to keep a w...
Mar 28, 2019
