Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops to get 30 more shelter beds in the city
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government is responding to an urgent need from communities to open additional shelters. The new shelters and housing are aimed at helping ease pressure on communities where ...
Dec 21, 2018
Holiday trips keeping Kamloops Airport busy
KAMLOOPS -Following the busiest November ever for the Kamloops Airport, YKA has no shortage of travellers making their way to see family and friends for Christmas this month. Along with longer line up...
Dec 21, 2018
Street parking in Kamloops will be more expensive in the New Year
KAMLOOPS - On-street parking rates in Kamloops will see an increase come Jan. 1. The rates go into place on New Year’s Day, and will affect metered on-street parking. The rates will be $1.50 per...
Dec 21, 2018
Shortest day, longest night of the year is here
KAMLOOPS - It may feel more like springtime in Kamloops, but today marks the first of winter. Winter solstice is at 2:30 p.m. in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning today is the shortest day and longest ...
Dec 21, 2018
Pedestrian fatality in Valleyview Friday morning
KAMLOOPS - A man returning home from what police say was a “work-related holiday celebration” was killed after being hit by a vehicle early this morning on the Trans Canada Highway. Police...
Dec 21, 2018
Syrian family still adjusting three years after arriving in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Three years after the first Syrian refugees landed in Kamloops, they are still finding their way in a new country. The Almohammeds were the first to be welcomed by the community, leaving th...
Dec 20, 2018
TNRD provisional budget sets stage for potential tax deduction
KAMLOOPS - It’s not something that happens very often, but it would make for a nice New Year’s gift for residents in the Thompson Nicola Regional District. There’s a chance that TNRD...
Dec 20, 2018
Warm weather drawing holiday shoppers downtown
KAMLOOPS - With Christmas just days away, and no snow blanketing the streets of Kamloops, its appears shoppers are taking advantage of the warm weather. Kamloops Central Business Improvement Associati...
Dec 20, 2018
Blue Christmas service to provide peace to troubled souls
KAMLOOPS - While the holidays are a joyful time for many, some people are experiencing grief, depression or anxiety this season. For this reason, churches in Kamloops have been hosting special service...
Dec 20, 2018
Kamloops-area residents join BC voters in rejecting electoral changes
KAMLOOPS - In the end, it wasn’t even close. For the third time in less than two decades, British Columbian voters have rejected electoral reform. Elections BC reported 61.3 per cent of those wh...
Dec 20, 2018
