Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Stone says BC Liberals deserve credit for NDP budget surplus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone says his party deserves the credit for the $301 million budget surplus the NDP announced this week. “Let’s be clear, the NDP, thro...
Kayla Derkach Aug 29, 2018

Canada Games Aquatic Centre to open ahead of schedule Thursday
KAMLOOPS - There will be another indoor option for Kamloops residents looking to escape from the wildfire smoke prior to the start of school next week. The City of Kamloops is opening up the Canada Ga...
Kayla Derkach Aug 29, 2018

Pickup truck driver needed extrication after running into a semi this morning
KAMLOOPS - A pickup truck driver sustained only minor injuries when he ran into the back end of a slow-moving semi this morning on the Coquihalla southbound near the Inks Lake brake check. Platoon Cap...
Kayla Derkach Aug 29, 2018

Kamloops housing advocates say more shelters will be needed for winter
KAMLOOPS - With delays of both affordable housing projects in Kamloops, totalling 104 units that won’t be ready now until the spring, housing advocates knew the city’s most vulnerable popu...
Kayla Derkach Aug 28, 2018

Proposed strata project for Ord Road moves forward
KAMLOOPS - The plan to build a 73-unit strata development on Ord Road in Brocklehurst will go to public hearing. Septer Investments is looking to put up the development at 2683 Ord Road, sandwiched be...
Kayla Derkach Aug 28, 2018

Council hears recommendation to close Fourth Avenue to vehicle traffic year-round
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillors have praised the Fourth Avenue Plaza Pilot Project. The initative took place over a two-week period ending August 12, and was the first foray into revamping the city...
Kayla Derkach Aug 28, 2018

City council to discuss cannabis licensing, Spirit Square project at public hearing
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hosting a public hearing tonight at the Sandman Centre, touching on a variety of topics, including discussion about cannabis licensing and a new housing project at S...
Kayla Derkach Aug 28, 2018

Coroners Service investigates death of victim five years after Kamloops longboard attack
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroners Service is investigating the death of a man who was severely injured after being hit with a longboard in Kamloops five years ago. Michael Forry sustained a severe brain in...
Kayla Derkach Aug 28, 2018

Tk'emlups councillor asks for respect following bone discovery in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - A Tk’emlups te Secwepemc councillor is asking the public for respect following the discovery of a bone during hydro work out in Valleyview. Councillor Jeanette Jules confirms the bone...
Kayla Derkach Aug 28, 2018

Kamloops residents taking advantage of first clear day in weeks
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in weeks, the sky is blue and the Kamloops air is clear. A busy Riverside Park was indicative of a georgous August day that’s become somewhat rare. “It’...
Kayla Derkach Aug 27, 2018

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SOUND OFF: City, Mustard Seed must do more to protect residents near Yacht Club shelter
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