Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS -The City of Kamloops is gathering information about the transportation needs and values of city residents and is providing an opportunity to discuss sustainable transportation options for th...

KAMLOOPS - More than 10 years ago, journalist Amanda Lindhout was kidnapped and held hostage in Somalia. In March, she’ll be speaking about it at Thompson Rivers University. IDays is kicking off...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search & Rescue members are still out on a different kind of search (compared to their usual call outs) - looking for a new permanent facility. Search Manager Alan Hobler says ...

KAMLOOPS - Highway 1 west of Kamloops has now re-opened after a vehicle incident last night had the road shut down for hours. Kamloops Fire and Rescue Captain Mike Haines says crews responded to a sin...

SUN PEAKS - A little over a year after the opening of the Sun Peaks Family Practice, the municipality’s Mayor says many patients are coming in from Kamloops. Throughout a successful first year o...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor has put forward a notice of motion to keep downtown parking rates where they were. Councillor Mike O’Reilly says he wants the parking rates to remain at the...

KAMLOOPS - It’s the latest way for less fortunate Kamloops residents with a nose for journalism to not only exercise that interest, but make some money. The Big Edition, known as ‘The Big ...

KAMLOOPS - It’s traditionally been a male-dominated industry, but over the years more and more women are stepping into skilled trades. However, according to a recent study by Statistics Canada, ...

KAMLOOPS - Religious communities in Merritt are on alert after two churches in the community were set on fire overnight. The Crossroads Community Church suffered minor damage, while the historic Murra...

KAMLOOPS - Some major water problems have caused a building on the TRU campus to shut down. Darshan Lindsay is the communications director for the university, and she says the Open Learning Building c...