Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
CRTC announces beefed up funding for local television
KAMLOOPS - Canada’s telecommunications regulator has announced a new framework to support local television news. In a news release this morning, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunicati...
Kayla Derkach Jun 15, 2016
RCMP say elder abuse is under-reported, sometimes not even recognized
KAMLOOPS - This is elder abuse awareness day and the local RCMP detachment says elder abuse is typically an under-reported crime. Corporal Jodi Shelkie says sometimes the behavior isn’t even rec...
Kayla Derkach Jun 15, 2016
City Council passes by-law to allow urban hens
KAMLOOPS - A small flock of urban hen supporters had reason to crow aloud outside City Hall on Tuesday night, knowing they’ve won a nearly 10-year battle to bring chickens to city backyards. WAT...
Kayla Derkach Jun 14, 2016
Aging South Kamloops Secondary campus still waiting for replacement
KAMLOOPS - If the South Kamloops Secondary campus were a person, and paid taxes, it would be eligible for an Old Age Security Pension next year. Despite its' advancing age, the building was passed ove...
Kayla Derkach Jun 14, 2016
City relaxes smoking ban in Kamloops parks
KAMLOOPS - Emissions from the Ribfest ribbers won’t be the only smoke in Riverside Park this summer. Kamloops council has voted to relax its complete ban on smoking in city parks in order to all...
Kayla Derkach Jun 14, 2016
Interior Health introduces improved overdose surveillance
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has unveilled a new surveillance tool to improve how overdoses are tracked at emergency departments across the regions. Now when a patient who has overdosed, or is suspected...
Kayla Derkach Jun 14, 2016
Kamloops council to reconsider allowing wine sales in Save-On-Foods
KAMLOOPS - The debate over whether wine will be sold at the Sahali Save-On Foods store is far from over. Last month, the grocery store was denied a variance allowing it to move the former Discover Win...
Kayla Derkach Jun 14, 2016
Honour House a place Michaud leaned on in recovery
KAMLOOPS - On the front lines, first responders are put in difficult situations, in some cases putting their lives on the line. “Whether you’re fire, police, EMS, on a day-to-day basis you...
Kayla Derkach Jun 14, 2016
Honour House provides respite for recovering emergency responders
KAMLOOPS - It’s a home away from home. The Honour House is a place where emergency first responders and military members can stay when they or their family are receiving medical treatment and ne...
Kayla Derkach Jun 13, 2016
United Church to host candlelight vigil for Orlando victims
KAMLOOPS - The LGBTQ community in Kamloops, like many across the globe, are grieving, devastated by the murders in Orlando on Saturday night. They are left with a vulnerable feeling after 49 people we...
Kayla Derkach Jun 13, 2016
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