Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Full list of winners in Y Dream Home Lottery released
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops YM-YWCA has released the full list of winners from yesterday’s 2018 Y Dream Home Lottery draw. 504 entries were drawn throughout the day, with Jo-Anne Hordal winning the ...
Jul 05, 2018
Province of B.C. condemns racist graffiti in Kamloops
VICTORIA - Provincial Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser has issued a statement condemning recently-discovered racist graffiti in Kamloops. The racist and profane stateme...
Jul 05, 2018
Expert encourages fact-based arguments in proportional representation debate
KAMLOOPS - As B.C. residents prepare to decide whether to shift from a first-past-the post voting system to a form of proportional representation, Fair Vote Kamloops has brought an expert in to discus...
Jul 04, 2018
Crossroads Inn changes mean more people living on the streets
KAMLOOPS - New rules at a popular ‘transitional housing’ site in Kamloops could mean more homeless people ending up on the streets. The Crossroads Inn, run by Ask Wellness, has been a hub ...
Jul 04, 2018
VIDEO: And the 2018 Y Dream Home goes to...
KAMLOOPS - The 2018 Y Dream Home Lottery Grand Prize Draw took place this afternoon. The big winner is Jo-Anne Hordal, who recently moved away from Kamloops to Penticton. Y Spokesman Bryce Herman call...
Jul 04, 2018
Kamloops mayor on Employer Health Tax: 'It's a bit of a sham'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian is blasting the provincial goverment after Victoria confirmed today local governments across B.C. won’t be exempt from its controversial Employer Health T...
Jul 04, 2018
Fire department phone scam targets Sun Peaks resident
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Residents beware: another phone scam is making the rounds. The latest scam targeted Sun Peaks resident Robb Blaney, with the fraudster claiming to be with “the fire department....
Jul 04, 2018
Two men accused in Barnhartvale meth superlab bust found guilty
KAMLOOPS - Two men charged in the bust of a huge methamphetamine lab in Barnhartvale in 2015 have been found guilty in BC Supreme Court. The verdicts were delivered Tuesday (July 3) for Joel Garrett a...
Jul 04, 2018
BrewLoops donates $26K back into the community
KAMLOOPS - A whole host of community organizations are raising a glass to the organizers of this year’s BrewLoops event. This after the BrewLoops Cultural Development Society donated $26,000 bac...
Jul 04, 2018
Fraudster rips off three Kamloops banks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is on the lookout for a woman alleged to have ripped off three local banks. The incidents occurred April 20 and she appeared to be alone at all three locations. She ...
Jul 03, 2018
