Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Blazers fall to Silvertips on home ice
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers welcomed the Everett Silvertips last night (Jan. 12), but lost 8-2. Ashton Ferster and Ashton Tait had the goals for the Blazers. Harrison Brunicke, Nathan Behm and Max...
Silvia Senna Jan 13, 2024
For the first time in Canada, January is recognized as Firefighter Awareness Month
KAMLOOPS - Firefighters have 9 per cent greater risk of being diagnosed with cancer than the general public and 14 per cent higher risk of dying from occupational cancer. According to the British Colu...
Aaron Schulze Jan 12, 2024
City urging patience after inappropriate behaviour, calls directed at Civic Operations staff
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is urging patience, as some residents have been taking their weather-related frustrations out on Civic Operations staff and truck operators. Snowfall began on Monday (J...
Silvia Senna Jan 12, 2024
No timeline for when striking USW 1-417 workers, Hudson's Bay will return to negotiations
KAMLOOPS - Negotiations between local United Steelworkers union members and the Hudson's Bay Company have reached a stalemate again. The union and the company met alongside a mediator on January 8 aft...
Jan 12, 2024
Winter shelters at capacity as temperatures plummet in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - According to the B.C. government, there are 194 shelter spaces in Kamloops and with temperatures well below -20 in the city, all of those spots have quickly become filled. That includes the...
Silvia Senna Jan 12, 2024
Canada Post warns of delayed service in B.C. Interior due to extreme cold
KAMLOOPS - Canada Post is warning Interior residents of potential slow or delayed service due to the frigid weather.The postal service emailed out the advisory Friday afternoon (Jan. 12), saying the I...
Jan 12, 2024
Gas leak triggers evacuation at Merritt Secondary School
MERRITT, B.C. - A gas leak caused staff and students at Merritt Secondary School (MSS) to evacuate the building Friday (Jan. 12) morning.Stephen McNiven, School District 58 superintendent, told CFJC T...
Aaron Schulze Jan 12, 2024
Extreme cold leads to early closure at OLPH school
KAMLOOPS - As temperatures plummet below -20 C Friday (Jan. 12), at least one school in the Kamloops area will be sending students home. Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) on the city's North Shore pos...
Jan 12, 2024
YKA sees 20 per cent increase in passengers in 2023
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) saw substantial passenger growth year-over-year.In a news release issued Friday (Jan. 12), YKA Managing Director Ed Ratuski says the airport welcomed 311,696 passenge...
Aaron Schulze Jan 12, 2024
VIDEO: Tears, stories flow during memorial to fallen TRU WolfPack volleyball player
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of people packed into the Tournament Capital Centre Wednesday for a celebration of life for Thompson Rivers University men's volleyball player Owyn McInnis. He was killed in a mult...
Jan 12, 2024
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