Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Union rolls the dice on new contract
KAMLOOPS - Workers at Cascades Casino in Kamloops walked off the job Friday after talks between BCGEU and employer Gateway Casinos failed to resolve their labour dispute. Shortly after 3 p.m., unioniz...
Jun 29, 2018
Gas prices to stay put this long weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It looks like gas prices will be staying put this long weekend in Kamloops. “Well for once I think the idea that gas prices move up on long weekends will be put to considerable rest t...
Jun 29, 2018
Kamloops Chamber announces Business Excellence finalists
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for its 32nd annual Business Excellence Awards. Selection committee members picked finalists in 17 categories. The committee wil...
Jun 29, 2018
BUILDING KAMLOOPS (Part 3): Dufferin expansion to push closer to Kenna Cartwright Park
In the third instalment of our series Building Kamloops, we look at the Dufferin area. Dufferin is part of the projected 43 per cent growth in the southwest sector of Kamloops over the next 20 years, ...
Jun 28, 2018
Students celebrate a year of accomplishments at Kamloops School of the Arts
KAMLOOPS - Students and teachers said goodbye Thursday as schools in the Kamloops Thompson School District let out for the last time before summer holidays. At the Kamloops School of the Arts the curt...
Jun 28, 2018
Kamloops golf pros play around the clock for ALS research
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops golf pros have hit the links for an important cause today. Alec Hubert and Andrew Bentley are participating in the annual Golfathon for ALS at the Kamloops Golf and Count...
Jun 28, 2018
Kamloops RCMP raising auto crime awareness
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP is doing what it can to lock out auto crime. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in July the RCMP and auxiliary officers will be visiting local neighbhourhoods around tow...
Jun 28, 2018
Summer CounterAttack roadchecks start this long weekend
KAMLOOPS - July 1 marks the beginning of the RCMP’s Summer CounterAttack impaired driving campaign. E Division Traffic Services Cst. Mike Halskov says that means motorists can expect to see an i...
Jun 28, 2018
Kamloops set to host huge Canada Day party
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is promising an action-packed Canada Day celebration at Riverside Park on Sunday. Community Events and Wellness Coordinator Dewi Evans says this year’s festivitie...
Jun 28, 2018
Needle buyback program hopes to clean up sharps around the city
KAMLOOPS - A group of Kamloops residents have banded together to try and clean up the needles around the city. Caroline King and Dennis Geisbrecht are teaming up to reduce the number of sharps that...
Jun 27, 2018
