Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
School board wants Westsyde Elementary reopened, more capital funding
KAMLOOPS - Increased enrolment rates across schools in Kamloops have led to the school board moving forward with plans to reopen Westsyde Elementary School. School District 73’s Board of Educati...
Dec 18, 2018
Mustard Seed New Life Community needs a little help for its Christmas meal
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed New Life Community is preparing for its annual Christmas meal and is in need of a little help. The meal will take place on Monday (Dec. 24) at 1:00 p.m. at New Life’s...
Dec 18, 2018
Newest pot store owner hopes to help in North Shore turnaround
KAMLOOPS - The owner of the North Shore’s newest cannabis store says she wants to help turn around the neighbourhood. Sherry Indelicato can now move forward with her store, Blossoming Buds, on T...
Dec 18, 2018
Kamloops lawyer expresses concern over changes to impaired driving laws
KAMLOOPS - The laws around impaired driving have changed. One of the most significant changes is the removal of the reasonable suspicion requirement for law enforcement to request a breath sample. ...
Dec 18, 2018
Students and city staff gain insights from Junior Council program
KAMLOOPS - It was an idea introduced by late City Councillor Marg Spina - a junior council, providing an opportunity for youth to weigh in on the matters that come before Kamloops City Council. Last s...
Dec 18, 2018
Officer's keen eye leads to recovery of stolen necklace in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A necklace worth $4,000 has been recovered after an officer recognized it from a robbery earlier this year. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says an officer was conducting a cur...
Dec 18, 2018
What you should do before visiting the emergency room in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A milder winter has resulted in fewer emergency room visits at Royal Inland Hospital. But the head of the ER in Kamloops says it can quickly shift if and when the temperatures dip before Ch...
Dec 18, 2018
UPDATE: Traffic returns to normal of North Shore threat
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: (1:20 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say they have determined the threat did not have any validity, and traffic has returned to normal in the area. EARLIER (12:20 p.m.): RCMP officers have co...
Dec 18, 2018
Nearly 300 rides provided by Operation Red Nose in Kamloops last weekend
KAMLOOPS - The third weekend of Operation Red Nose in Kamloops was a busy one with 291 safe rides provided from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15. Nearly 160 volunteers helped get people and their vehicles home safe...
Dec 18, 2018
City council expected to approve another two cannabis stores on Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Two more private cannabis stores are expected to get the green light by city council on Tuesday, which would bring the total number of shops in Kamloops to seven. There is one applicant hop...
Dec 17, 2018
