Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Day of Sucwentwcx celebrated throughout SD #73
KAMLOOPS - In schools across District 73, today is a day of celebration within the first nations community. The day is called Sucwentwcx. While it's a day intended to build a stronger understanding of...
Apr 06, 2018
Kamloops Naturalist Club hope to find less trash during third annual grasslands cleanup
KAMLOOPS - It’s a natural gem just west of Kamloops, the scenic grasslands above Cooney Bay. The region is beautiful and serene, but over the past two years tens of thousands of pounds of trash ...
Apr 06, 2018
Kamloops bylaw amendment proposes to accommodate homeless camps
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will mull proposed changes to its Parks Regulation Bylaw (No. 35-66) Tuesday. If the changes are passed, they will provide options to homeless people seeking temporary...
Apr 06, 2018
Authors of new book find people really do care about B.C. politics
KAMLOOPS - The authors of the best-selling book, A Matter of Confidence paid Kamloops a visit Friday. Rob Shaw and Richard Zussman signed copies of their book for readers at Chapters. Both authors are...
Apr 06, 2018
Social agencies feel a temporary shelter needed until affordable units built
KAMLOOPS - A week after Stuart wood shut its doors as a winter shelter, more and more people are back on the streets. The shelter housed 315 individuals who slept there at one point in time. “It...
Apr 06, 2018
Sun Peaks expecting thousands for Snowbombing festival
KAMLOOPS - Great music, great weather, and great skiing. What else could one ask for? Tourism Sun Peaks President and CEO Arlene Schieven says the second annual Coors Light Snowbombing festival is in ...
Apr 06, 2018
Kamloops unemployment rate up year-over-year
KAMLOOPS - B.C. may have had the lowest unemployment rate in Canada at 4.7 per cent in March, but the situation isn’t nearly as rosy in Kamloops. Statistics Canada Labour Analyst Vincent Ferrao ...
Apr 06, 2018
Passenger numbers soar at YKA
KAMLOOPS - A record first quarter for passenger traffic at Kamloops Airport. Managing Director Heather McCarley says there was 92,471 passengers the first quarter of 2018, a 5.8 per cent increase over...
Apr 06, 2018
Motorists can expect 'a sloppy mess' on the Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS - Don’t ditch those snow tires if you plan on driving the Coquihalla Highway this weekend. Environment Canada Meteorologist Lisa West says current conditions are still making for a R...
Apr 05, 2018
WCT announces new managing director
KAMLOOPS - Evan Klassen has been hired as Western Canada Theatre’s new managing director. Originally from Winnipeg, Klassen was most recently the director of artistic operations at the Winnipeg ...
Apr 05, 2018
