Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Walk with Patsy: WCT prepares newest production
KAMLOOPS - Patsy Cline's recording career was brief; she died in 1963, at the age of just 30, when her manager's private plane crashed. She was the first woman to be inducted into the Country Music Ha...
Kayla Derkach Feb 16, 2016
Former Canadian Peacekeeper signs book deal
KAMLOOPS - It has been more than five years of struggle to find a publisher, but a former Canadian Peacekeeper’s dream of having his book printed is one step closer to reality. Scott Casey was o...
Kayla Derkach Feb 16, 2016
Teachers' pension change means savings for Kamloops district
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District is scaling back its matching contribution to the Teachers’ Pension plan. District 73 received a letter from the Teachers’ Pension plan, sta...
Kayla Derkach Feb 16, 2016
Name changes approved for two Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education has renamed two Kamloops schools. Starting in the fall, current Beattie School of the Arts students will attend the ‘Kamloops School of the Ar...
Kayla Derkach Feb 16, 2016
Gas prices soar in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Gasoline prices in Kamloops and across the province are taking a big jump today. Many stations in the city had gas set at about 78.9 through the weekend, but stations are bumping prices up ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 16, 2016
March for missing and murdered women in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A march was held yesterday on the North Shore, in honour of missing and murdered aboriginal women across Canada. Close to one hundred people took part in the march, which started and finish...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016
French Immersion frustration
KAMLOOPS - By early Sunday afternoon, the lineup outside Lloyd George Elementary was growing quickly. Eager parents camped out, braving the cold temperatures, all in the hopes of enrolling their child...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016
Tax credit could help Kamloops area farmers
KAMLOOPS - Regional agriculture is an important contributor to the local economy, and a key component to ensuring our food supply remains secure, especially in light of the rising cost of imported pro...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016
TRU board ratifies deal with faculty
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University and its faculty association have officially reached a deal. This morning, February 15, the school’s Board of Governors voted to ratify a set of recommendati...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016
Sun Peaks gets two long weekends this month
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - For the second weekend in a row, Sun Peaks is experiencing extremely high occupancy rates at its hotels and lodges. Christopher Nicolson of Tourism Sun Peaks says that’s a dire...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2016
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