Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Authors of behind-the-scenes account of B.C. politics to visit Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The authors of a best-selling book detailing the lead-up to last spring’s historic provincial election will be in Kamloops this week. ‘A Matter of Confidence’ opens with t...
Apr 04, 2018
SD73 superintendent: Budget responds well to special needs students
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 Superintendent Alison Sidow is giving this year’s budget top marks for responding to the needs of special needs students. She says the $172 million budget will be d...
Apr 04, 2018
Chilly March can't cool scorching Kamloops construction sector
KAMLOOPS - A strong month for commercial building pushed the Kamloops construction sector to a big finish in the month of March. The City of Kamloops says $16.5 million in building permits were taken ...
Apr 04, 2018
Kamloops canoe instructor pushing for improved access to local waterways
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops canoe instructor is launching a push to create and protect access to Kamloops Lake and the Thompson Rivers. Keiran Rankin is putting together a community group to lobby governmen...
Apr 04, 2018
An inside look at the homeless storage unit in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Starting next Monday, many of the homeless population will have a permanent address at 48 West Victoria Street, a city-owned building across from City Hall that will be the new home to a st...
Apr 03, 2018
RIH staff assessing filing system after recent data breach
KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital says it’s reviewing how it files medical records following a case of 35 patient files going missing last month. The hospitals health services manager Kris Kristj...
Apr 03, 2018
Kamloops films vie for grant funding
KAMLOOPS - Lights! Camera! Action! A pair of Kamloops filmmakers are asking for the public’s help securing some grant funding prior to shooting two short films. Telus STORYHIVE has funded produc...
Apr 03, 2018
VPD looks to Kamloops for new recruits
KAMLOOPS - Representatives of the Vancouver Police Department are coming to Kamloops this week, but instead of looking for suspects, they’re looking for recruits. The department will hold an inf...
Apr 03, 2018
District 73 feeling shortage of French qualified teachers-on-call
KAMLOOPS - With a surge in demand, right now in Canada it’s a good time to be a French teacher. High demand for French immersion has contributed to a shortage in French teachers across the count...
Apr 03, 2018
Dinsdale out, Preymak in as Westsyde Secondary principal
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 has announced an abrupt change in the administration at Westsyde Secondary School and the school in Logan Lake. In a letter to parents, Assistant Superintendent Bill Hamb...
Apr 03, 2018
