Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Coroner says Seguin's death caused by unintentional mix of alcohol and fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - A report from the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed the cause of death for former Thompson Rivers University Vice President of Advancement Christopher Seguin was a mix of alcohol and fent...
Jun 20, 2018
Kamloops set to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
KAMLOOPS - Organizers of this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations at Riverside Park Thursday are expecting a big crowd. “Last year we had around 1,500 people and this year ...
Jun 20, 2018
Sunshine, heat about to break with storm systems en route to Kamloops, Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - The sunshine and dry heat experienced by the B.C. Interior in the past few days is on its way out. Severe thunderstorm watches are out throughout the Southern Interior this morning. The wat...
Jun 20, 2018
TRU to benefit from provincial investment in graduate scholarship fund
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University’s graduate scholarship fund has received a boost from the provincial government. TRU will receive $180,000 to support graduate students in such areas as sci...
Jun 20, 2018
Indigenous groups welcome housing money, still await meaningful change
KAMLOOPS - On Monday in Prince George, Premier John Horgan announced more than a half a billion dollars over the next decade earmarked to build housing for indigenous people across BC. The announcemen...
Jun 19, 2018
Kamloops residents beating the heat
KAMLOOPS - The official start to summer is this Thursday, but if the recent spike in temperatures is any indication, summer is already here. As of five o’clock Tuesday, the mercury hit 35 degree...
Jun 19, 2018
Kamloops falls just shy of heat record
KAMLOOPS - Close, but no cigar. That was the verdict from Environment Canada when it comes to whether or not Kamloops broke a weather record today. The temperature hit 35.5 degrees Tuesday, just shy o...
Jun 19, 2018
City staff, councillors focusing on education with anti-idling bylaw
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is going ahead with its anti-idling bylaw after council approved it on Tuesday afternoon. It means vehicles can’t idle for more than three minutes in public space...
Jun 19, 2018
Heavy air conditioning use partly to blame for Sahali power outages
KAMLOOPS - A large number of people cranking up their air conditioners was partly to blame for two large power outages in the Upper Sahali area Sunday and Monday nights. Close to 1,900 customers - the...
Jun 19, 2018
Kamloops wineries win big at national awards
KAMLOOPS - The North Shuswap’s Celista Estates winery wasn’t the only local vintner to win big at the 37th Annual All Canadian Wine Championships. Three Kamloops wineries combined to take ...
Jun 19, 2018
