Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU purchases Canadian Freightways property
KAMLOOPS - A day after the parent company of Canadian Freightways, Transforce, confirmed its Kamloops location would be shutting down next week, Thompson Rivers University says it’s bought the p...
Kayla Derkach Feb 04, 2016
Kamloops kids meet with NHL legends
KAMLOOPS - They were swept into a frenzy. These Kamloops kids got the chance to get up close and personal, with a piece of hockey history. Lord Stanley’s Cup made a visit to A.E. Perry Elementar...
Kayla Derkach Feb 04, 2016
Horizon North layoffs hit 80+ employees in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The decline in the price of oil and a slowdown in the energy field is having a direct impact on a large manufacturing plant in Kamloops forcing Horizon North to lay off 25% of its workforce...
Kayla Derkach Feb 04, 2016
Suspicious male identified by Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - On February 3, 2016 Kamloops RCMP received a report of a suspicious male near Marion Schilling School. The male had approached a 6 year old girl and spoken to her, then ran off when the mot...
Kayla Derkach Feb 03, 2016
Prime Minister Trudeau grants Kamloops woman one on one interview
KAMLOOPS - They are pictures that Nikki Fraser holds closely. Memories of two special women in her family, that suffered so much pain and tragedy. 1995 Nikki’s aunt, Dorothy Spence, disappeared ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 03, 2016
Westsyde residents upset over potential pool closure
KAMLOOPS - After Kamloops Council voted on Tuesday to explore the public’s wants and desires when it comes to North Shore sporting facilities, there is early indication of mixed reaction from th...
Kayla Derkach Feb 03, 2016
School district warns parents after reported cougar sighting
KAMLOOPS - A reported cougar sighting prompted a warning for parents in Brocklehurst this afternoon. District 73 Assistant Superintendent John Churchley says the sighting was reported near Parkcrest E...
Kayla Derkach Feb 03, 2016
Yellowhead highway crash victim dies in hospital
KAMLOOPS - The BC Coroners Service has confirmed a crash that took place on the Yellowhead Highway on December 29th has now turned fatal. 61-year-old Wesley Earl Peters died in Royal Inland Hospital l...
Kayla Derkach Feb 03, 2016
Improved communication sought after drug overdoses
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops street outreach worker is calling for more communication between emergency responders and social agencies in order to prevent overdoses. Ken Salter of ASK Wellness says there hav...
Kayla Derkach Feb 03, 2016
RCMP investigating Valleyview hit and run
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for a driver who left the scene after crashing into a pedestrian in Valleyview February 2. It happened in a crosswalk near the intersection of Valleyview Drive and Comazett...
Kayla Derkach Feb 03, 2016
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