Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Students eyes opened at RCMP Police Academy after seeing crash scene
KAMLOOPS - While most students are enjoying a bit of freedom outside of school during spring break, 19 other kids in School District 73 are at boot camp - actually, the RCMP Police Academy, now in its...
Mar 20, 2018
Need for lactation consultant at RIH sparks petition
KAMLOOPS - They are specialists in their field, trained to help mothers experiencing breastfeeding problems such as latching difficulties, painful nursing, and low milk production. Lactation consultan...
Mar 20, 2018
SD73 reacts to plans to change B.C.'s 'one-size-fits-all' funding model
KAMLOOPS -School District 73 Superintendent of Schools Alison Sidow says the district is well prepared to deal with Victoria’s pledge to replace B.C.’s “one-size-fits-all” fund...
Mar 20, 2018
Alberta-based marijuana grower to set up manufacturing plant in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - An Alberta-based medical marijuana grower has announced plans to open a manufacturing facility in Kamloops. Sundial Growers of Olds, Alberta has signed a deal with the Alliance of Beverage ...
Mar 20, 2018
'Above average' spring temperatures in store for Kamloops: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - After enduring a cold and snowy winter, finally some payback for Kamloopsians on the weather front. Environment Canada Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says it appears March, April, and May wil...
Mar 20, 2018
Van Kam donates $10K to Habitat for Humanity Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops trucking company has stepped up to do its part to help provide affordable housing in its community. Van Kam Freightways Ltd. handed off a cheque worth $10,000 to Habitat for Huma...
Mar 20, 2018
First Nations group hoping to bring more awareness to pipelines, environment
KAMLOOPS - It’s a run for clean water, a journey that began in Valemount on Saturday and wraps up in Kamloops on Tuesday. The runners and walkers and support team are hoping to bring more awaren...
Mar 19, 2018
RCMP pin Westsyde duplex fire on youth playing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties have revealed the cause of a fire that gutted a duplex in Westsyde last week. Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk says the fire was sparked by “youth playing,” and he notes ...
Mar 19, 2018
Alberta RCMP say murder suspect may have been seen in Kamloops
LAC LA BICHE, AB - RCMP in Lac La Biche, Alberta, say a suspect in a 2017 murder in that community may have been seen in Kamloops. The shooting death of Michael Mountain happened on October 28, 2017. ...
Mar 19, 2018
Father of hit-and-run victim relieved legal saga is drawing to a close
KAMLOOPS - The father of the teenaged girl who was killed in a 2016 Aberdeen hit-and-run says the family is relieved to know the legal saga surrounding the crash appears to be coming to an end. It was...
Mar 17, 2018
