Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Bad news on the unemployment front in Kamloops. Labour Market Analyst Vincent Ferrao with Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate rose locally to 10.8 per cent in February, up from 9.3...

KAMLOOPS - Mounties have finally recovered the body from the Domtar Pulp Mill site. The body was first discovered by mill employees Wednesday afternoon on the property near one of the mill’s set...

KAMLOOPS - The Campus Activity Centre at Thompson Rivers University was filled with job-seekers Thursday afternoon. Close to 1500 students attended the University’s annual job fair, to try and m...

KAMLOOPS - It’s known as the ‘silent killer’ – Chronic Kidney Disease is considered the fastest growing health concern in our province, with thousands of renal patients on dial...

KAMLOOPS - This year, the City of Kamloops will pay half a million dollars in MSP premiums for its nearly 900 employees and has budgeted an extra $100,000 as a cushion. But in 2019, the city will be s...

KAMLOOPS - Organizers of a campaign calling for equitable provincial funding for Thompson Rivers University will meet with MLAs Todd Stone and Peter Milobar tomorrow. TRU Students’ Union Vice-Pr...

KAMLOOPS - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says the Kamloops home construction sector had another strong month in February. CMHC recorded 19 new housing starts last month, including 13 sin...

KAMLOOPS - Forensic specialists have yet to recover the body discovered at the Domtar pulp mill Wednesday, and Kamloops RCMP say it could take longer than a day before the body is removed from the sce...

KAMLOOPS - It has been nearly three weeks since anyone has seen 20 year old Ryan Shtuka. The Alberta man disappeared after leaving a house party in Sun Peaks Resort, where he was living and working. E...

KAMLOOPS - A gruesome discovery in Kamloops Wednesday afternoon. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says just after 3:00 p.m. Mounties were called to Domtar Pulp Mill on Mission Flats Road after employee...