Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops student runner-up in national writing contest
KAMLOOPS - A Grade 5 student from Lloyd George Elementary School in Kamloops was one of 11 runners-up in the Genworth Canada Meaning of a Home national writing contest. Madisen Fehst was one of more t...
Mar 05, 2018
B.C. Lions in Kamloops to teach students about making right choices in life
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Lions are making their annual trips to schools around the province, spending time in Kamloops until Wednesday to teach school kids valuable lessons about making the right choices i...
Mar 05, 2018
One month later, there is still no sign of Thelma Vaughan
KAMLOOPS - Searchers will wait until the snow melts to continue their hunt for clues into where a 62 year old Kamloops woman may be. This week marks one month since Thelma Vaughan was last seen. She l...
Mar 05, 2018
Kamloops Y Strong Kids campaign wraps up for 2018
KAMLOOPS - Every year the Y Strong Kids Campaign helps the Kamloops YM-YWCA raise funds that allow families to access health and wellness programs. This year, campaign organizers set their goal at $10...
Mar 05, 2018
IDays puts the spotlight on international students
KAMLOOPS - Kamloopsians looking for a little culture in their lives should head to Thompson Rivers University this week. TRU World is hosting its annual IDays 2018, an event that has become a prominen...
Mar 05, 2018
Kamloops Mounties seek owners of lost cash
KAMLOOPS -Check your pockets. Kamloops RCMP are asking the public to do that after someone found “a signficant amount of money” in the Home Depot parking lot Feb. 9. “Since then, no ...
Mar 05, 2018
Power outage in Pineview Valley area
KAMLOOPS - Update: According to BC Hydro, power has been restored. Earlier: The power is out for about 1225 BC Hydro customers in southwest Kamloops this morning. The lights went dark at about 10:15 a...
Mar 05, 2018
Mounties nab impaired man driving wrong way on Trans Canada Highway
KAMLOOPS - An alleged drunk driver was arrested Sunday night driving the wrong way on the Trans Canada Highway. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says police were notified at 11:30 p.m. that a male, sus...
Mar 05, 2018
Unaffordable Vancouver housing market pushing buyers to Kamloops?
KAMLOOPS - The Outgoing President of the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association believes the costly Lower Mainland real estate market is forcing some buyers there to flee to Kamloops. “I ...
Mar 04, 2018
Kamloops stakeholder group to cultivate new ideas for biosolids
KAMLOOPS - Staff at Kamloops city hall are endorsing the creation of a stakeholder group to help direct the handling of biosolids. According to a report to Kamloops council, the group would include ci...
Mar 03, 2018
