Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - A prestigious award for a botanist in Thompson Rivers University’s Faculty of Science. Associate Professor Lyn Baldwin is one of five winners of this year’s Desire2Learn Innovat...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue had to work quickly this morning to put out a grass fire near the Halston Bridge to prevent it from causing significant problems. No indication at this point what start...

KAMLOOPS - A group of mosquitoes is called a Scourge, and that’s exactly what we’re experiencing in Kamloops right now, by the millions. It’s that time of year, when a combination of...

KAMLOOPS - Weather will be the key driver when it comes to the flood threat in Kamloops the next week or two. Dave Campbell, head of the River Forecast Centre, said he expects “the North and Sou...

KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman who called for more supports for former jurors is pleased with a report from the parliamentary committee struck to look into the issue. The report, entitled “Improvin...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is looking for a man who was caught on a surveillance camera using a stolen credit card earlier this month. The card was used at a local TD Bank location on May 15. ...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is closing all city-run boat launches tonight due to rising waters. That includes launches at Pioneer Park, McArthur Island and Thompson Drive at 10:00 p.m. Utility Ser...

KAMLOOPS - It’s focused on 100 per cent sobriety, and will give men in our community overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, a safe place to rebuild their lives. Historically, ‘The Blue Hou...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has announced its 2018 honorary doctorate recipients. They include: Lori Marchand, former executive director of Western Canada Theatre. Dawn Hrycun, the former ch...

KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of Grand Forks residents were permitted to return to their home this past weekend. However, many of those homes were heavily damaged by the flood waters that spilled out through th...