Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wild Lights are back at the Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - An annual holiday tradition kicks off tonight at the B.C. Wildlife Park, as the 18th edition of the Wild Lights festival opens to the public. Around 600,000 lights will illuminate the park,...
Kayla Derkach Dec 11, 2015
Operation Red Nose looking for more volunteers
KAMLOOPS - This weekend is considered to be one of the busiest of the holiday season for Operation Red Nose in Kamloops. Many Christmas parties have booked safe rides home in advance with Operation Re...
Kayla Derkach Dec 11, 2015
Study: price of food to rise 2.4% in 2016
KAMLOOPS - In Canada, we can get virtually any food we desire by simply visiting a grocery store. According to a recent study by the Food Institute of the University of Guelph, food prices in Canada a...
Kayla Derkach Dec 11, 2015
Kamloops homeless count results reveal a troubling trend
KAMLOOPS - Results from this fall’s homeless count in Kamloops show the gap between social assistance rates and rental rates is putting many people out in the cold. The count found 106 homeless ...
Kayla Derkach Dec 11, 2015
Salvation Army seeing an influx in donations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Salvation Army is outpacing last year when it comes to its Kettle Campaign. Volunteers are set up throughout the city including at one location in Merritt this year. Captain Pa...
Kayla Derkach Dec 10, 2015
Y Womens Shelter collecting gifts
KAMLOOPS - Crises know no boundaries when it comes to time, and for women and children living in the Y Women’s Shelter, Christmas can add extra financial burdens – especially during alread...
Kayla Derkach Dec 10, 2015
Be prepared: Winter weather expected to return
KAMLOOPS - After a blast of Winter at the end of November, temperatures have warmed up to above seasonal normals in the region. Despite that, it doesn’t mean motorists using area highways are in...
Kayla Derkach Dec 10, 2015
Impark tears up tickets for toys
KAMLOOPS - Toy for tickets. It’s a rare concept in Kamloops but one that sure drew a lot of interest this morning. Impark agreed to dissolve any parking tickets in exchange for a toy for Salvati...
Kayla Derkach Dec 10, 2015
String of Kamloops auto break-ins continues
KAMLOOPS - Another day, another suspect in a series of auto break-ins caught by Kamloops RCMP. This time, police dog Zak got up early this morning to help officers arrest a suspect in the area of Cour...
Kayla Derkach Dec 10, 2015
Damien Taylor Sentencing Hearing in February
KAMLOOPS - The man convicted of killing 16 year old C.J. Fowler in December of 2012 will have a sentencing hearing in February. Damien Taylor was found guilty of second-degree murder in Fowler’s...
Kayla Derkach Dec 10, 2015
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