Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Summertime fun (somewhat) on hold in Kamloops due to smoke
KAMLOOPS - With the smoke as thick as it's been all year in the city, people are likely staying closer to home and aren't venturing out as far for some of their favourite summertime activities. Local ...
Aug 24, 2018
Advocate concerned about homeless population in the smoke
KAMLOOPS - Riverside Park was a ghost town on Friday with the smoke lingering over the park and the Thompson Rivers, keeping many people indoors. But not everyone has that luxury to seek refuge from t...
Aug 24, 2018
Wildfire smoke choking tourism in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - No one is hoping for a change to the smoky conditions in Kamloops more than those involved in the tourism industry. Monica Dickinson, director of industry relations and communications with ...
Aug 24, 2018
Man charged in Kamloops baseball bat beating granted bail
KELOWNA - Kristopher Teichrieb has been granted bail. A B.C. Supreme Court justice granted the Kamloops man release today on a $100,000 surety, with a host of conditions, including house arrest and el...
Aug 24, 2018
Mounties make return visit to problem Royal Avenue home
KAMLOOPS - For the second night in a row, Kamloops RCMP members rushed to 414 Royal Avenue Thursday night. According to a news release, officers responded to a call from that home at about 8:00 p.m. T...
Aug 24, 2018
SD73 hoping for more government money for building expansions
KAMLOOPS - With the start of the new school year less than two weeks away, the Kamloops-Thompson School District is once again looking to Victoria for help when it comes to desperately needed infrastr...
Aug 24, 2018
BCTF focusing on teacher recruitment ahead of collective bargaining process
KAMLOOPS - The president of the BC Teachers Federation was in Kamloops Friday for the Summer Leadership Conference at Thompson Rivers University. Glen Hansman says that as the BCTF prepares to bargain...
Aug 24, 2018
Design for Kamloops wildfire volunteer monument selected
KAMLOOPS - The design for a new public monument to volunteers who helped out during the 2017 wildfire season has been finalized. Artists Lee-Anne Chisholm and Aaron Harder’s work “Lend a H...
Aug 24, 2018
Zimbabwe court upholds presidential results; candidate from Kamloops not surprised
KAMLOOPS - Disappointed but not surprised. That’s the reaction of Kamloops resident Richard Kanyangu to the Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court decision today to uphold last month’s elec...
Aug 24, 2018
Downed tree branch causes power outage in Dallas
KAMLOOPS - A downed tree branch caused a power outage and led to some tense moments in Dallas Thursday evening. The branch came down onto a power line near Harper Road, causing sparks to leap from the...
Aug 23, 2018
