Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New North Shore BIA Executive Director excited to get to work
KAMLOOPS - After nearly five years on the job, the North Shore Business Improvement Association's Executive Director Steven Puhallo stepped down last October. After a two month search, the NSBIA annou...
Jan 09, 2018
Venerable Pat Wallace to retire from Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - 2018 will bring a big change around the Kamloops council table. Councillor Pat Wallace has confirmed she will not let her name stand for re-election in the November municipal vote. Wallace ...
Jan 09, 2018
Kamloops MLA: Ride-sharing a fit outside major centres, too
KAMLOOPS - Everybody knows there’s a big demand for ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in big cities like Vancouver, but a Kamloops MLA says the service could also work in smaller communit...
Jan 09, 2018
North Shore Community Policing expanding service with new hire
KAMLOOPS - A new hire will soon allow for expanded services at the North Shore Community Policing Office. “Basically what we’re doing is we’re adding a community policing office coor...
Jan 09, 2018
CMHC bullish on Kamloops construction sector despite down 2017
KAMLOOPS - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says its look at the 2017 home construction market in Kamloops is a positive one, considering total starts were down. 658 new starts were recorde...
Jan 09, 2018
Residents still have week to drop off Christmas trees
KAMLOOPS - Nine days into the new year and the City of Kamloops is still taking Christmas trees to recycle. There are 12 locations where you can recycle your Christmas tree, including the parking lot ...
Jan 09, 2018
Councillor Cavers to put forward notice of motion over snow removal
KAMLOOPS - After what seemed like weeks of snowfall and frigid temperatures, the weather has warmed up and the snow is starting to recede. But city councillor Donovan Cavers wants to staff to look at ...
Jan 08, 2018
Investigators can't find definitive cause of abandoned restaurant fire
KAMLOOPS - Fire investigators are still waiting to examine debris from a blaze that destroyed an abandoned building in Aberdeen Friday evening. The property, located on Pacific Way and Hugh Allan Driv...
Jan 08, 2018
Cosmetics giant coming to Aberdeen Mall
KAMLOOPS - One door closes, another one opens. That’s the case at Kamloops’ Aberdeen Mall where Le Chateau closed over the weekend, to be replaced by makeup giant Sephora this coming summe...
Jan 08, 2018
Man arrested, charged in North Kamloops pistol incident
KAMLOOPS - A 32 year old Kamloops man has appeared before a Justice of the Peace Saturday and will reappear in court today after being charged with several offences. Joadth Michael Anderson was charge...
Jan 08, 2018
