Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Gardengate program set for big expansion
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Gardengate Horticulture Program is growing its services thanks to a new space set to break ground this spring. The farming program operated out of Brocklehurst has been teaching jo...
Dec 03, 2017
Red Nose volunteer numbers significantly lower than last year
KAMLOOPS - Operation Red Nose’s volunteer count is significantly lower than this time last year. Coordinator Katie Klassen says the safe ride home volunteer service currently has 135 volunteer m...
Dec 03, 2017
Liberal leadership hopeful Todd Stone releases election platform
KAMLOOPS - Liberal leadership hopeful Todd Stone has released his election platform detailing the issues he would tackle if elected to lead the party. Top of the South-Thompson MLA’s list is to ...
Dec 03, 2017
Stuart Wood shelter security measures working
KAMLOOPS - Beefed up security measures at Stuart Wood Elementary appear to be working. The former school was partially converted into a winter shelter in November to provide low-income residents with ...
Dec 03, 2017
Christmas tree sales strong in Kamloops despite what online poll suggests
KAMLOOPS - This week’s CFJC TV poll revealed 74 per cent of Kamloops residents put up an artificial Christmas tree compared to 26 percent who prefer real. Woodward Christmas Tree Farm in Westsyd...
Dec 03, 2017
Kamloops Search and Rescue drone pilot project extended another year
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue says drones have proven to be a valuable tool in the field. Kamloops and Coquitlam search teams were chosen to test out Hummingbird Drones tools last December as ...
Dec 02, 2017
McArthur Island Golf Course getting Kamloops residents attention
KAMLOOPS - It's been a popular topic for many user groups throughout Kamloops since the city regained control over the space in mid-October: what to do the McArthur Island Golf Course. Today, the publ...
Dec 02, 2017
City looks to crack down on pot dispensaries
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is looking at making changes to its Business License and Regulation Bylaw in an effort to gain better control of pot dispensaries around the city. Earlier this year the...
Dec 02, 2017
City offers free downtown parking every Saturday in December
KAMLOOOPS - ‘Tis the season. The City of Kamloops is offering free on-street parking in downtown Kamloops every Saturday for the month of December. This is the second year the city has waived fe...
Dec 02, 2017
SPCA: Kamloops seized horses on the mend
KAMLOOPS - Good news regarding the health of the nine horses seized from a Shuswap Road property earlier this month. The horses were captured over concerns the horses weren’t being properly fed....
Dec 02, 2017
