Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

St. John Ambulance volunteers in Kamloops to be trained to administer naloxone
KAMLOOPS - It seems there is no slowing the overdose epidemic in B.C. With more than 1,100 deaths, it’s been all hands on deck trying to save lives, and the St. John Ambulance has been playing a...
Kayla Derkach Nov 23, 2017

One stop shopping for entrepreneurs at Kamloops conference
KAMLOOPS - It was a day for local business people to network and make new contacts at the second annual Venture Kamloops ‘Link Up’ Business Development Conference. Hundreds of Kamloops ent...
Kayla Derkach Nov 23, 2017

Above average temperatures in Kamloops expected to last through the weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloopsians can expect to continue to enjoy higher than average temperatures through this weekend and into next week. Thursday the high reached 14 degrees Celsius, still well off the recor...
Kayla Derkach Nov 23, 2017
Crime Stoppers seeks alleged shoplifters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in locating two females for an alleged shoplifting incident. During the afternoon of Nov. 16, Crime Stoppers says the pair pillage...
Kayla Derkach Nov 23, 2017

Sun Peaks' Snowbombing announces '18 lineup
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Snowbombing Canada has announced the lineup for its annual music and winter sports festival next April at Sun Peaks Resort. The festival will be headlined by electronic music act Ode...
Kayla Derkach Nov 23, 2017

Pursuit suspect still on the loose; surveillance footage shows him fueling up in Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - A suspect in a police pursuit north of Kamloops yesterday remains on the loose. The driver of an SUV took off when Kamloops RCMP tried to pull him over for rolling through a stop sign Wedne...
Kayla Derkach Nov 23, 2017

Cauldron officially lit for 2018 B.C. Winter Games
KAMLOOPS — The 2018 B.C. Winter Games are three months away, but already the cauldron is lit, glowing at the Tournament Capital Centre where it will stand from now until the Games conclude on Fe...
Kayla Derkach Nov 22, 2017

City taking note of shelter complaints at former Stuart Wood school
KAMLOOPS - Since the start of this month Stuart Wood Elementary has been operating as a homeless shelter for the city’s less fortunate. While the space is a safe place for people to escape the c...
Kayla Derkach Nov 22, 2017

Iconic Christmas house readies for holiday season
KAMLOOPS - The city’s most well-known Christmas house is set to be aglow once again, with decorating well underway at Sixth and Pine. Louise Edwards says planning for this year’s display b...
Kayla Derkach Nov 22, 2017

Change unlikely for Zimbabwe says Kamloops pastor
KAMLOOPS - The long time autocratic leader of Zimbabwe – President Robert Mugabe – resigned yesterday. Some believe his resignation will bring change to the African country but a Kamloops ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 22, 2017

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