Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops educator wins national award
KAMLOOPS - A major achievement for a Kamloops educator. Beth Dye, vice-principal at Twin Rivers Education Centre, has won the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s Geographic Literacy Award for ...
Nov 09, 2017
Snow Angels in new hands
KAMLOOPS - It’s a program many seniors in Kamloops rely on during the winter time when snow fills their driveway The Snow Angels program, which has been running for five years, has dedicated vol...
Nov 08, 2017
Good Neighbour bylaw gets mixed reviews
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents dealing with a nuisance property in their neighbourhood now have a new tool to fight back with. On Tuesday, Kamloops City Council unanimously passed the ‘Good Neigh...
Nov 08, 2017
Crime Stoppers seeks user of stolen ID
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers has released a photo of a woman suspected of using stolen identification to get funds from a Kamloops bank. The woman is believed to have used the ID at the TD Bank ...
Nov 08, 2017
Tool thieves pillage Dallas business
KAMLOOPS - Authorities are hoping the public can help them track down two men who stole work tools from a Dallas business. At about 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, surveillance cameras captured image...
Nov 08, 2017
TNRD board chair ready for challenge
KAMLOOPS - Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board Chair John Ranta seems unfazed by the fact he will be challenged for the board chair position at tomorrow’s TNRD board meeting. Area “I&#...
Nov 08, 2017
Proposed Kamloops parking study defeated by council
KAMLOOPS - A $100,000 downtown parking study will not go ahead in Kamloops. With one councillor absent, and a 4-4 vote, the motion to approve the study did not pass. In addition to cost, some opposing...
Nov 08, 2017
Multiple charges laid against suspect in alleged hijacking incident
KAMLOOPS - A 33 year old man is facing multiple charges after a semi-truck driver was held at gunpoint Monday. RCMP allege it all started when the man was observed slumped behind the wheel of a runnin...
Nov 08, 2017
TNRD hires wildfire recovery manager
KAMLOOPS - With this summer’s devastating wildfire season finally in the rearview mirror, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is taking steps to help residents with the recovery process. The T...
Nov 08, 2017
Trucker describes how he stayed alive when his rig was hijacked at gunpoint near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Robert Price was pretty sure that a man riding in his semi-truck would have shot him dead had he not done everything he said on Monday night. Price is the transport driver who was held at g...
Nov 08, 2017
