Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Nomination period opens for local elections
KAMLOOPS - The nomination period opens today for those wanting to take a run at local politics. Michelle Nordstrom, communications and marketing manager with the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNR...
Sep 4, 2018
Police recover body of missing jet skier
KAMLOOPS - The body of the jet skier who went missing in July on a local waterway was discovered over the long weekend. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the discovery was made on Sept. 2 in the So...
Sep 4, 2018
Kids head back to school today
KAMLOOPS - It’s back to the classroom today for almost 14,000 students in School District 73. School starts at 10:30 for all students except kindergarten, and almost everyone will get out at noo...
Sep 4, 2018
Kamloops workers celebrate Labour Day at 62nd annual KDLC Labour Day Picnic
KAMLOOPS - The sun was shining on the hundreds of current and former union members gathered at McDonald Park to celebrate Labour Day at the Kamloops and District Labour Council's 62nd annual Labour Da...
Sep 3, 2018
Multi-vehicle accident near WalMart sends several to hospital
KAMLOOPS - Several people had to be transported to hospital after a motorhome and an SUV collided at the intersection of Hillside Drive and Notre Dame Drive just before the noon hour. Kamloops Fire an...
Sep 2, 2018
If there's a smell in the air, and it's near the Domtar mill, it isn't always Domtar
KAMLOOPS - If there’s a smell in the air, and it seems to be coming from Domtar, it’s not always Domtar. While the pulp mill often gets the blame for odours in the air around Kamloops, thi...
Sep 2, 2018
Accident closes Trans Canada near Tappen
KAMLOOPS – The long weekend is not going well on our highways. After a semi fire this morning between Golden and the Rogers Pass summitt closed the highway for a time, the highway has now been c...
Sep 1, 2018
International Overdose Awareness Day strikes a chord in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Today marks International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to reflect upon the ongoing overdose crisis, and remember those who have been lost. More than two years after British Columbia declar...
Aug 31, 2018
Kamloops Crime Stoppers seeks bald laptop thief
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help in locating a man suspected of stealing a laptop from a local business. The incident occurred at 3:00 a.m. the morning of Aug. 11 ...
Aug 31, 2018
BC Wildfire Service urges caution in the backcountry this long weekend
KAMLOOPS - August may be turning into September this weekend with temperatures dropping to the low- to mid-20s, but the BC Wildfire Service is urging folks headed out into the back country to still ex...
Aug 31, 2018
