Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops 'preparing for the worst' at Campbell Creek
KAMLOOPS - The threat of flooding continues to keep the City of Kamloops on alert. Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says the biggest concern so far has been Campbell Creek, where water elevation...
May 08, 2018
'Concerned citizen' blasts city hall for excess garbage at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Lorne Lakusta says he’s never seen it so bad. He’s referring to the amount of garbage piling up along the shores of Riverside Park on the Rivers Trail from the west side of the ...
May 08, 2018
Summit Elementary among 51 BC schools to receive new playgrounds
KAMLOOPS - Summit Elementary School in Kamloops is one of 51 schools across BC that will get a brand new playground, after an announcement from the BC government today. The value of the announcement i...
May 08, 2018
Kamloops lawyer questions city over pot bust
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer has expressed alarm following Monday’s pot shop bust on Hillside Drive. The Canna Clinic was shut down and two employees arrested after RCMP said the shop had been o...
May 08, 2018
Citizens group voices environmental concerns over Lafarge startup
KAMLOOPS - A citizens group has popped up in Kamloops to voice the environmental concerns of its members over the restart of Lafarge Kamloops. Citizens for Compliance (CFC) was formed by neighbours of...
May 08, 2018
Shed and hedge destroyed in Sahali fire
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews called out overnight to a fire in Aberdeen that destroyed a small shed and a hedge on Monmouth Drive. Platoon Captain Dan Ferguson says the fire appears to have broken out in a v...
May 08, 2018
Kamloops Walk for Alzheimer's draws hundreds to TCC
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday, the Tournament Capital Centre was packed almost to the rafters, as the Investor's Group Walk for Alzheimer's took over the building. The event drew hundreds of participants and v...
May 07, 2018
Cherry Creek residents scramble to protect homes from rushing waters
KAMLOOPS - Creeks and rivers are swelling with spring runoff, and in the Thompson-Nicola region flood watch is top priority. Cherry Creek has been rising quickly over the last few days, and with warmi...
May 07, 2018
Kamloops unions team up for protein with JUMP Program
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy day at the headquarters for the JUMP Program on Royal Avenue on Saturday. The Kamloops and District Labour Council held a Union Protein Project event – meant to help rai...
May 07, 2018
Missing Kamloops teen located
KAMLOOPS - Update: According to the Kamloops RCMP, the missing youth has been located.
May 07, 2018
