Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Design for Kamloops wildfire volunteer monument selected
KAMLOOPS - The design for a new public monument to volunteers who helped out during the 2017 wildfire season has been finalized. Artists Lee-Anne Chisholm and Aaron Harder’s work “Lend a H...
Aug 24, 2018
Zimbabwe court upholds presidential results; candidate from Kamloops not surprised
KAMLOOPS - Disappointed but not surprised. That’s the reaction of Kamloops resident Richard Kanyangu to the Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court decision today to uphold last month’s elec...
Aug 24, 2018
Downed tree branch causes power outage in Dallas
KAMLOOPS - A downed tree branch caused a power outage and led to some tense moments in Dallas Thursday evening. The branch came down onto a power line near Harper Road, causing sparks to leap from the...
Aug 23, 2018
SD73 expects to start school year with full complement of French Immersion teachers
KAMLOOPS - An apparent shortage of French immersion teachers in many areas of the province isn’t as much of a concern in the Kamloops/Thompson School District. Shayne Olsen, associate superinten...
Aug 23, 2018
Brocklehurst baseball bat beating accused to apply for bail
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops man charged in a 2016 baseball bat beating near his Brocklehurst property will make an application for bail Friday. Kristopher Teichrieb is accused in the June, 2016 beating of...
Aug 23, 2018
Smoke forces more event cancellations, planners starting to rethink scheduling
KAMLOOPS - The dreaded smoke returned to the city on Thursday, bringing with it a gloomy feel and the cancellation of another event, the Moonlight Movie Night planned for Friday night at Riverside Par...
Aug 23, 2018
Environment Canada says rain may trigger more mudslides
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is warning Kamloops-and-area residents about the possibility of more mudslides. The forecaster has issued a special weather statement, saying a weak cold front crossing i...
Aug 23, 2018
How much rain would it take to put a serious dent in B.C.'s wildfires?
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fire Centre is welcoming the possibility of showers over the coming days. Environment Canada says there is a 40 per cent chance of showers today and Sunday and a 60 per cent ch...
Aug 23, 2018
MP McLeod: "People who have supported Max in the past are very angry with him."
HALIFAX - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod isn’t worried the departure of high profile MP Maxime Bernier will lead to a split in the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC). Bernier announce...
Aug 23, 2018
TRU, City of Kamloops hope new MOU helps the community flourish even more
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and Thompson Rivers University have officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the hopes of building off the strong relationship already established and...
Aug 23, 2018
