Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Crime Stoppers targets illegal dumping in Lac du Bois
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops & District Crime Stoppers has partnered with BC Parks to help protect the Lac du Bois Grasslands. They’ve done so by erecting a new sign there that offers ways to help ca...
May 01, 2018
RCMP investigate sudden death at North Shore hotel; not believed criminal
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are trying to piece together the circumstances surrounding a sudden death on the Kamloops North Shore last night. BC Ambulance Service attendants notified RCMP of the sudden death just...
May 01, 2018
KGHM arguing Trans Mountain expansion should avoid its property south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The company that proposed a mine south of Kamloops is arguing the twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline should be re-routed to avoid its property. KGHM, which proposed the Ajax mine and w...
May 01, 2018
It was a soggy April in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - April was a wet month in Kamloops. In fact, Environment Canada Meteorologist Doug Lundquist confirms it was the fourth wettest on record. “We had nearly three times our average rainfa...
May 01, 2018
Senator Greene Raine's child obesity bill clears another hurdle
KAMLOOPS - Conservative Senator Nancy Greene Raine’s child health bill cleared another hurdle in Ottawa this week. The Child Health Protection Act, B S-228, was amended by the House of Commons H...
May 01, 2018
VIDEO: Watch as a wolf encounters a bear outside Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A video shot near Kamloops last week gives the public a rare glimpse to the interactions of the animal kingdom. The video, shot by Frank Ritcey of Wildsafe BC, shows the interplay between a...
Apr 30, 2018
Cherry Creek residents preparing for the worst as creek rises
KAMLOOPS - Arnold Blair is on flood watch once again, keeping a close eye on levels in Cherry Creek, a year after the creek broke its bank last spring and caused widespread damage. With the help of fr...
Apr 30, 2018
Kamloops Fire Rescue: beware of rapidly-rising water levels
KAMLOOPS - Be careful around those creeks and small streams in Kamloops. Kamloops Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Dan Sutherland is urging people to take note now that freshet has begun. “We are see...
Apr 30, 2018
Green Living Expo gives Kamloops new ideas for sustainability
KAMLOOPS - Sustainability is a hot topic for many people these days. Whether it's reducing the number of single-use plastics people use, installing solar panels on their homes to reduce their power co...
Apr 30, 2018
Wayne Christian acclaimed tribal chief of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
KAMLOOPS - Splatsin Chief Wayne Christian has been acclaimed tribal chief of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council (SNTC). Christian, whose community is located around the Enderby area, will serve another...
Apr 30, 2018
