Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

SouthKam student labels First Nations Halloween costumes 'offensive'
KAMLOOPS - A South Kamloops Secondary student is taking a local pop-up Halloween costume store to task for selling an offensive costume. 14 year old Kiara Lampreau couldn’t believe when she foun...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2017

Extras needed for Merritt commercial shoot
KAMLOOPS - Lights, camera, action! Extras are needed for scenes in an Ubisoft commercial to film in the Merritt and Lower Nicola area for four days from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29. Fifty extras - males and ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2017

Advanced voting for Kamloops by-election begins Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - The first of three days of advanced voting for the Kamloops by-election takes place tomorrow. More voting days take place Thursday, September 21 and Wednesday, September 27 ahead of the gen...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2017

Elephant Hill fire 85 per cent contained
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews continue to make progress on the massive Elephant Hill wildfire. Erin Catherall, fire information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, says while the fire remains approximately ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2017

Power restored following Kamloops crash
KAMLOOPS - UPDATED (Sept. 19 1:03) Power has been restored to over 4000 BC Hydro customers in Kamloops. This after a vehicle sheared off a power pole on Batchelor Drive during the 10:00 a.m. hour Tues...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2017

Distracted drivers targeted on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Mounties and representatives of ICBC were cracking down on distracted driving on the Kamloops North Shore this morning. Drivers around 12th Street and Tranquille Road who were using electro...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2017

Mayoral candidates address taxes, spending, Ajax during forum
KAMLOOPS - Mayoral candidates like Stu Holland are trying to ensure it’s not a ‘one-horse race,’ as some have been saying weeks into by-election campaigning. Holland made that clear ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 19, 2017

Kamloops kids get creative at Children's Art Festival
KAMLOOPS - Like ducklings to a pond, children are drawn to creating art. While drawing, painting and crafting are the more common art forms they’re exposed to, the options are endless. That's on...
Kayla Derkach Sep 18, 2017

Turtle River Race takes over Thompson River Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Another Kamloops tradition took place this weekend, all in support of Western Canada Theatre. The Volkswagen Turtle River Race took over the Thompson River at Riverside Park for a pair of r...
Kayla Derkach Sep 18, 2017

Kamloops family shaken by car crash into apartment
KAMLOOPS - Early Sunday morning, Michelle Embury and her two children woke up to a nightmare. A black BMW crashed into their Brocklehurst apartment while they were sleeping, sending glass and debris f...
Kayla Derkach Sep 18, 2017

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