Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Above average' spring temperatures in store for Kamloops: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - After enduring a cold and snowy winter, finally some payback for Kamloopsians on the weather front. Environment Canada Meteorologist Doug Lundquist says it appears March, April, and May wil...
Mar 20, 2018
Van Kam donates $10K to Habitat for Humanity Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops trucking company has stepped up to do its part to help provide affordable housing in its community. Van Kam Freightways Ltd. handed off a cheque worth $10,000 to Habitat for Huma...
Mar 20, 2018
First Nations group hoping to bring more awareness to pipelines, environment
KAMLOOPS - It’s a run for clean water, a journey that began in Valemount on Saturday and wraps up in Kamloops on Tuesday. The runners and walkers and support team are hoping to bring more awaren...
Mar 19, 2018
RCMP pin Westsyde duplex fire on youth playing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties have revealed the cause of a fire that gutted a duplex in Westsyde last week. Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk says the fire was sparked by “youth playing,” and he notes ...
Mar 19, 2018
Alberta RCMP say murder suspect may have been seen in Kamloops
LAC LA BICHE, AB - RCMP in Lac La Biche, Alberta, say a suspect in a 2017 murder in that community may have been seen in Kamloops. The shooting death of Michael Mountain happened on October 28, 2017. ...
Mar 19, 2018
Father of hit-and-run victim relieved legal saga is drawing to a close
KAMLOOPS - The father of the teenaged girl who was killed in a 2016 Aberdeen hit-and-run says the family is relieved to know the legal saga surrounding the crash appears to be coming to an end. It was...
Mar 17, 2018
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspect following break in at North Shore business
KAMLOOPS - A 40-year-old man is facing multiple charges after a late night break in at a North Shore business. Kamloops RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter on Tranquille Road around 11 p.m...
Mar 17, 2018
Saddle up and mosey on down to the Kamloops Cowboy Festival
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has always been a cowboy town. Back in the mid-1800's Fort Kamloops was one of the first places in the BC interior cattle were brought, thanks to the Hudson's Bay Company, and from...
Mar 16, 2018
Kamloops literacy advocate receives award during Social Work Week celebration
KAMLOOPS - This week is Social Work Week in British Columbia. The B.C. Association of Social Workers celebrated in Kamloops by honouring a local woman with a passion for working with vulnerable famili...
Mar 16, 2018
Lots of activities for kids during spring break next week
KAMLOOPS - The kids are out of school for the next week as spring break begins, and there are plenty of activities for children to do around the city. On Friday, students from different schools around...
Mar 16, 2018
