Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Investigators suspect unattended candle caused Westsyde house fire
KAMLOOPS - An unattended candle is the suspected cause of a fire that caused significant damage to a home on Bank Rd. in Westsyde Wednesday evening. The flames quickly engulfed the small home, leaving...
Feb 22, 2018
B.C. Winter Games arrive, bringing $1.6 million in economic benefits
KAMLOOPS - The local B.C. Winter Games committee was busy on Thursday welcoming athletes and coaches coming in from across the province, a day before competition begins. “Anytime you host an eve...
Feb 22, 2018
United Way exceeds fundraising target
KAMLOOPS - It was all smiles at Cascades Casino last night (Wednesday) as United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo announced it had far surpassed its three-year fundraising target at its annual campaign cel...
Feb 22, 2018
YMCA-YWCA Strong Kids Campaign fundraiser underway
KAMLOOPS - $100,000 for 1,000 kids. That’s the fundraising goal of the Kamloops YMCA-YWCA’s annual Strong Kids Campaign this year. Director of Programs, Violence Against Women Intervention...
Feb 22, 2018
Snow Angels seeks volunteers as more snow threatens Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With another snowy blast in the forecast, Volunteer Kamloops is seeking more volunteers for its Snow Angels program. The Snow Angels is a temporary program where a volunteer will be assigne...
Feb 22, 2018
Fire engulfs Westsyde home
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE - Fire officials and possibly the RCMP will be back at the scene of a house fire in Westsyde this morning. A house at 2970 Bank Road caught fire during the supper hour. The home was ...
Feb 21, 2018
School board disappointed about lack of capital promises in NDP budget
KAMLOOPS - The NDP government is budgeting $2 billion for capital funding for schools around the province, as well as another $238 million for attracting and hiring more teachers in B.C. But the vice-...
Feb 21, 2018
Dominos Pizza celebrates employees with special needs
KAMLOOPS - The hiring of workers with diverse abilities is a business decision that can be rewarding for both the employer and employee. Dominos Pizza has been providing employment for people with div...
Feb 21, 2018
Cold snap making emergency shelters busy
KAMLOOPS - The current cold spell Kamloops is experiencing is posing a serious risk for the city’s homeless population, and emergency shelters are busy. The out of the cold program has been burs...
Feb 21, 2018
Greyhound stops between Kamloops and Kelowna to be axed June 1
KAMLOOPS - B.C.’s Passenger Transportation Board (PTSB) has officially allowed Greyhound to put the brakes on several bus routes around the province - including point of service stops between Ka...
Feb 21, 2018
