Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Environment Canada forecasting up to 40 cm of snow on the Coquihalla Highway this weekend
KAMLOOPS - If you were planning on driving the Coquihalla Highway this weekend, you might want to rethink your plans. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning from Hope to Merritt on the Coqui...
Jan 19, 2018
11th Annual Mayor's Gala for the Arts
Kamloops - Set up was underway today at the Coast Kamloops Hotel and Conference Centre for the 11th Annual Mayor’s Gala for the Arts. The event on Saturday night is a partnership between the Kam...
Jan 19, 2018
Downtown Kamloops Library branch set to close for renovations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Library has announced its branch on Victoria Street will be closed for a major facelift starting February 28. Chief Librarian Judy Moore says it’s the first major renovat...
Jan 19, 2018
Change coming to Kamloops RCMP top brass
KAMLOOPS - There are big changes coming to the top brass at the Kamloops RCMP detachment. Supt. Brad Mueller confirms the detachment’s Operations Officer position will be filled once again after...
Jan 19, 2018
Hotel 540 to join Delta Hotels by Marriott brand
KAMLOOPS - Hotel 540 in Kamloops is about to undergo some major changes. Kamloops-based National Hospitality Group has announced a franchise agreement will transform the Victoria Street hotel into a D...
Jan 19, 2018
Kamloops ranks low on millennial hot spot list
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops isn’t exactly a mecca for millennials. That according to a new ranking - Millenial Hot Spots in 2018 - by Point2Homes, a Saskatoon-based company that covers real estate trend...
Jan 18, 2018
KCBIA welcoming modular supportive housing units in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association is pleased with Wednesday’s announcement that 104 supportive housing units will be built in this city. Half of the modular units ...
Jan 18, 2018
JoeAnna's House to benefit Kamloops residents travelling for medical care
KAMLOOPS - Having a sick family member can cause a great deal of stress. Throw in a hospital stay in an unfamiliar city, and a tough situation becomes all the more difficult. While many local families...
Jan 18, 2018
Police seize guns, drugs, cash from Badger Drive home
KAMLOOPS - Drugs, guns and cash. That’s what a search warrant executed by the Kamloops RCMP turned up at a home on Badger Drive. The house was the site of a home invasion Tuesday morning. A furt...
Jan 18, 2018
Horizon North reaping the rewards from construction of modular homes
KAMLOOPS - The local manufacturing company in charge of building 104 modular units for the City of Kamloops has rebounded after being caught in the middle of a major downturn in the oil and gas sector...
Jan 18, 2018
