Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Problem solving, self-reflection taught at Strength of Being a Boy
KAMLOOPS - In its second year in Kamloops, the Strength in Being a Boy conference aimed to teach young boys coping skills, problem solving, and self-reflection. Boys aged 10-12 signed up to participat...
Apr 25, 2018
Alleged thieves target gym bag along Halston Connector
KAMLOOPS - It’s every fitness buff’s worst nightmare. On April 18, some time between 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., a gym bag was stolen. Kamloops Crime Stoppers says it all started when a man ...
Apr 25, 2018
Living wage pegged at $17.31 an hour in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - $17.31 an hour. That’s how much the Living Wage for Families Campaign estimates the living wage in Kamloops is in 2018. Campaign Manager Deanna Ogle says the living wage is the amount...
Apr 25, 2018
New Gold announces first quarter results for New Afton
KAMLOOPS - New Gold is reporting steady gold production at its New Afton copper-gold mine just west of Kamloops during the first quarter of 2018. Gold production was down 4.5 per cent year-over-year w...
Apr 25, 2018
Preliminary inquiry begins in 2016 North Shore murder
KAMLOOPS - The preliminary inquiry has begun for a man charged in a 2016 holiday season homicide on the Kamloops North Shore. James David Bond was arrested last June and is facing a single murder coun...
Apr 25, 2018
CIFM hosts first McHappy Day Drive Thru ahead of May 2nd event
KAMLOOPS - McHappy Day got off to an early start with the CIFM McHappy Day Drive Thru Wednesday morning. Drivers swung by Broadcast Centre between 7 and 8:30 a.m. for coffee, cookies, and socks by don...
Apr 25, 2018
Kamloops drops four spots on B.C.'s 'rattiest' city list
KAMLOOPS - It appears Kamloops was a little less “ratty” in 2017. Pest control company Orkin has released its Top 20 “rattiest” cities in B.C. and Kamloops dropped from 16th to...
Apr 25, 2018
Victim of Toronto van attack has Kamloops connection
KAMLOOPS - It is a tragedy that touched the hearts of Canadians right across the country. A tragedy that has families grieving the loss of their loved ones, after a van rammed into pedestrians on a si...
Apr 24, 2018
Tourism Kamloops boasts 1.8 million visitors, $449 million in economic benefits in 2017
KAMLOOPS - 2017 marked one of the best years – if not, the best – for tourism in Kamloops. More than 1.8 million people came through our city last year, and Tourism Kamloops expects anothe...
Apr 24, 2018
Barnhartvale residents tired of dealing with water main issues, flooding
KAMLOOPS - The weather is warming and flooding season is upon us, but up in Barnhartvale residents there are dealing with a different kind of flooding – from water main bursts that are causing h...
Apr 24, 2018
