Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Power outage hits Upper Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Update: Power has been restored to almost all BC Hydro customers in the Upper Sahali area of Kamloops. According to BC Hydro, 89 customers are still without power in one tiny pocket of Uppe...
Apr 19, 2018
Motorists suffering from gas price sticker shock in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Tough day at the pumps for Kamloops motorists. The price of gas has risen around 10 cents a litre the past couple of days all the way up to $1.419 at several locations and it’s expect...
Apr 19, 2018
Kamloops Food Bank sets new goal for 20th Rotary Food Drive
KAMLOOPS - Preparations are underway for the 20th Rotary Food Drive in Kamloops. Volunteers are packing hampers and making room at the Kamloops Food Bank for the biannual drive scheduled for Saturday....
Apr 19, 2018
Valleyview Secondary expansion one step closer to reality
KAMLOOPS - Relief may be on the way for students and staff at the crowded Valleyview Secondary School. The B.C. Ministry of Education has asked the district to provide a detailed project plan for expa...
Apr 19, 2018
CAP team to begin patrols on the North Shore next month
KAMLOOPS - It’s hard to miss the bright red shirts in downtown Kamloops, but they will now be visible on the North Shore starting next month. The North Shore Business Improvement Association ann...
Apr 19, 2018
Petition to save steelhead trout a success; to be introduced in House of Commons
KAMLOOPS - “Fantastic and enthusiastic!” The words of Leonard Piggin, president of the Kamloops Fly Fishers Association in reaction to news a parliamentary e-petition calling on the federa...
Apr 19, 2018
TNRD thanks wildfire volunteers with appreciation dinner
KAMLOOPS - It was a long, tiring summer for everyone affected by last year’s wildfires. The thousands of evacuees who had mere minutes to pack up and leave their home, some of whom lost everythi...
Apr 19, 2018
Medicinal cannabis strategist happy with direction city is going with pot
KAMLOOPS - As the city officials work to align future retail cannabis dispensaries with liquor stores, which will include a buffer zone between stores and schools, a medicinal cannabis strategist feel...
Apr 18, 2018
Dispensary owner who closed Kamloops shop in good faith hopes city is reasonable
KAMLOOPS - Kevin Adams paid his GST, his corporate tax, and paid his employees well. Despite all that he agreed to shut down his cannabis dispensary - Okanagan Cannabinoid Therapy - on March 31 at the...
Apr 18, 2018
Distracted driving traffic blitz targets Kamloops drivers
KAMLOOPS - The fines and consequences might be a lot harsher, but Kamloops drivers still aren’t getting the message and continue to pick up their cell phones, while behind the wheel. Members of ...
Apr 18, 2018
