Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
WCT poised for final performance of the season
KAMLOOPS - It’s the final performance of the season for Western Canada Theatre. ‘Armstrong’s War’ is a story of courage, consequences and compassion. Two very different Armstro...
Apr 13, 2018
City of Kamloops responds to sewage spill in Dallas
KAMLOOPS - Update: The City of Kamloops confirms it has been in contact with the property owner in Dallas regarding the sewage spill identified Friday. It says the owner is narrowing the source of the...
Apr 13, 2018
Rainbow crosswalk unveiled at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - From here on out, visitors to Kamloops Airport will be greeted with a rainbow crosswalk. It was unveiled Friday morning at YKA and Managing Director Heather McCarley called it an “exc...
Apr 13, 2018
Kamloops Wine Festival gets ready for 20th annual event
KAMLOOPS - Wine lovers will get the opportunity to taste a variety of vino in just a few weeks time. The 20th annual Kamloops Wine Festival runs from May 5 to May 12, and will offer an array of wine-r...
Apr 12, 2018
Westsyde shed fire human-caused, not necessarily arson
KAMLOOPS - An investigator with Kamloops Fire Rescue says the fire that destroyed a shed and a row of hedges in Westsyde overnight was human-caused, but he can’t be sure it was intentional. Kevi...
Apr 12, 2018
Downtown Kamloops ambassadors administer Naloxone, save a life
KAMLOOPS - They’re ambassadors for Downtown Kamloops and this week they put their life-saving skills to full use. Executive Director Carl DeSantis says members of the CAP Team - a group of peopl...
Apr 12, 2018
Soberlak's message to bus crash survivors: 'All of us are part of your family'
KAMLOOPS - Powerful, emotional and meaningful. Those are just three of the adjectives Peter Soberlak used to describe his trip to Saskatchewan to meet with survivors of last week’s tragic bus cr...
Apr 12, 2018
TRU introduces new president and vice-chancellor
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has unveiled who will succeed President Alan Shaver when he retires later this year. He is Dr. Brett Fairbairn, a longtime instructor and administrator at the Uni...
Apr 12, 2018
First-term councillor Dhaliwal eyes Kamloops mayor's chair
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops councillor who has been on the job for less than a year is looking for the mayor’s chair. Ray Dhaliwal was elected to council in last September’s Kamloops by-election...
Apr 12, 2018
Kamloops coffee shop donates 300 pounds of coffee to local non-profit
KAMLOOPS - A big time perk for a Kamloops non-profit. Cafe Motivo announced Thursday it will be donating 300 pounds of premium roast J.J. Bean coffee to New Life Community this year. Cafe Motivo Owner...
Apr 12, 2018
