Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops canoe instructor pushing for improved access to local waterways
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops canoe instructor is launching a push to create and protect access to Kamloops Lake and the Thompson Rivers. Keiran Rankin is putting together a community group to lobby governmen...
Apr 4, 2018
An inside look at the homeless storage unit in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Starting next Monday, many of the homeless population will have a permanent address at 48 West Victoria Street, a city-owned building across from City Hall that will be the new home to a st...
Apr 3, 2018
RIH staff assessing filing system after recent data breach
KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital says it’s reviewing how it files medical records following a case of 35 patient files going missing last month. The hospitals health services manager Kris Kristj...
Apr 3, 2018
Kamloops films vie for grant funding
KAMLOOPS - Lights! Camera! Action! A pair of Kamloops filmmakers are asking for the public’s help securing some grant funding prior to shooting two short films. Telus STORYHIVE has funded produc...
Apr 3, 2018
VPD looks to Kamloops for new recruits
KAMLOOPS - Representatives of the Vancouver Police Department are coming to Kamloops this week, but instead of looking for suspects, they’re looking for recruits. The department will hold an inf...
Apr 3, 2018
District 73 feeling shortage of French qualified teachers-on-call
KAMLOOPS - With a surge in demand, right now in Canada it’s a good time to be a French teacher. High demand for French immersion has contributed to a shortage in French teachers across the count...
Apr 3, 2018
Dinsdale out, Preymak in as Westsyde Secondary principal
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 has announced an abrupt change in the administration at Westsyde Secondary School and the school in Logan Lake. In a letter to parents, Assistant Superintendent Bill Hamb...
Apr 3, 2018
Y Dream Home tickets on sale
KAMLOOPS - Today’s the day Kamloops residents can start to purchase tickets for their chance to win the annual Y Dream Home Lottery. This year’s 3,000 square foot home is located in Westsy...
Apr 3, 2018
Downtown Kamloops library set to re-open Friday
KAMLOOPS - Bibliophiles rejoice! The downtown branch of the Kamloops Library is set to reopen this Friday, April 6th after being closed for over a month of renovations. Staff are hard at work, organiz...
Apr 3, 2018
City of Kamloops to enhance trail signage in wake of rope rescues
KAMLOOPS - Three rope rescues in the past week at Peterson Creek has forced the City of Kamloops to take action. The latest rescue took place near the waterfalls Monday afternoon. It involved a man an...
Apr 3, 2018
