Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU professor warns of dangers of wildfire smoke in new book
KAMLOOPS - A TRU professor is writing a book on the health effects of various air pollutants that will include a chapter on this summer’s wildfires. “It’s really important that we un...
Nov 18, 2017
Eby addresses TRU Law students about revived B.C. Human Rights Commission
KAMLOOPS - It was in 2002 when the B.C. Human Rights Commission was eliminated by the Liberal government, and with it the commission’s purpose of dealing with issues of discrimination and inequa...
Nov 17, 2017
Kamloops MP calls timing of federal gang violence funding announcement 'suspicious'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod has questioned the timing of today’s federal funding announcement of $327.6 million over five years and $100 million a year afte...
Nov 17, 2017
Education Minister talks capital concerns during Kamloops visit
KAMLOOPS - B.C.’s education minister paid a visit to a couple of Kamloops schools today. Rob Fleming took some time away from discussions with school district officials to hand out library cards...
Nov 17, 2017
Sa-Hali Secondary temporarily evacuated
KAMLOOPS - Some anxious moments at Sa-Hali Secondary today as an incident involving a bear spray-like substance led to students being evacuated around the lunch hour. “The school staff was told ...
Nov 17, 2017
Eby reassures drivers NDP government will keep rate increases to a minimum
KAMLOOPS - While in Kamloops on Friday, Attorney General David Eby addressed ICBC after he said earlier this week that the crown corporation in nearly $1 billion in debt, not $11 million, as the Liber...
Nov 17, 2017
Sun Peaks expecting one of its busiest season openers
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Powder enthusiasts better arrive early. Sun Peaks Resort is expecting one of its busiest season openers tomorrow. “All three mountains are open, trails are open, the snow is gr...
Nov 17, 2017
Two-day police operation in Kamloops leads to drug bust, arrests
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP seized a large quantity of heroin and cocaine and arrested several people during a two-day police operation this week. Cpl. Jeff Bingley says the mid-week police action wa...
Nov 17, 2017
Kamloops Search and Rescue seeks new volunteers
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue is seeking at least a dozen new volunteers as part of its fall recruitment. KSAR Member Anthony Stahn says a few new members have dropped out which is what’...
Nov 17, 2017
B100's Basics for Babies a big success
KAMLOOPS - 1,500 pounds of food and nearly $50,000. That’s how much today’s 11th annual B100 Basics for Babies event at Hotel 540 raised. All the proceeds help the Kamloops Food Bank provi...
Nov 17, 2017
