Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

South Thompson River could peak this weekend
KAMLOOPS - While localized flooding may still be a problem, officials are expecting the South Thompson River to peak this weekend. The River Forecast Centre says water is still high in Shuswap Lake, a...
Kayla Derkach Jun 08, 2017

Woman dies in fatal motorcycle crash
KAMLOOPS - A 60-year old Kamloops woman is dead after a single vehicle motorcycle accident last night on Hillside Drive. The woman, the driver of the motorcycle, apparently lost control of the northbo...
Kayla Derkach Jun 08, 2017

Final report released on 2016 Youth Homelessness Count
KAMLOOPS - The final results for the first youth homelessness count in Canada are in. “We identified over 129 youth who have experienced homelessness in Kamloops, 101 of these kids were within t...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2017

"Make Kamloops Great Again:" Rocheleau enters Mayoral race
KAMLOOPS - A former council candidate is throwing his hat in the mayor’s race in the upcoming City of Kamloops by-election. Reo Rocheleau ran for council in 2014, finishing 28th out of 28 candid...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2017

Kamloops man arrested following province wide drug investigation
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are going public with details into a huge drug trafficking investigation that touched several BC cities, including Kamloops. The investigation, dubbed ‘ENaissant,’ began in...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2017

TRU science graduate stands out with study of invasive species destroying forests
KAMLOOPS - On the first day of convocation at Thompson Rivers University, graduating science heard from a classmate who has wowed even seasoned professors, not only at TRU but across the country. Dyla...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2017

Lake declared 'hero' for work on opioid crisis
KAMLOOPS - Four years to the day after he was appointed BC’s Minister of Health, Terry Lake has been honoured for his leadership in addressing the province’s opioid crisis. At a breakfast ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2017

Kamloops mayoral candidates outline priorities ahead of fall by-election
KAMLOOPS - A week after Peter Milobar announced he will resign as the mayor after nine years, two candidates, current city councillor Ken Christian and TRU science professor Cindy Ross Friedman, have ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017

Kamloops Conservation Officers use dogs to limit cougar-human interactions
KAMLOOPS - In British Columbia, Cougars are considered an apex predator, and certainly have the strength to take down prey as big as elk, and moose. Quite often, the big cats are maligned when it come...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017

Organizers of Special Olympics Summer Games enter final 30 day push
KAMLOOPS - The opening of the Special Olympics BC Summer Games is only one month away, and it’s crunch time for organizers of the event. According to Lois McNary, SOBC Vice President of Sport, t...
Kayla Derkach Jun 06, 2017

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