Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
Jun 06, 2017
Flood threat downgraded in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There are signs the flood threat in the Kamloops area may be subsiding. The BC River Forecast Centre downgraded the status for the North Thompson and Thompson Rivers through Kamloops this m...
Jun 06, 2017
Overdose prevention unit now mobile
KAMLOOPS - The motorhome hosting overdose prevention services in Kamloops is operational as of today. Interior Health says the mobile unit will enhance services already being provided at ASK Wellness ...
Jun 06, 2017
CRTC approves sale of NL Broadcasting stations
KAMLOOPS - Canada’s broadcast regulator has approved the corporate purchase of three independent Kamloops radio stations. Newfoundland Capital Corporation, or Newcap, announced its agreement to ...
Jun 06, 2017
Man arrested after gun complaint at Brocklehurst seniors home
KAMLOOPS - A 32 year old man is in police custody after a tense situation at a Brocklehurst seniors residence this morning. RCMP say officers were called to the Gemstone Care Centre on Tranquille Road...
Jun 06, 2017
Kamloops veteran remembers D-Day 73 years later
KAMLOOPS - It was 73 years ago today (June 6) that Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, marking what is now known as D-Day. World War II veteran, and Kamloops resident, Ernie Smith had an im...
Jun 06, 2017
