Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kayaker gets into trouble off Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - A kayaker got into a bit of trouble last night on the river near Riverside Park. The kayaker flipped over and had trouble getting righted again. Emergency crews were called in but by the ti...
Jun 01, 2017
Kamloops MLAs-elect break silence on potential power shift
KAMLOOPS - It was only three weeks ago Liberal MLAs elect Todd Stone and Peter Milobar were celebrating their party’s victory in the provincial election. Winning 43 seats, the Liberals secured a...
May 31, 2017
Numerous temporary bridges built in Cherry Creek
CHERRY CREEK, B.C. - Some good news for residents of Cherry Creek, one of the areas hardest hit by flooding over the past month. Two temporary bridges are being built to give residents better access t...
May 31, 2017
Ken Christian to resign from Kamloops council to run for mayor
KAMLOOPS - The moving and shaking continues at Kamloops city hall. Popular Councillor Ken Christian has announced his intention to resign from council in order run for mayor. This comes after Mayor Pe...
May 31, 2017
Riverside Park pier closed as Thompson River rises
KAMLOOPS - The city has now raised the floodwatch concerns to ‘stage yellow‘ in Kamloops, meaning that there is heightened concern over the rise of river levels around the city. Officials ...
May 31, 2017
Donations pour in for Tim Horton's Camp Day
KAMLOOPS - For the one in seven children in Canada who live below the poverty line, camp isn’t always an option. Every year Tim Hortons sends 250-thousand kids to its camps throughout North Amer...
May 31, 2017
Overdose numbers plateau in Kamloops, spike province wide
KAMLOOPS - April was the second deadliest month on record since the beginning of BC’s opioid overdose crisis. 136 total overdose deaths were recorded across the province, second only to December...
May 31, 2017
Crude message near pothole won't speed up service
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says spray painting a vulgar drawing or phrase beside a pothole won’t speed up the city’s repair job. Several instances have been noted this spring of graff...
May 31, 2017
Milobar confirms resignation; Kamloops to choose new mayor this fall
KAMLOOPS - The Mayor of Kamloops has confirmed, now that a by-election is inevitable, he will resign his position. Peter Milobar was elected to represent Kamloops-North Thompson in the May 9 provincia...
May 31, 2017
Kamloops pundits excited about changing political landscape
KAMLOOPS - There's no shortage of excitement for those watching the results of this month’s provincial election. Yesterday, the Greens and NDP announced they planned of collaborating to form a m...
May 30, 2017
