Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Homicide victim's daughter finds healing through friendship with offender
KAMLOOPS - A powerful discussion about forgiveness and reconciliation was held at a Restorative Justice Symposium at Thompson Rivers University today, May 30. Margot Van Sluytman and Glen Flett spoke ...
May 30, 2017
Kamloops Councillor Marg Spina to resign, triggering by-election
KAMLOOPS - Voters will head to a by-election later this year, but the number of spaces to be filled on Kamloops council is yet to be determined. Councillor Marg Spina has officially tendered her resig...
May 30, 2017
Kamloops city crews on alert as Thompson Rivers rise
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is watching nervously at the slow rise of the Thompson Rivers through the city. Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says the city has shut down pedestrian use of the...
May 30, 2017
