Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Save-On-Foods starts sale of B.C. wine in Sahali store
KAMLOOPS - After a turbulent back-and-forth with Kamloops city hall, Save-On-Foods has finally opened its wine section at its Sahali store. The grocery giant had a hard time getting a variance to allo...
Oct 07, 2016
Two medical clinics coming to North Shore
KAMLOOPS - The Health Ministry and Interior Health announced on Thursday that two new health centres will open on the North Shore in the New Year, including one at Northhills Mall. Interior Health pla...
Oct 06, 2016
Union accuses Highland Valley Copper of "mean-spirited threat"
KAMLOOPS - The United Steelworkers says Teck Resources-owned Highland Valley Copper has hit below the belt. The two sides are involved in a bitter bargaining battle, and now USW Local 7619 President K...
Oct 06, 2016
NDP candidate seeks solution to affordable housing crisis
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson NDP candidate Barb Nederpel participated in a round table forum Thursday, Oct. 6, to discuss a lack of affordable housing in the community. The conversation was atte...
Oct 06, 2016
Starbucks saturation: coffee shop building 11th location in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you’re a Starbucks fan- it’s just what the doctor ordered. The City of Kamloops has confirmed the ubiquitous coffee chain will be opening a new location at the corner of McGi...
Oct 06, 2016
MP McLeod questions electoral reform findings
KAMLOOPS - The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says a random telephone survey conducted last night refutes the recommendations from the riding’s Electoral Reform Committee. Cathy McLeod says ou...
Oct 06, 2016
Police locate missing 59 year-old
UPDATED: This missing person has now been located EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - RCMP and family members are looking for a Kamloops woman who hasn’t been seen in a week. 59 year old Noelle McCorriston was ...
Oct 06, 2016
Health Minister promises easier access to primary care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As one-third of Kamloops residents struggle to find a family doctor, the province announced a four-point action plan on Thursday to address patient access to primary health care. It’s...
Oct 06, 2016
Friends of Jessie Simpson drop off donated items to fundraise
KAMLOOPS - Donations have been pouring in the last few months for the family of Jessie Simpson, the Kamloops teen who was beaten with a baseball bat in Brocklehurst in June. On Wednesday, after months...
Oct 05, 2016
Kamloops RCMP talk about the dangers of cyberbullying
KAMLOOPS - It’s a very serious issue in this province and across the country, but cyberbullying is not going away anytime soon. But often, by the time it’s discovered a person is being cyb...
Oct 05, 2016
