Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
NDP turn attention to raw log exports
KAMLOOPS - It was an issue they hammered at while in opposition and one they raised often during last year’s provincial election campaign: the NDP’s quest to halt raw log exports. B.C. For...
Feb 19, 2018
CRD supports plan to bring electric charging stations to Kamloops and beyond
KAMLOOPS - The Cariboo Regional District is backing a plan that would bring electric charging stations along the route from Kamloops to Haida Gwaii. It follows a pitch from the Community Energy Associ...
Feb 19, 2018
BC River Forecast Centre: larger snowpack doesn't necessarily mean lower wildfire risk
KAMLOOPS - Will a bigger snowpack help mitigate the wildfire risk in B.C. this summer? Not necessarily, according to the BC River Forecast Centre (BCRFC). BCRFC Head Dave Campbell says while the North...
Feb 19, 2018
TRU to host panel discussion on opioid crisis
KAMLOOPS - The opioid crisis will the focus of a panel discussion at Thompson Rivers University Monday night. It will be hosted by fourth year Bachelor of Science and Nursing student Marina Troke, wit...
Feb 19, 2018
Kamloops to remain stuck in a deep freeze
KAMLOOPS - There’s no end in sight to the wintry weather in Kamloops. Environment Canada says Saturday’s record snowfall - 15.4 centimetres of it at the Kamloops Airport, smashing the prev...
Feb 19, 2018
City streets crews face big cleanup after Saturday's snow event
KAMLOOPS - The snow fell fast and heavy on Kamloops Saturday. Environment Canada Meteorologist Chris Emond says Kamloops recorded 15 cm at the airport, and plenty more fell at higher elevations. ̶...
Feb 18, 2018
Flights grounded at Kamloops Airport due to heavy snowfall
KAMLOOPS - Multiple flights departing and arriving at the Kamloops Airport have been cancelled due to heavy snowfall. “With the snow falling as it has been, once it gets heavy, then it starts to...
Feb 17, 2018
Heavy snowfall brings warnings to Southern Interior, highways
KAMLOOPS - The forecasted blast of wintry weather has arrived in Kamloops, and snowfall warnings blanket most of Southern B.C. Snowfall warnings are in effect for the South Thompson, Nicola, and Shusw...
Feb 17, 2018
Accused in 2014 KRCC murder has first court date
KAMLOOPS - The man arrested this week in a 2014 homicide at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre has made his first court appearance. 30 year old Nathaniel Jessup is charged with second degree murder...
Feb 16, 2018
B.C. forests minister visits Kamloops to discuss timber supply
KAMLOOPS - It won’t be long before B.C. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson makes his decision on the annual allowable cut for the Kamloops timber supply area (TSA). Donaldson made the announcement ...
Feb 16, 2018
