Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Power Rangers confirmed to film in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission has confirmed what was until now only a rumour: a new Power Rangers movie will use Kamloops as its backdrop next month. The production anticipates filmin...
Mar 23, 2016
Allergy season arrives in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Other than warmer weather and the sound of lawn mowers, nasal congestion, itchy eyes and scratchy throats are sure signs Spring has hit the Southern Interior. Manshadi Pharmacy in Kamloops ...
Mar 22, 2016
Proposals aplenty; no official submissions received
KAMLOOPS - The former Daily News building has been the subject of many proposals, the most recent coming from the Downtown Neighborhood Association. The Association believes most Kamloops residence do...
Mar 22, 2016
Kamloops volunteers deliver food to garbage community in Nicaragua
KAMLOOPS - In the Nicaraguan community of El Limonal, where over 2,000 people live and work in a garbage dump, it’s a matter of survival. So when the Global Solidarity Group came to deliver food...
Mar 22, 2016
Ticks active in the Southern Interior
KAMLOOPS - As the temperatures rise, so do the number of tick bites. Tick season has kicked off, and Interior Health is warning the public to take precautions, to avoid being bitten. WATCH: Full story...
Mar 22, 2016
Mark Towhey remembers former boss Rob Ford
KAMLOOPS - The former Kamloops man who once served as Rob Ford’s chief of staff is remembering the notorious ex-Toronto mayor as a champion of the common Torontonian. Ford died of cancer today a...
Mar 22, 2016
Special paint being applied to the Overlanders Bridge
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is advising motorists that line painting is getting underway. A City hired contractor laid the thermoplastic lines and markings on the Overlanders Bridge on Monday. Cou...
Mar 22, 2016
Blasts in Brussels: Kamloops man witnesses terrorist attack
BRUSSELS - Bombs exploded Tuesday at the Brussels airport and in the city's subway, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security...
Mar 22, 2016
Kamloops man charged with beating family dog to death
KAMLOOPS - Crown counsel has approved animal cruelty charges against a Kamloops man they say beat a chihuahua to death with a fence post. BC SPCA says it was during a Thanksgiving celebration that the...
Mar 22, 2016
Trial date set for accused in Pritchard police attack
KAMLOOPS - A trial date has been set for two men accused of trying to maim an RCMP officer two years ago in Pritchard. Jerry Lamar and Leon Leclerc are both charged with attempting to wound, maim, dis...
Mar 22, 2016
