Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfire suppression costs near half-a-billion dollars
KAMLOOPS - The cost of fighting wildfires in B.C. is about to hit another unenviable milestone. During a teleconference today, Kevin Skrepnek, chief fire information officer with the BC Wildfire Servi...
Sep 11, 2017
Cooler, showery weather in the forecast for Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - Help is on the way from Mother Nature. Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist says some rain should arrive in Kamloops tomorrow once the current ridge of high pressure lessens. ...
Sep 11, 2017
KTTA hopeful NDP will inject more dollars into school district
KAMLOOPS - The President of the Kamloops Thompson Teachers’ Association is hopeful the new NDP government will listen to School District 73’s cry for more capital dollars. “John Horg...
Sep 10, 2017
Interior Health lifts Smoky Skies Bulletin across the province
KAMLOOPS - Kamloopsians can breathe easy. At least for now. Early Sunday afternoon Interior Health lifted the Smoky Skies Bulletin for the province due to improving air quality. The decision was made ...
Sep 10, 2017
Free transit hoped to boost votes on byelection day
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hoping free bus services will get more people to the voting booth. Council recently voted in favour of offering free transit and HandyDart services to registered use...
Sep 10, 2017
Fall Rotary food drive brings in close to 50-thousand pounds of food
KAMLOOPS - The shelves are stocked once again at the Kamloops Food Bank. 49-thousand pounds of food was collected in Saturday’s Fall Rotary Food Drive. Rotary members, the WolfPack running team,...
Sep 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma brings relatively minimal impact to Kamloops travel agency
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops travel agency says the business impact from this year’s tropical storms and hurricanes hasn’t been too bad. “We’ve had to rebook some trips to Cabo San Lu...
Sep 10, 2017
No serious injuries as motorcycle and car collide
KAMLOOPS — RCMP say despite how badly it looked, noone was seriously hurt after a car and motorcycle collided this afternoon on the East Trans Canada Highway near Oriole Road. Sergeant Brandon B...
Sep 09, 2017
Families and friends brave the rain for Parkinson SuperWalk
KAMLOOPS - The rain didn’t dampen spirits and support at this year’s ‘Parkinson SuperWalk’ through Riverside Park Saturday morning. Around 10 SuperWalks take place in B.C every...
Sep 09, 2017
Plenty of people and pooches at SPCA's annual 'Paws for a Cause'
KAMLOOPS - Plenty of people and pooches came out for the SPCA’s annual ‘Paws for a Cause’ walk at Pioneer Park Saturday morning. The fundraising event takes place in more than 20 com...
Sep 09, 2017
