Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops veteran says Liberals' lifelong disability pension plan creates confusion
KAMLOOPS - The federal government is promising to re-establish life-long pensions for injured and disabled veterans, but one local veteran says the Liberals’ pension plan has only created confus...
Dec 20, 2017
NorKam Christmas meal connects students with Kamloops community
KAMLOOPS - Students at NorKam Senior Secondary sat down to a Christmas meal Wednesday, an event that has quickly become a Christmas tradition. Volunteers piled students’ plates full of turkey, m...
Dec 20, 2017
Wallet thief goes on shopping spree at Kamloops gas station
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is looking for the public’s help in locating a wallet thief. The alleged theft occurred during the evening hours of November 23 or early morning hours of Novem...
Dec 20, 2017
Harper Mountain set for Friday night opening
KAMLOOPS - It’s the day powder freaks have been waiting for. Harper Mountain will finally open for skiing this Friday night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The mountain was originally scheduled to open la...
Dec 20, 2017
Kamloops mayor says new marijuana dispensary bylaw 'not a money grab'
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is going ahead with its marijuana bylaw discussed Tuesday night at a public hearing at the Sandman Centre. Councillors voted 7-1 in favour of creating a new zoning defi...
Dec 20, 2017
Kamloops Fly Fishers Association encouraged by success of e-petition to save steelhead
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fly Fishers Association is pleased with the immediate success of an e-petition demanding tough federal action to save collapsing steelhead populations in the Upper Fraser River...
Dec 20, 2017
Alleged knife attack in Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - A 20 year old Kamloops man is in police custody following an alleged stabbing attempt Tuesday night. “Last night around 9:50 p.m. two people were walking in Riverside Park when they w...
Dec 20, 2017
Snowfall amounts varied in Kamloops Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - It was a winter wonderland in Kamloops Tuesday. Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist says snow amounts varied between 2 centimetres at the Kamloops Airport to 23 at Helmer on the...
Dec 19, 2017
Travel woes at Kamloops Airport result of bad weather across Southern BC
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE - Wednesday morning has so far been better at Fulton Field. The 6:00 AM Air Canada flight to Calgary was delayed for an hour, and some other flights have seen minor delays. But as of...
Dec 19, 2017
Christmas Amalgamated in the home stretch, but still seeking donations
KAMLOOPS - With the big day fast approaching, Christmas Amalgamated is still working harder than Santa's elves to make sure everyone in Kamloops has a happy Christmas. Sally Whitson, Coordinator for C...
Dec 19, 2017
