Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Construction of new Blackwell Dairy operation to begin in the new year
KAMLOOPS - It’s been six months since a fire broke out at the Blackwell Dairy Farm, destroying the company’s entire milk processing plant. Since then, the family has been working with the ...
Dec 14, 2017
Ajax reaction pours in
KAMLOOPS - Reaction has been swift to the provincial government’s decision not to issue an environmental assessment certificate for the KGHM Ajax mine project. Environmental and Climate Change S...
Dec 14, 2017
NDP government says 'no' to Ajax
VANCOUVER - BC’s NDP government has rejected the KGHM-Ajax copper-gold mine proposed for the southern edge of Kamloops. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman and Ener...
Dec 14, 2017
Ajax Mine decision to be unveiled this afternoon
KAMLOOPS - It’s decision day for the Ajax Mine project. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman will announce the decision on whether to issue an environmental assessme...
Dec 14, 2017
Kamloops man shoots to win car at Canucks game
VANCOUVER - A Kamloops man completed an improbable feat for a big win at yesterday’s Canucks game. Aaron Dunn was chosen to participate in a between-period contest, getting three shots from cent...
Dec 14, 2017
Interior Health completes investigation into information breach
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has completed a comprehensive review of a privacy breach made public in September. The breach involved the personal information of about 500 current and former employees. Th...
Dec 14, 2017
Kamloops MP reflects on fall parliamentary session
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod has reflected on this fall’s parliamentary session and says it’s been “plagued by many missteps on the finance file....
Dec 14, 2017
Debris fire on South Shore being looked at by RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Fire crews and RCMP both attended a fire on the South Shore early this morning as a pile of debris was set on fire near a home on Clarke Street, near 1st and Columbia. Part of a fence appar...
Dec 14, 2017
Cancer diagnosis doesn't deter Kamloops woman from raising funds for the SPCA
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman is asking for the public’s support to help her complete a fundraising goal for the Kamloops SPCA. A few months ago Shirley McCaffrey launched the ‘Haircut for H...
Dec 13, 2017
Safety tips for a fire-free Christmas
KAMLOOPS - Festive lighting, decorations, holiday baking, and Christmas trees are all staples of the season, but they are also reasons for an uptick in fire calls during the winter months. Kamloops Fi...
Dec 13, 2017
