Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Real estate market humming along in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market shows no signs of slowing down. New numbers from the Kamloops and District Real Estate Association show there were 246 units sold last month, up from 228 uni...
Dec 1, 2017
Crash backs up Trans Canada at Peterson Creek Bridge
KAMLOOPS - A crash on the Trans Canada Highway near the Peterson Creek Bridge has traffic backed up. It happened at about 1:30 p.m., with photos posted to social media showing a semi hauling vehicles ...
Dec 1, 2017
Garbage collection changes coming Jan. 1
KAMLOOPS - Starting in the new year, the City of Kamloops will implement changes to the zones that determine what day and time your garbage and recycling is picked up. “Starting Jan. 1, we will ...
Dec 1, 2017
Year-over-year unemployment jumps in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Bad news on the jobs front in Kamloops. According to Statistics Canada, the year-over-year unemployment rate for November rose to 10.7 per cent from 6.4 per cent in November 2016. “It...
Dec 1, 2017
Air Canada introduces Kamloops-to-Toronto flight, starting June '18
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops travellers will be able to connect directly with Canada’s largest airport in the new year. Air Canada Rouge has unveiled its Spring 2018 flight schedule, and it includes nons...
Dec 1, 2017
Sahali Mall on the comeback trail after losing Target two years ago
KAMLOOPS - It was a bargain bonanza Thursday morning with hundreds of people flooding Value Village to celebrate the stores opening in the Sahali Mall Shopping Centre. Around 150 people lined up outsi...
Nov 30, 2017
Milobar takes aim at BC Greens as fall session ends
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-North Thompson Liberal MLA Peter Milobar is blasting B.C.’s minority government and its Green supporters for acting as one during this fall’s legislative session in Vic...
Nov 30, 2017
Higher nationwide interest in skilled trades echoed by TRU
KAMLOOPS - Statistics Canada census data shows more young men are graduating post-secondary education with an apprenticeship certificate in the skilled trades. Thompson Rivers University is following ...
Nov 30, 2017
Kamloops teen using art to start conversation about sexual assault
KAMLOOPS - The topic of sexual harassment has made headlines as numerous high-profile celebrities have faced various allegations over the past several weeks. The accusations have sparked conversations...
Nov 30, 2017
TRU signs MOU with Indian university
KAMLOOPS - A new memorandum of understanding has paved the way for more students from India to study in Kamloops. The MOU was signed by Thompson Rivers University and the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab ...
Nov 30, 2017
