Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Today is Dairy Queen Miracle Treat Day across Canada. In BC, proceeds from all Blizzard treats sold today will go to BC Children’s Hospital. Angelo Fontana is the owner-operator of th...

KAMLOOPS - Two of the City’s major annual events are going ahead this weekend, despite the smoky skies, and a warning from a professor at Thompson Rivers University that the smoke is causing ser...

KAMLOOPS - New information on the proposed KGHM-Ajax mine project is up on the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office web site for public comment. The material was posted Tuesday and the comment period ...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Nearly 1,000 members of the United Steelworkers can look forward to four years of labour peace. The members of USW Local 7619 ratified a five-year contract with Teck Highland Valley...

KAMLOOPS - In early July, The Barnhartvale Horse and Hiker Trail Preservation Society closed its trails due to the extreme wildfire risk. While the move has helped protect animals and nearby homes fro...

KAMLOOPS - Just weeks after the winner was announced for this year’s Y Dream Home, work has already begun on the 2018 Training House, which will eventually become the next YMCA Dream Home. The p...

KAMLOOPS - The thick smoke blanketing Kamloops is keeping many people indoors. But that doesn’t necessarily leave you in the clear when it comes to smoke and particulate. As the smoke drags on, ...

KAMLOOPS - A Thompson Rivers University professor says it seems Kamloops residents aren’t taking the public health risk caused by wildfire smoke seriously enough. Dr. Michael Mehta says the Domt...

KAMLOOPS - A replacement bridge for Old Highway 5 in Heffley Creek is on its way. City of Kamloops Capital Projects Manager Darren Crundwell says construction should begin shortly. A culvert beneath t...

KAMLOOPS - A month ago, many of us would have raised our eyebrows and looked twice at the sight of them, but now breathing masks have become common place on the streets of Kamloops and in many towns a...