Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Friends of Jessie Simpson drop off donated items to fundraise
KAMLOOPS - Donations have been pouring in the last few months for the family of Jessie Simpson, the Kamloops teen who was beaten with a baseball bat in Brocklehurst in June. On Wednesday, after months...
Oct 05, 2016
Kamloops RCMP talk about the dangers of cyberbullying
KAMLOOPS - It’s a very serious issue in this province and across the country, but cyberbullying is not going away anytime soon. But often, by the time it’s discovered a person is being cyb...
Oct 05, 2016
Volunteers hand out Thanksgiving hampers at Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of people lined up at the Kamloops Food Bank on Wednesday, waiting for their turn to pick out the turkey, stuffing, and veggies they’ll need to make a full Thanksgiving dinne...
Oct 05, 2016
Increasing student population causing space issue at Valleyview Secondary
KAMLOOPS - With its ever increasing enrollment, Valleyview Secondary School is facing the problem of overcrowding. You wouldn’t know the school is overcrowded when the students are tucked away i...
Oct 05, 2016
B.C. Liberals set date to pick candidate in Kamloops-North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - The BC Liberals have set a date to choose a candidate for next May’s election in the hotly-contested riding of Kamloops-North Thompson. Party officials say the candidate selection mee...
Oct 05, 2016
Investigators unable to pinpoint cause of weekend house fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue investigators have not come up with a definitive cause to the fire that did extensive damage to a Summit Drive townhouse complex on Sunday. But Chief Fire Prevention Of...
Oct 05, 2016
Housing market in Kamloops continues upward trend
KAMLOOPS - Real estate is a hot topic in B.C. these days, and Kamloops is no different. With almost three full months remaining this year, new housing starts are 33% higher than predicted for 2016, an...
Oct 04, 2016
Kamloops council ups Ajax consultant budget, expresses frustration
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is giving its consultant some more money to review the KGHM-Ajax copper-gold mine proposal, but some around the council table are expressing frustration at how long the env...
Oct 04, 2016
Trio of black bears remain in tree at Westmount Park
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Westsyde are getting an up-close look at a family of black bears that have settled into the Westmount neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. The bears, a mom and her two cubs, wande...
Oct 04, 2016
Parental dispute leads to lockdown at Kamloops Christian School
KAMLOOPS - A tense situation outside Kamloops Christian School this morning. According to Kamloops RCMP, a foster mother was dropping two children off at the school when the children’s biologica...
Oct 04, 2016
