Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops Crime Prevention team wants to keep your Christmas shopping safe
KAMLOOPS - As holiday traffic at local retail spaces begins to pick up, the opportunities for enterprising criminals also increases. Today, city staff and volunteers were out reminding shoppers how to...
Kayla Derkach Nov 14, 2017

Stone offering 'new generation of leadership'
KAMLOOPS - About six weeks into the BC Liberal leadership race and Kamloops candidate Todd Stone says things “are going absolutely fantastic.” Originally a field of eight candidates, that ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 14, 2017

'Now is the time': Interior Health advises public to get the flu shot
KAMLOOPS - According to Statistics Canada, only 34 per cent of adults chose to get immunized against influenza last flu season. Health professionals say it’s important that everyone is vaccinate...
Kayla Derkach Nov 14, 2017

Police apprehend person 'of interest' in Kamloops Walmart threat
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP have spoken to ‘a subject of interest’ in relation to Monday’s online threat at Walmart. The threat, which was later determined to be a hoax, forced the ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 14, 2017

Kamloops council begins tax discussion at 1.93% increase, down from previous years
KAMLOOPS - Homeowners in Kamloops may be able to anticipate a lower tax increase in 2018 than in previous years. During Tuesday’s city public budget meeting, Finance Director Kathy Humphrey anno...
Kayla Derkach Nov 14, 2017

Fundraising dinner this weekend for Kamloops family suffering through health challenges
KAMLOOPS - A fundraising dinner will take place this Saturday night to help the family of Kamloops resident Darrin Yusishen. Yusishen was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, Glioblastoma, in Ju...
Kayla Derkach Nov 14, 2017

Interim BC Conservative leader coming to Kamloops as party attempts resurrection
KAMLOOPS - Members of the BC Conservative Party are reorganzing in the Kamloops area. Part of that work will start this weekend when members, including Interim Leader Scott Anderson, meet this Sunday ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 14, 2017

Christmas Amalgamated opens, needs volunteers for another holiday season
KAMLOOPS - An organization that has brought joy to children and families for the last 40 years has opened its doors for another year. Launched by Sally Whitson, Christmas Amalgamated ensures Kamloops ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2017

Kamloops enjoys above seasonal temperatures
KAMLOOPS - The sub-zero burst of chilly, snowy weather that arrived in Kamloops earlier this month is nothing but a distant memory. “We’re sitting at around 11 degrees right now,” sa...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2017

Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection begins in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Shoebox collections for Operation Christmas Child are taking place this week. The Samaritan’s Purse program encourages people to fill boxes with toys, school supplies, and hygiene ite...
Kayla Derkach Nov 13, 2017

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