Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Liberals cancel MSP hike, critics say it's not enough
KAMLOOPS - A strong provincial economy is being credited for cancelling the planned premium increase for B.C.’s Medical Services Plan (MSP). Many people using the premium assistance program coul...
Sep 16, 2016
Funding annouced to attract skilled workers to Kamloops region
KAMLOOPS - As the current workforce in ages, it's estimated there will 35,000 job openings in the region by the year 2025. This morning, Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone, gathered with stakehold...
Sep 16, 2016
Family friends ramp up fundraising campaigns for Jessie Simpson
KAMLOOPS - While 19-year-old Jessie Simpson remains in grave condition at Royal Inland Hospital, recovering from a baseball bat beating in June, friends of the family have organized more fundraising c...
Sep 16, 2016
Turtles to race the Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Remember Aesop's fable of the Tortoise and the Hare? What if the race was all tortoises? This weekend, that question will be answered, as the 15th annual Volkswagen Turtle River Race takes ...
Sep 16, 2016
Co-ordinated enforcement campaign sees Kamloops officers issue $90,000 in tickets
KAMLOOPS - A host of Kamloops-area law enforcement agencies combined on a three-day vehicle blitz this week, raising $90,000 in fine revenue. The agencies included RCMP based in Kamloops detachment an...
Sep 16, 2016
New Beattie students missing Stuart Wood, enjoying bigger space
KAMLOOPS - There’s more space, roomier classrooms, and bigger play areas for the kids. Everything’s grander at the new Beattie Elementary school on McGill, especially compared to the centu...
Sep 16, 2016
More back alley art coming to downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government seems to like the art being produced in downtown back alleys through the Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association’s Back Alley Art Gallery project. ...
Sep 16, 2016
Take Back the Night march against violence planned for this evening
KAMLOOPS - The annual Take Back the Night march against sexual violence takes place tonight. A ceremony begins at 5:30 at the Riverside Park bandshell, with the march down Victoria Street beginning at...
Sep 16, 2016
RCMP warn public after Kamloops senior falls victim to CRA scam
KAMLOOPS - The infamous Canada Revenue Agency scam has reared its ugly head. Kamloops RCMP say they have been made aware of a local senior who was recently taken in by the scam. The 80 year old man re...
Sep 16, 2016
NewLeaf takes a break from Kamloops, promises to return
KAMLOOPS - NewLeaf Travel says it is suspending some of its flights this fall, and Kamloops is on the chopping block. But the discount carrier says it won’t be long before its planes visit the T...
Sep 16, 2016
