Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Crow causes clearance issues at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - A crow is getting the blame for hindering air traffic control at the Kamloops Airport Thursday night. According to Airport Manager Fred Legace, a crow short-circuited a major electrical lin...
Jun 30, 2017
Summer kicks off in Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - You know it's officially summer when the July Long Weekend rolls around; kids are done school, the temperature rises above 30 degrees, and people pack up their tents and trailers on a momen...
Jun 30, 2017
Kamloops Airport marks completion of apron rehabilitation
KAMLOOPS - A $3.4 million airport apron rehabilitation project is complete. The BC Air Access Program funded 75 per cent of the project, which will allow for the expansion of airport operations. The a...
Jun 30, 2017
Eighth candidate joins Kamloops council race
KAMLOOPS - An eighth candidate has announced his intentions to join the Kamloops by-election council race. 22-year-old Jesse Bochek is the youngest candidate to throw his name into the political hat t...
Jun 30, 2017
One dead, one injured in industrial accident at Domtar
KAMLOOPS - One worker is dead, and another is in hospital following a industrial accident at the Domtar Pulp Mill in Kamloops. Craig Timm, Manager of Regional Public Affairs, said in an e-mailed state...
Jun 30, 2017
Teenage girl who escaped arrest jumping into river found safe
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP Sergeant Darren Michels says the missing girl has been found and is safe. Police aren’t commenting on possible charges at this time as the investigation is ongoing. EARLIER...
Jun 29, 2017
Local developer buys Downtown Kamloops Value Village property
KAMLOOPS - The site of the downtown Value Village has been sold. Realtor Brendan Shaw says the lot on the 400 block of Seymour Street was recently purchased for $2.75 million by local developer Total ...
Jun 29, 2017
Students celebrate end of school year and start of summer vacation
KAMLOOPS - Students across the Kamloops/Thompson School District packed up their books and kicked off their summer vacations today (June 29). Many Kamloops schools held farewell assemblies this mornin...
Jun 29, 2017
Dew Drop wildfire continues to burn
KAMLOOPS - The Dew Drop wildfire west of Kamloops continues to burn. Fire Information Officer Max Birkner says the blaze remains at 156 hectares. According to Birnker, yesterday’s intermittent s...
Jun 29, 2017
Trying out Canada's most famous cuisine in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Saturday marks Canada’s 150th birthday, and over the last century and a half, the country has adopted cuisines of many other cultures but has also held on to some of its own. Two days...
Jun 29, 2017
