Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Record number of volunteers make quick work of Rotary Food Drive
Hundreds of volunteers came out to support the fall Rotary Food Drive on Saturday. Kamloops Food Bank Executive Director Bernadette Siracky said the event was a prime example of the generosity that ex...
Sep 11, 2016
School District 73 enrolment numbers higher than projected
KAMLOOPS - Students are slowly settling into their first week back to school, and there are more appearing in every classroom across the district. Enrolment numbers in School District 73 are up from p...
Sep 09, 2016
BBQ fires up students for another year at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University held its welcome back barbecue today. President Alan Shaver says there is a lot of excitement on campus. “This is beginning of term and everyone is excited....
Sep 09, 2016
Dr. Gur Singh's legacy lives on through golf tournament
KAMLOOPS - The Gur Singh Invitational Golf Tournament has continued to gain momentum in Kamloops even after the passing of its founder. Today, Sep 9, the tournament teed off for a 13th year. 216 golfe...
Sep 09, 2016
Rotary Food Drive to help those in need this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Staff and volunteers at the Kamloops Food Bank are busy making space for the tens of thousands of pounds of food that will begin filling up their warehouse tomorrow morning, Sep 10. WATCH: ...
Sep 09, 2016
Creep Catchers under scrutiny for questionable tactics
KAMLOOPS - Days after the Kamloops chapter of Creep Catchers released a video, accusing Don Andrews of trying to lure a 14-year-old boy, the phenomenon of vigilante organizations trying to expose alle...
Sep 09, 2016
Transportation Minister urging Kamloops drivers to slow down in school zones
KAMLOOPS - The first week of school has wrapped up, but the year is just beginning, and ICBC, the Kamloops RCMP, and Transportation Minister Todd Stone are reminding drivers to slow down through schoo...
Sep 09, 2016
False alarm suspected in report of downed hang glider
KAMLOOPS - A report last night of a possible downed hang glider appears to have been a false alarm. Or at least, searchers have been unable to find any trace of a downed glider. Kamloops Fire and Resc...
Sep 09, 2016
Cavers, Hines seek to carry the Green banner in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A second member of Kamloops council is declaring his provincial aspirations. Donovan Cavers announced this morning he is putting his name forward in Kamloops-South Thompson, under the BC Gr...
Sep 08, 2016
Starting the conversation on International Suicide Awareness Day
KAMLOOPS - While International Suicide Awareness Day is on Saturday, the conversation around this sensitive topic is starting early in Kamloops. An awareness event is happening tonight, Sep 8, at the ...
Sep 08, 2016
