Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Master development plan created for TRU
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has given the green light to rezone about 80 acres near Thompson Rivers University to accommodate long term planning for the University. The TRU master development plan wou...
Kayla Derkach May 18, 2016

Good news - bad news for those who travel
KAMLOOPS - Getting around Kamloops is a good news-bad news scenario today. Good news is for transit riders, council has approved about six thousand hours of expanded transit service in the city. That ...
Kayla Derkach May 18, 2016

Westsyde students want voting age lowered
KAMLOOPS - Just last week, Justin Trudeau's Liberal government made a motion in parliament to explore options for changes to Canada's electoral system. While the subject of changing the way we choose ...
Kayla Derkach May 17, 2016

No booze in Save-On Foods
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is going with the status quo, quashing an attempt by Save-On Foods to sell BC wine at its Summit Drive grocery store. The grocery giant was asking for a variance to a bylaw...
Kayla Derkach May 17, 2016

Kamloops couple conceives - they say in vitro works
KAMLOOPS - It’s a common goal for many couples – to settle down, get married, and one day have children. So what happens when things don’t go as planned? That’s the story of on...
Kayla Derkach May 17, 2016

Kamloops RCMP say no apparent link between recent pepper spray incidents
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say there is no apparent link between a pepper spray incident in Brocklehurst yesterday and one that cleared out the North Shore Safeway store Friday evening. Cpl. Jodi Shelki...
Kayla Derkach May 17, 2016

Kamloops event celebrates local LGBTQ community
KAMLOOPS - Members of Kamloops’ LGBTQ community are being invited to The Art We Are this evening for an event recognizing the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Kaml...
Kayla Derkach May 17, 2016

Save-on-Foods looks to obtain right to sell B.C. wine in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from Save-On-Foods will be at City Hall on Tuesday, trying to persuade Council to allow the Kamloops store in Sahali to sell certified B.C. wines. Save-On-Foods, which obtai...
Kayla Derkach May 16, 2016

Kamloops Y celebrates Healthy Kids Day
KAMLOOPS - Today, at the John Tod Centre on the North Shore, the Kamloops Y celebrated Healthy Kids Day, inviting families to come over and take advantage of the SD 73 Pro D day, and have some fun. Th...
Kayla Derkach May 16, 2016

Teens pepper-sprayed in Brock incident
KAMLOOPS - Police are looking for a suspect following a pepper-spraying incident in Brocklehurst late yesterday afternoon. According to Corporal Jodi Shelkie, there are still a lot of details unanswer...
Kayla Derkach May 16, 2016

Our Community
1000 WAYS TO HEAL
1000 WAYS TO HEAL: Honouring Our Ancestors
6h ago

Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce
39th Annual Business Excellence Awards
LOOPED IN
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: December 18, 2025
6h ago
Question of the Week
Have you ever used a designated driver service?
7h ago

Art of Gardening
The Art of Christmas: Seasonal hand-tied bouquet
SOUND OFF
SOUND OFF: Community building is the missing middle in the food affordability crisis
10h ago
ONE MAN'S OPINION
COLLINS: The free-for-all in politics
Dec 14, 2025