Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New slogan hoped to further increase city's tourism numbers
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - It’s a move that is hoped will boost the city’s tourism numbers. Earlier this week Tourism Kamloops announced it has changed the city’s slogan from ‘Playtime R...
May 17, 2017
TRU announces honorary degree recipients
KAMLOOPS - This year’s crop of Thompson Rivers University honorary degree recipients includes an iconic Canadian advocate for First Nations people, and a local firefighter who has worked tireles...
May 17, 2017
WCT holding panel discussion about reconciliation through art
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre is inviting the public to partake in a free panel discussion called Truth, Reconciliation, and the Discourse through Arts and Culture: The role theatre plays in the R...
May 17, 2017
Nature trail at Wildlife Park wiped out by raging flood waters
KAMLOOPS - Numerous homes and properties in Kamloops and in the Thompson Nicola Regional District have been damaged by flooding creeks and rivers over the past few weeks. At the B.C. Wildlife Park, th...
May 16, 2017
Tourism Kamloops unveils new branding
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops launched its new brand Tuesday evening. The initiative includes a new logo and the tagline, “Boldly Unscripted.” Dozens of industry professionals attended the u...
May 16, 2017
Flood focus turns to high elevation snowpack
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops officials say the flood concern on small creeks and rivers inside the city is easing, but the major threat may still loom high in the mountains. Emergency Operations Centre...
May 16, 2017
Dominos delivers pizza, hope to homeless at New Life Community Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - For the past year, Dominos Pizza in Kamloops has been delivering pies to various non-profit organizations. To date, Rocky Hunter and his team have baked up and delivered over 1,600 pizza si...
May 16, 2017
Singh appointed Deputy Mayor, Spina to resign from Kamloops Council
KAMLOOPS - The immediate future of Kamloops council has come into better focus, but the long term future is still unclear. Councillor Arjun Singh was unanimously appointed deputy mayor at today’...
May 16, 2017
Mayor Milobar to take leave of absence
KAMLOOPS - Mayor Peter Milobar says he will take an extended leave of absence rather than resign from his position, forcing a by-election. Milobar was elected to represent Kamloops-North Thompson as a...
May 16, 2017
RCMP seek Good Samaritan in relation to shooting investigation
KAMLOOPS - RCMP investigators are looking to identify a Good Samaritan as they try to piece together an early morning shooting in Kamloops. Police say between 6:15 and 6:45 a.m., the driver of a picku...
May 16, 2017
