Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Visits to Kamloops slightly higher than forecast
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops says the number of visitors to Kamloops is higher so far this year than expected. “We are seeing a bit of growth actually year to date to what we had forecasted,̶...
Oct 4, 2017
New Life outreach worker shares story of gratitude ahead of Thanksgiving
KAMLOOPS - Thanksgiving is fast approaching, which means New Life Community Kamloops is once again putting out the call for donations through their Thanksgiving Campaign. This year, outreach worker Ro...
Oct 4, 2017
Proposed dome would allow for year-round sporting events in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Football in December. It could be a reality in Kamloops if the city gives a green light to a proposed dome over Hillside Stadium. Capital Projects Manager Darren Crundwell says the City of ...
Oct 4, 2017
Heffley Bridge construction to start soon
KAMLOOPS -It’s the news Heffley Creek residents have been waiting for. Construction on a replacement bridge for Old Highway 5 in Heffley Creek will start by the middle of October. The new bridge...
Oct 4, 2017
Rock icons featured in latest WCT production
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre is excited to present its latest production, a musical inspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. “Million Dollar Quartet” ...
Oct 4, 2017
Pair of falcons left homeless by Elephant Hill fire released back into the wild
PRITCHARD, B.C. - A pair of feathered BC wildfire evacuees are making a new home for themselves, with a little help from BC Hydro and the BC Wildlife Park. The young American Kestrel falcons were resc...
Oct 4, 2017
Falcons left homeless by Elephant Hill wildfire released back into the wild
PRITCHARD, B.C. - A pair of feathered BC wildfire evacuees are making a new home for themselves, with a little help from BC Hydro and the BC Wildlife Park. The young American Kestrel falcons were resc...
Oct 4, 2017
Thompson Rivers University introduces new Master's degrees
KAMLOOPS - More and more, the cost to the environment is being taken into account when large resource extraction projects are being proposed. One needs to look no further than the proposed KGHM-Ajax M...
Oct 3, 2017
Kamloops building sector trending up
KAMLOOPS - September was a strong month for the Kamloops construction industry. 208 permits were taken out last month, totalling $20.5 million in activity. The majority of that activity took place in ...
Oct 3, 2017
TRU partnership to explore use of pot bio-products
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has struck a partnership to explore the various products that can be made from marijuana, including pharmaceuticals, nutritional products, and industrial fibre. T...
Oct 3, 2017
