Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Council approves smoother water utility rate increase
KAMLOOPS - The water rate saga in Kamloops has come to an end, with city council voting in favour of an option of deferring a portion of the rate hike in favour of borrowing money to complete needed p...
Nov 21, 2023
TRU promotes academic partnerships with Mexican universities
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has expanded its international academic network by signing three Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with leading universities in central Mexico. In a news ...
Nov 21, 2023
Kamloops RCMP launch Safe for the Season campaign
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have announced the launch of the Safe for the Season campaign, targeting retail parking lots across the city. RCMP stated Detachment Crime Prevention volunteers will be dispat...
Nov 21, 2023
Province grants Logan Lake nearly $1M for campground expansion
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The District of Logan Lake will use a nearly $1 million provincial grant to double the size of the community's campground. In a news release, Mayor Robin Smith says the grant from t...
James Peters Nov 21, 2023
Donovan homicide remains open priority for Kamloops Mounties
KAMLOOPS - In March of this year, Kamloops RCMP located the body of a woman they believed to be Jo-Anne Donovan. The case is being investigated as a homicide by local Mounties. The 57-year-old Donovan...
James Peters Nov 20, 2023
B100 Toy House campaign to collect gifts for Christmas Amalgamated begins
KAMLOOPS - Tiny houses are popping up at retail locations across the city as the B100 Toy Houses campaign kicked off Monday (Nov. 19). While these houses may be too small to house a family, they will ...
Nov 20, 2023
Valleyview A&W votes to unionize; first unionized A&W location in Canada
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops A&W in Valleyview has voted to become the first unionized home of the burger family in Canada. The workers are now part of the Local 993 of the International Brotherhood of...
Nov 20, 2023
Quarterly numbers show positive results for Kamloops RCMP push on prolific offenders
KAMLOOPS - A small number of repeat or prolific offenders commit a large number of crimes in Kamloops. In the hopes of better tackling that issue, the RCMP have a number of programs in place to identi...
Nov 20, 2023
Donations accepted toward Kamloops Shoebox Project
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Shoebox Project is encouraging locals to donate online or with a shoebox to support women impacted by homelessness.Running from November 1 to December 19 and coordinated locall...
Nov 20, 2023
TRU students host Rail Riot event as part of Tourism Management class
KAMLOOPS - A tourism management class at Thompson Rivers University transformed an old handrail on campus into an exciting ski and board obstacle. While young athletes hit the rail, dozens of people s...
Nov 20, 2023
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