Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops welcoming two new doctors to family practice
KAMLOOPS - A month after closing its walk-in clinic, the Norkam Healthcare Centre is getting a boost. The Ministry of Health has approved the centre as the recipient of two new Practice Ready Assessme...
Apr 27, 2017
Kamloops SPCA needing $370,000 more for new shelter
KAMLOOPS - The SPCA in Kamloops has started to draw up the plans for a new shelter that’s expected to break ground in August. The Kamloops branch of the SPCA has been in the building, which pred...
Apr 27, 2017
Kamloops candidate profiles: BC Liberals' Stone and Milobar
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Liberals have two seasoned politicians in the race for MLA. One is facing his second provincial election, while the other has successfully run for municipal government multiple tim...
Apr 27, 2017
Police apprehend prohibited driver with 8 arrest warrants
KAMLOOPS - A 28-year-old man is facing multiple charges after fleeing from police during a traffic stop. The Kamloops RCMP Traffic Section, Canadian Pacific Railway Police, and the Commercial Vehicle ...
Apr 27, 2017
New Kamloops rail terminal open for business
KAMLOOPS - A Manitoba company says it has officially opened its rail terminal on Mission Flats Road. Cando Rail Services announced its purchase of the former Weyerhaeuser sawmill property on Mission F...
Apr 27, 2017
New fire chief Adams feels his vision for future will serve KFR well
KAMLOOPS - The new chief of Kamloops Fire Rescue Mike Adams says he’s privileged and honoured to be taking over the top job after Dale McLean retired in December. Adams had been filling in as in...
Apr 26, 2017
Strength of Being a Boy' gives boys skills and confidence ahead of highschool
KAMLOOPS - For 14 years, the Tournament Capital Centre has been holding an event called ‘The Power of Being a Girl.’ Today, it was the boys’ turn. The first annual ‘Strength of...
Apr 26, 2017
Man seriously injured after Overlanders leap
KAMLOOPS - A man has been taken to hospital after an apparent jump from the Overlanders bridge late Wednesday afternoon. RCMP received a report that a man had leapt from the south end of the bridge ar...
Apr 26, 2017
Kamloops Airport hosts unique guest
KAMLOOPS - Sky watchers may have noticed a unique aircraft touching down and taking off from the Kamloops Airport today. Manager Fred Legace says it was a distinctive U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. ...
Apr 26, 2017
Kamloops candidates spar over regional issues
KAMLOOPS - For the first time this election all nine candidates in the two Kamloops ridings gathered in one room to discuss their stances on a variety of issues. The media sponsored all-candidates for...
Apr 26, 2017
