Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
In surprise move, Kamloops Chamber lauds minimum wage hike
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this year, the B.C. Liberals announced it would increase the province’s minimum wage by 50 cents from $10.85 to $11.35 an hour. The new NDP government has held true to that pr...
Sep 15, 2017
Kids art festival kicks off tonight, runs all day Saturday
KAMLOOPS - For 18 years, the Children's Arts Festival has been entertaining and informing Kamloops kids. The event, which is put on by the Kamloops Arts Council, gives children the opportunity to unde...
Sep 15, 2017
Ending state of emergency comes as relief to wildfire workers
KAMLOOPS - The fight is still not done as 155 fires continue to burn around the Southern Interior, but cooler temperatures have prompted the government to lift the provincial state of emergency as of ...
Sep 15, 2017
Kamloops acting mayor says city has learned lessons from fire season
KAMLOOPS - With the province-wide state of emergency about to be lifted, acting mayor Arjun Singh believes Kamloops can learn from the past few months. Kamloops became a place of refuge for thousands ...
Sep 15, 2017
Kamloops Terry Fox Run on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The annual Terry Fox Run goes this Sunday at Riverside Park. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and the run kicks off at 11. “It’s split into a three lap tour of the park, so either...
Sep 15, 2017
Canucks offering free preseason tickets to wildfire volunteers
KAMLOOPS - The Vancouver Canucks are rewarding volunteers in Kamloops who played a key role in helping evacuees during the historic wildfire season, offering free tickets to a preseason game on Sunday...
Sep 15, 2017
Provincial state of emergency to expire Friday
KAMLOOPS - The provincial state of emergency in B.C. will expire at midnight tonight (Friday, September 15). The province confirmed the news today. The state of emergency was declared on July 7 and wa...
Sep 15, 2017
Up in smoke: Wildfires meant less travelers at Kamloops Airport in August
KAMLOOPS - Smoky conditions were the reason behind a 31 per cent drop in travelers at the Kamloops Airport last month. There were 20,921 travelers at the airport in August, compared to 27,388 in Augus...
Sep 15, 2017
Kamloops rental market 'pretty tight' in September
KAMLOOPS - It’s a challenging time for those looking to rent in Kamloops. “The market right now is pretty tight for renters. The vacancy rate for our portfolio is sitting at around 1 per c...
Sep 15, 2017
Running for Mayor: Bill McQuarrie
KAMLOOPS - Bill McQuarrie ran for city council in 2008. The entrepreneur and long-time Kamloops resident is looking at re-entering the political ring once again. McQuarrie says the divide amongst resi...
Sep 14, 2017
