Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Shorter spring break coming for School District 73
KAMLOOPS -The kids may love it but as of next year Kamloops-Thompson School District’s two-week spring break is about to get a whole lot shorter. “The board met on Monday and deliberated,&...
Jan 18, 2017
40 people died in Kamloops after overdosing last year
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service has released the final illicit drug overdose death totals for 2016, and they are staggering. 914 people fell victim to drug overdoses in BC last year, a 79 per cent ...
Jan 18, 2017
Pepper spray victim not cooperating with police
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say there is no danger to the general public after a pepper spray incident outside the TNRD Library on Victoria Street last night. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says a man was pepper sprayed just ...
Jan 18, 2017
McLeod welcomes Conservative candidate O'Leary, but won't support him
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says she welcomes Kevin O’Leary’s energy and perspective in the Conservative leadership race, but she won’t be supporting him. Th...
Jan 18, 2017
Another Domtar fire one of two fires keeping crews busy Tuesday night
KAMLOOPS - A shed fire on the North Shore last night kept fire crews busy. It was one of two blazes KFR crews had to deal with last night. Platoon Captain Steve Butchart says North Shore crews were ca...
Jan 18, 2017
First time home buyer program piques interest in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C.’s first time home buyer loan program launched Monday, and it’s piqued the interest of people looking to buy their first home in Kamloops. Jeremy McCrea is a sub-mortgage br...
Jan 17, 2017
Kamloops reacts to NYT article calling BC 'Wild West' of political cash
KAMLOOPS - It was first brought to the attention of the BC public last April; the $50,000 stipend Christy Clark receives from the BC Liberal party was just part of a New York Times article that came o...
Jan 17, 2017
WCT combines Shakespeare and vaudeville in The Comedy of Errors
KAMLOOPS - The classic works of William Shakespeare have been performed in theatres around the world for hundreds of years. While the stories are well known, the methods for telling them are constantl...
Jan 17, 2017
Kamloops schools to return to one week spring break
KAMLOOPS - The two week spring break experiment in the Kamloops-Thompson School District is coming to an end. At last night’s Board of Education meeting, trustees voted 4-3 in favour of returnin...
Jan 17, 2017
The melt is on: City asks residents to clear catch basins
KAMLOOPS - With the mercury rising today and tomorrow, the City of Kamloops would like your help ensuring a fast melt doesn’t cause problems. Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says water ca...
Jan 17, 2017
