Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops hoping to help milk bank with short supply
KAMLOOPS - The BC Women’s Provincial Milk Bank is struggling to keep donor milk on the shelves. The bank is down to about 4,000 ounces of human milk, but requires around 30,000 ounces a week to ...
Jan 17, 2017
Charged up: Kamloops councillor takes to social media to get action on TCC EV charger
KAMLOOPS - While electric cars still have a long way to go before surpassing combustion cars as the primary mode of personal transportation in the city, more and more of the battery powered vehicles a...
Jan 16, 2017
Ice and avalanche risks rise with increasing temperature
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops will see a reprieve from the cold weather this week, with temperatures reaching well above zero. While that sounds like good news for the outdoor enthusiast, it could spell trouble...
Jan 16, 2017
Warm weather on its way to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops weather is about to take a big turn. Environment Canada meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau says, after weeks of Arctic air, a shift will bring air in from the southwest. “N...
Jan 16, 2017
Blue Monday: fact or fiction?
KAMLOOPS - Apparently, it falls on the third Monday in January – Blue Monday is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year, due to a number of factors, including weather, Christmas bills...
Jan 16, 2017
One to two minute hand wash best defence for influenza
KAMLOOPS - With the New Year seeing an unusually high number of influenza cases in the Nicola Thompson Region, as well 11 suspected flu-related deaths, Interior Health is reminding the public to wash ...
Jan 14, 2017
SD73 officials say they've been shortchanged on capital funding
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops/Thompson School District is hoping to receive some much needed capital funding in order to replace or expand a number of its schools. With that goal in mind, a list has been co...
Jan 13, 2017
Trump Presidency brings uncertainty for forest and cattle industries
KAMLOOPS - No one will argue Donald Trump is a man of many words. Whether he will follow through on this promises, including settling North American trade disputes, is what has people like TRU Politic...
Jan 13, 2017
IH applies to Health Canada for supervised drug consumption sites
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health announced today it has applied to Health Canada for permission to operate supervised drug consumption sites in both Kamloops and Kelowna. The sites would be mobile, meaning ...
Jan 13, 2017
SD73 cold weather decisions up to individual schools
KAMLOOPS - Cold temperatures like the ones Kamloops has experienced this week present a conundrum for elementary school administrators. They must decide whether to keep students inside and warm during...
Jan 13, 2017
