Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Car engulfed by fire after accident on Peterson Creek Bridge
KAMLOOPS - Police aren’t sure what happened late last night near the Peterson Creek Bridge, but a man was treated for minor injuries and his car was destroyed by fire just before midnight. Polic...
Jan 11, 2017
Snow Angel program in need of volunteers
KAMLOOPS - The Snow Angel program is helping more than 100 Kamloops seniors this winter, the highest volume the program has ever seen. The program enlists volunteers to shovel snow for people over the...
Jan 10, 2017
Snow removal processes challenged by cold weather
KAMLOOPS - Recent snowfall is keeping plows and graders on the road, but the cold weather sometimes threatens to take them out of commission. With 26 pieces of equipment, Lyons Landscaping is well equ...
Jan 10, 2017
Snow piles proving treacherous for Kamloops' disabled
KAMLOOPS - City crews have been out in force, working countless hours to remove snow and ice from city streets. However, as they clear a path for Kamloops’ motorists the piles of snow become a h...
Jan 10, 2017
Contractor confusion leads to delay in Westsyde Pool renovation
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a contractor mistake has forced it to press pause on the renovation of the Westsyde Pool. The city says the wrong building materials, a batch of panels for the roo...
Jan 10, 2017
Plenty of hope despite lower Kamloops Airport numbers
KAMLOOPS - The manager of the Kamloops Airport says, despite a year-end passenger total that was down from the previous year, 2016 was actually a good year for the airport. About 322,000 people flew t...
Jan 10, 2017
Lynx caught on camera near Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man made a rare wildlife sighting near the Kamloops Airport today. Passerby Levante Whittingstall captured video of a lynx frolicking through the snow. Lynx are notoriously reclu...
Jan 10, 2017
RCMP suggest New Year's resolution of locking car doors
KAMLOOPS - It’s a warning the RCMP have issued time and time again: lock your vehicle doors. Now, they’re asking the public to make it a New Year’s resolution to get into the habit. ...
Jan 09, 2017
Zipcar provides additional transportation option for TRU students
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University students without cars of their own now have an additional option for getting around on and off campus. The university has partnered with the car-sharing service Z...
Jan 09, 2017
Snow here to stay, cold temperatures to persist
KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature won’t be helping Kamloops residents get rid of the dump of snow that has fallen in the past couple of days. Meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau says a cold blast of air wil...
Jan 09, 2017
