Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP look for driver who bumped wheelchair
KAMLOOPS - Police would like to track down the driver of a silver van that hit a person operating a motorized wheelchair. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says it happened last Thursday afternoon, just before 3:00, ...
Jan 09, 2017
'Heap the Honda' book drive kicks off in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, create, communicate, compute and use printed and written materials to help interpret the world around us. Shockingly, more than 40 per cent ...
Jan 08, 2017
Reclaim barge capsizes at Highland Valley Copper
LOGAN LAKE - Officials at Highland Valley Copper still looking to see why one of the pumping barges that recycles water from the reclaim pond at the mine capsized on Friday. Environment and Community ...
Jan 08, 2017
More snowfall warnings for B.C. as new front arrives
KAMLOOPS - Brace yourselves for another dump of snow throughout the province. There are snowfall warnings out for the South Thompson and Shuswap, as well as the Coquihalla from Hope to Merritt. WeR...
Jan 08, 2017
Accident leaves over 4,000 without power Friday night
KAMLOOPS - The most seriously injured in an accident last night was a power pole. But that injured pole caused a large power outage that affected most of Westsyde for close to an hour last night. Abou...
Jan 07, 2017
Residential development alive and well in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - 2016 shaped up to be a busy year for apartment construction in the city. The Culos Development project across from Thompson Rivers University is one of three large-scale development project...
Jan 06, 2017
Funding for new teachers a step in the right direction: Kamloops educators
KAMLOOPS - Education Minister Mike Bernier’s $50 million funding announcement for the immediate hire of 1,100 teachers across the province is being considered a good first step to resolving clas...
Jan 06, 2017
It might be too late to get a fair softwood deal: MP McLeod
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says she believes the Trudeau government’s window to negotiate a fair softwood lumber deal with the United States has closed. “I hate to think it,...
Jan 06, 2017
Pipe break affects West End residents
KAMLOOPS - A water main break is impacting scores of residents in the West End area of Kamloops, around West Battle Street and Boundary Road. City of Kamloops Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman sa...
Jan 06, 2017
Maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle best cure for winter blues
KAMLOOPS - While receiving as little as eight hours of sunlight in the winter can be tough for many in the city, it can be even harder for those suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder. ‘SAD&...
Jan 06, 2017
