Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Canada Day celebrations relatively calm for RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Kamloopsians lived up to Canadians reputation as one of the most polite and kind in the world over the weekend. According to Kamloops RCMP Sergeant Darren Michels, police responded to minim...
Jul 2, 2017
Thousands descend on downtown Kamloops to celebrate Canada Day
KAMLOOPS - While Canada Day comes around once a year, it's not every July 1st when us Canucks can celebrate a milestone anniversary for our country. 2017 marks the sesquicentennial anniversary of Cana...
Jul 1, 2017
Sun Rivers Golf Course bought by group of local investors
KAMLOOPS - Sun Rivers Golf Course is changing hands. In a email statement, Sun Rivers says it’s pleased to announce Big Horn Golf and Country Club LLP has purcased the golf course. The investmen...
Jul 1, 2017
Canada Day celebrators warned to lay off fireworks
KAMLOOPS - Celebrators are being warned to lay off the fireworks this Canada Day long weekend. Max Birkner, Fire Information Officer with the Kamloops Fire Centre says fireworks, as well burn barrels ...
Jul 1, 2017
Thousands expected to attend Canada Day festivities in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Thousands are expected to be at Riverside Park for a full day of activity during the Canada 150 Canada Day celebrations. Events kick off with the Pancake Breakfast at 7:00. Art in the Park ...
Jul 1, 2017
Secwepemc Chief celebrates his people's tenacity on eve of Canada 150
KAMLOOPS - 150 years ago Canada became a nation, but for millennia before colonial settlers arrived from Europe, the indigenous people called the vast continent of North America home. Here in the inte...
Jun 30, 2017
Kamloops MLA Todd Stone preparing for role in opposition
KAMLOOPS - The province witnessed a major shift in political power last night, as Premier Christy Clark and the BC Liberals were defeated in a confidence vote. NDP leader John Horgan is now the premie...
Jun 30, 2017
Crow causes clearance issues at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - A crow is getting the blame for hindering air traffic control at the Kamloops Airport Thursday night. According to Airport Manager Fred Legace, a crow short-circuited a major electrical lin...
Jun 30, 2017
Summer kicks off in Kamloops this weekend
KAMLOOPS - You know it's officially summer when the July Long Weekend rolls around; kids are done school, the temperature rises above 30 degrees, and people pack up their tents and trailers on a momen...
Jun 30, 2017
Kamloops Airport marks completion of apron rehabilitation
KAMLOOPS - A $3.4 million airport apron rehabilitation project is complete. The BC Air Access Program funded 75 per cent of the project, which will allow for the expansion of airport operations. The a...
Jun 30, 2017
