Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

TRU Nursing students using stem cells to make difference
KAMLOOPS - It only takes seconds but can save a life. Taking stem cells from one person can help another who’s suffering from a disease or condition. It’s as simple as rubbing the cotton s...
Kayla Derkach Mar 08, 2016

Chaos on Columbia Street as car careens through traffic
KAMLOOPS - Traffic was slowed down just before 4pm at the intersection of Columbia Street and Notre Dame Drive, after a car coming off the highway allegedly lost control. A witness in the one of the c...
Kayla Derkach Mar 08, 2016

Air quality scientist addresses Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Air quality scientist hired by KGHM Ajax addressed city council on Tuesday, taking questions about the air quality report he produced as part of the company’s 18-thousand page applica...
Kayla Derkach Mar 08, 2016

Environment Minister coming to Kamloops to discuss Ajax
KAMLOOPS - Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has confirmed she will come to Kamloops to look at the proposed KGHM-Ajax copper-gold site. Even so, McKenna has indicated she will not order ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 08, 2016

Ajax front and centre again at Kamloops Council
KAMLOOPS - The KGHM Ajax mine proposal will once again be front and centre at today’s (March 8) city council meeting. One of the major items will be discussion of a letter from Federal Environme...
Kayla Derkach Mar 08, 2016

Sam Roberts band to headline Sun Peaks Summer concert series
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The 5th Annual Summer Concert Series kicks off at Sun Peaks July 8 with headliner Sam Roberts Band! Sam Roberts Band will perform an amazing live show featuring fan favourites such a...
Kayla Derkach Mar 08, 2016

City warns of water system changes
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is warning residents about upcoming emergency repairs to the Juniper water booster station. During the repairs, the city will be conducting tests on the water distribut...
Kayla Derkach Mar 08, 2016

Slow start to the year for building numbers
KAMLOOPS - It’s been a quiet start to the year for the Kamloops building sector. Numbers released by the City of Kamloops show 11.4-million dollars in building activity last month, bringing the ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 07, 2016

Lac Du Bois grasslands being destroyed by irresponsible users
KAMLOOPS - While many people enjoy the Lac Du Bois grasslands to hike or take in the scenary, others are enjoying the area at a huge cost to the environment. Irresponsible drivers of off-road vehicles...
Kayla Derkach Mar 07, 2016

Emergency department at RIH undergoing upgrades
KAMLOOPS - Patients heading to Royal Inland Hospital will have another construction project to deal with in the coming weeks. The hospital’s Emergency Department will be under renovation to supp...
Kayla Derkach Mar 07, 2016

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