Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Parents warned of dangers of secondary drowning ahead of swim season
KAMLOOPS -With the summer swimming season gearing up, parents are being reminded to keep close to little ones in rivers and lakes. Anna Martin, Aquatics Coordinator with Kamloops YMCA, says lifejacket...
Jun 18, 2017
Kamloops Walk for ALS sets new record for donations
KAMLOOPS - More than three hundred people came out for Kamloops ninth annual Walk for ALS Saturday morning. People affected by ALS, as well family, friends, and community members walked and strolled t...
Jun 17, 2017
Kamloops senior found safe and sound
UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say Judy Moser was found safe and safe at around 11 p.m. Saturday night. According to daughter-in-law Erin Moser, she was located at a Kamloops hotel. EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A Vanco...
Jun 17, 2017
City waives tipping fees for sandbags
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is waiving sandbag tipping fees. With creek and river levels continuing to drop throughout the region, residents have begun removing sandbags from around their property...
Jun 17, 2017
City of Kamloops prepares as SLR set to present final findings into KGHM application
KAMLOOPS - When SLR presented their preliminary findings into KGHM Ajax’s 18,000-page application in March 2016, the environmental consultant was quite critical. More than a year after that pres...
Jun 16, 2017
Employees fired following drug search at Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - Sun Peaks Resort has cleaned house after finding drug policy violations in its staff accommodation facility. In a statement, Chief Marketing Officer Aidan Kelly says the resort management c...
Jun 16, 2017
Public or private? Court case into accessibility of Douglas Lake re-opens
MERRITT, B.C. - After a tour of the Douglas Lake area last month and closing arguments, the case into the accessibility around Minnie and Stoney Lakes near Merritt is being re-opened by Supreme Court ...
Jun 16, 2017
Living with ALS: Kamloops family speaks out about daily challenges
KAMLOOPS - ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a debilitating neurological disease that currently affects around 3,000 Canadians. The disease prevents the brain from communicating with t...
Jun 16, 2017
VW Turtle River Race tickets go on sale in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Don't be alarmed if you bump into a giant dancing turtle over the course of the summer Veedub is simply helping sell tickets for the annual Turtle River Race, which raises important funds f...
Jun 16, 2017
Fire destroys Blackwell Dairy operation, fails to extinguish hope
KAMLOOPS - Charred walls and piles of rubble are all that remain of a processing plant after a fire ripped through the facility at Blackwell Dairy Farm late Wednesday night. Owner Ted Blackwell lives ...
Jun 15, 2017
