Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops-Thompson School Board sets spring break back to one week
KAMLOOPS - Parents in the Kamloops-Thompson School District now know exactly how long their spring break will be next year. District officials have been negotiating a potential two-week break with the...
Jun 8, 2017
Overlander Residential Care celebrates 40 years in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Overlander Residential Care facility officially marked its 40th anniversary today. Dozens of people came out to celebrate the years of care offered by the facility. Since 1997 Overlande...
Jun 8, 2017
South Thompson River could peak this weekend
KAMLOOPS - While localized flooding may still be a problem, officials are expecting the South Thompson River to peak this weekend. The River Forecast Centre says water is still high in Shuswap Lake, a...
Jun 8, 2017
Woman dies in fatal motorcycle crash
KAMLOOPS - A 60-year old Kamloops woman is dead after a single vehicle motorcycle accident last night on Hillside Drive. The woman, the driver of the motorcycle, apparently lost control of the northbo...
Jun 8, 2017
Final report released on 2016 Youth Homelessness Count
KAMLOOPS - The final results for the first youth homelessness count in Canada are in. “We identified over 129 youth who have experienced homelessness in Kamloops, 101 of these kids were within t...
Jun 7, 2017
"Make Kamloops Great Again:" Rocheleau enters Mayoral race
KAMLOOPS - A former council candidate is throwing his hat in the mayor’s race in the upcoming City of Kamloops by-election. Reo Rocheleau ran for council in 2014, finishing 28th out of 28 candid...
Jun 7, 2017
Kamloops man arrested following province wide drug investigation
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are going public with details into a huge drug trafficking investigation that touched several BC cities, including Kamloops. The investigation, dubbed ‘ENaissant,’ began in...
Jun 7, 2017
TRU science graduate stands out with study of invasive species destroying forests
KAMLOOPS - On the first day of convocation at Thompson Rivers University, graduating science heard from a classmate who has wowed even seasoned professors, not only at TRU but across the country. Dyla...
Jun 7, 2017
Lake declared 'hero' for work on opioid crisis
KAMLOOPS - Four years to the day after he was appointed BC’s Minister of Health, Terry Lake has been honoured for his leadership in addressing the province’s opioid crisis. At a breakfast ...
Jun 7, 2017
Kamloops mayoral candidates outline priorities ahead of fall by-election
KAMLOOPS - A week after Peter Milobar announced he will resign as the mayor after nine years, two candidates, current city councillor Ken Christian and TRU science professor Cindy Ross Friedman, have ...
Jun 6, 2017
