Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Gas prices soar in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Gasoline prices in Kamloops and across the province are taking a big jump today. Many stations in the city had gas set at about 78.9 through the weekend, but stations are bumping prices up ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 16, 2016

March for missing and murdered women in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A march was held yesterday on the North Shore, in honour of missing and murdered aboriginal women across Canada. Close to one hundred people took part in the march, which started and finish...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016

French Immersion frustration
KAMLOOPS - By early Sunday afternoon, the lineup outside Lloyd George Elementary was growing quickly. Eager parents camped out, braving the cold temperatures, all in the hopes of enrolling their child...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016

Tax credit could help Kamloops area farmers
KAMLOOPS - Regional agriculture is an important contributor to the local economy, and a key component to ensuring our food supply remains secure, especially in light of the rising cost of imported pro...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016

TRU board ratifies deal with faculty
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University and its faculty association have officially reached a deal. This morning, February 15, the school’s Board of Governors voted to ratify a set of recommendati...
Kayla Derkach Feb 15, 2016

Sun Peaks gets two long weekends this month
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - For the second weekend in a row, Sun Peaks is experiencing extremely high occupancy rates at its hotels and lodges. Christopher Nicolson of Tourism Sun Peaks says that’s a dire...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2016

Conference to tackle First Nations claim on Jacko Lake
KAMLOOPS - A conference beginning tomorrow morning (Feb. 15) at Thompson Rivers University sets out to determine how the 2014 Supreme Court of Canada ruling on aboriginal title and rights should be en...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2016

TRU Foundation Gala raises more than $70,000
KAMLOOPS - The annual Thompson Rivers University Foundation gala has been declared a success once again. Vice President of Advancement Christopher Seguin says the event last night raised more than $70...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2016

Report: Kamloops industrial tax rate five times that of Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - Heavy industries in Kamloops pay more than five times as much in taxes as they would in Kelowna. That’s according to a new report coming to Kamloops council this week from a coalition...
Kayla Derkach Feb 14, 2016

Family rescued near Sun Peaks makes large donation to KSAR
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue has received a large donation from the father of a family of 6 who skied out of bounds at Sun Peaks and required rescue on Family Day. KSAR Manager Alan Hobler wo...
Kayla Derkach Feb 13, 2016

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