Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Nutrition month; Interior Health makes push for healthier eating
KAMLOOPS - March is Nutrition Month, a good time to stop and take stock of your relationship with food. Most of us have never considered we even have a relationship with food, let alone wonder about h...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

Kamloops council settles on 2016 tax rate
KAMLOOPS - Council has settled on a 2.35 per cent average tax increase for 2016 after budget deliberations wrapped up today. That’s about $44 more for the average home valued at $350,000. Mayor ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

Theft from vehicles on the rise in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say there has been a rash of vehicle break-ins in the past few weeks. Corporal Cheryl Bush says it’s always an issue, but seems to have gotten worse recently. Bush says vehicle o...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

TRU hosts Beer Tasting Seminar
KAMLOOPS - For many, there's nothing quite like enjoying a cold beer; but how much do you know about the brew you're sipping? If you're a craft beer enthusiast, or aspire to know more about the bevera...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

Councillor calls for Ajax-related road trip
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops council delegation will be heading out on a road trip, if one councillor has his way. Denis Walsh will issue notice of motion at today’s meeting, proposing a city group hea...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

Kamloops Y wraps up 2016 Strong Kids Challenge
KAMLOOPS - The 2016 Y Strong Kids Challenge officially wrapped up today, with the presentation of the team awards at the Downtown Y this morning. The Royal Inland Hospital Team "Rebels Igniting Health...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

Drop-in meetings being held for proposed Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS - Another set of open houses focused on the proposed KGHM-Ajax copper-gold mine kicks off this afternoon (March 15). This pair of meetings is drop-in style, without set times for presentation...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

Fire destroys motorhome in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - A Westsyde resident will be looking for a new RV this summer. Kamloops Fire Rescue were called to the 37-hundred block of Westsyde Road just after midnight last night to find a motorhome fu...
Kayla Derkach Mar 15, 2016

New Superintendent named for School District 73
KAMLOOPS - Alison Sidow has been hired as the new Superintendent of Schools for the Kamloops-Thompson School District. She will take over August 1, after the retirement of Karl deBruijn. WATCH: New Su...
Kayla Derkach Mar 14, 2016

Kamloops hosts Wild Sheep Society convention
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia is home to the largest, and most diverse populations of wild sheep, compared to anywhere else in North America. This weekend, all things wild sheep were celebrated at the a...
Kayla Derkach Mar 14, 2016

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