Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Election issues: Education
KAMLOOPS - The province is in a state of transition when it comes to its educational system. A Supreme Court of Canada decision has classroom size and composition returning to 2002 levels, and teacher...
May 3, 2017
Hillside still moving; city extends emergency measures
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a problem hillside north of Rayleigh continues to move “at a slow, but consistent pace.” As a result, the city has requested an extension for its local...
May 3, 2017
North Shore BIA says NDP government might nix Tranquille gateway plan
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops North Shore Business Improvement Association is raising concerns that a major upgrade to North Kamloops infrastructure could be wiped out if the NDP win next week’s elect...
May 3, 2017
Advance voting resumes today
KAMLOOPS - Advance voting in the BC election resumes today. The first two days of advance polling took place last weekend, and resulted in more than 230,000 British Columbians casting ballots. The tot...
May 3, 2017
Man in custody after bizarre incident at Peterson Creek
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have one person in custody after a bizarre incident that ended at Peterson Creek this morning. About 2:00 AM, Corporal Brandon Buliziuk says police got a complaint from the Sahali area...
May 3, 2017
City's debt level within reasonable bounds
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops debt levels are higher than the provincial average, but we’re still in pretty good shape. That’s the gist of the audited financial statements presented to Council yeste...
May 3, 2017
Kamloops Airport noise complaints on the rise
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport has been the subject of increasing noise complaints over the past few months. Kamloops Councillor Ken Christian, who is the president of the Kamloops Airport Authority ...
May 2, 2017
Residents near Campbell Creek ready for more high water
KAMLOOPS - It's one of those things that happens every spring. As the snow in the mountains melts, it comes cascading down, filling creeks and streams on it;s way down to the rivers in the area. This ...
May 2, 2017
Heavy healthcare focus at seniors election forum
KAMLOOPS - Healthcare was the number one issue of discussion at a candidates forum at the Brock Activity Centre Tuesday afternoon. All four Kamloops-North Thompson candidates fielded questions from a ...
May 2, 2017
Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery sold out in record time
KAMLOOPS - Every year, the dream home lottery brings in a huge portion of the kamloops y's budget. if you were planning on buying tickets for the 2017 Y Dream Home Lottery, you're sadly out of luck. A...
May 2, 2017
