Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops to Calgary flight makes emergency landing in Kelowna
KELOWNA - Air Canada Jazz, Flight 8226 carrying 65 people that took off from the Kamloops Airport Saturday, January 9 had to make a emergency landing at Kelowna International Airport. The plane took o...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2016

Kamloops urged to get active to beat S.A.D.
KAMLOOPS - Some call it Seasonal Affective Disorder, or the January Blues. Depression is a serious mental health issue, which can effect many Canadians in many different ways, but there are steps you ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 08, 2016

Homeless shelter seeing substantial increase
KAMLOOPS - A cold weather shelter in downtown Kamloops is mystified as to why they’re seeing almost double the number of visitors than Winters past. Out of the Cold which is run out of St.Paul...
Kayla Derkach Jan 08, 2016

Low Canadian dollar good for tourism in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Those looking to travel to the U.S. will be be faced with a costly exchange rate as every U.S. dollar costs Canadians $1.41. But while the slipping loonie is sure to negatively affect that ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 08, 2016

Former RCMP Officer, Hockey Coach to stand trial on sexual assault charges
KAMLOOPS - A former RCMP officer and youth hockey coach will stand trial in Kamloops, on a series of sexual assault charges dating back to the late 1970s. A preliminary inquiry for Alan Davidson has e...
Kayla Derkach Jan 07, 2016

Vacancy rates down in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Commercial real estate market is expected to continue it’s stable trend entering 2016. A report released by Colliers International says vacancy rates were down for both t...
Kayla Derkach Jan 07, 2016

Winter driving tips
KAMLOOPS - For much of the week, Kamloops roads have been covered in a thick blanket of snow, and there has been no shortage of serious accidents around the City. Road and weather conditions can chang...
Kayla Derkach Jan 07, 2016

First glimpse into snowpack situation
KAMLOOPS - The first snowpack reading of the season is in, and the Kamloops area is almost as close to normal as we could get. According to the BC River Forecast Centre, the North Thompson basin sits ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 07, 2016

Kamloops firefighters' Operation Nicaragua compound raided by thief
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops compound storing donated items bound for Nicaragua has been raided by a thief. It happened early Monday morning at a facility on Mission Flats Road being used by Kamloops Firefig...
Kayla Derkach Jan 07, 2016

Kamloops house sales soar in 2015
KAMLOOPS - If you were among those buying or selling a home in Kamloops last year, you were in good company. It’s been a long two and a half year search. But for Melanie Andrews, it was a wait w...
Kayla Derkach Jan 06, 2016

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