Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. Liberals set date to pick candidate in Kamloops-North Thompson
KAMLOOPS - The BC Liberals have set a date to choose a candidate for next May’s election in the hotly-contested riding of Kamloops-North Thompson. Party officials say the candidate selection mee...
Oct 05, 2016
Investigators unable to pinpoint cause of weekend house fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue investigators have not come up with a definitive cause to the fire that did extensive damage to a Summit Drive townhouse complex on Sunday. But Chief Fire Prevention Of...
Oct 05, 2016
Housing market in Kamloops continues upward trend
KAMLOOPS - Real estate is a hot topic in B.C. these days, and Kamloops is no different. With almost three full months remaining this year, new housing starts are 33% higher than predicted for 2016, an...
Oct 04, 2016
Kamloops council ups Ajax consultant budget, expresses frustration
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is giving its consultant some more money to review the KGHM-Ajax copper-gold mine proposal, but some around the council table are expressing frustration at how long the env...
Oct 04, 2016
Trio of black bears remain in tree at Westmount Park
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Westsyde are getting an up-close look at a family of black bears that have settled into the Westmount neighbourhood on Tuesday morning. The bears, a mom and her two cubs, wande...
Oct 04, 2016
Parental dispute leads to lockdown at Kamloops Christian School
KAMLOOPS - A tense situation outside Kamloops Christian School this morning. According to Kamloops RCMP, a foster mother was dropping two children off at the school when the children’s biologica...
Oct 04, 2016
Police search for unsuccessful ATM thieves
KAMLOOPS - For the second time in two weeks, Kamloops RCMP are looking for a gang of thieves who targeted a stand-alone ATM at a business. Corporal Jodi Shelkie says the latest incident happened very ...
Oct 04, 2016
Cargo plane loses part on Kamloops Airport runway
KAMLOOPS - A cargo aircraft taking off from Kamloops had to divert from Prince George to Kelowna after it dropped a part on the Kamloops Airport runway. Airport Manager Fred Legace says the Convair CV...
Oct 04, 2016
Climate policy expert lauds federally-imposed carbon price
KAMLOOPS - A local climate economist says the Trudeau government’s move to establish a national carbon price is a step in the right direction for the environment, and a positive for BC’s e...
Oct 03, 2016
School district to hire sexual-orientation coordinator
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 is on the verge of hiring a district sexual-orientation and gender-identity coordinator. Superintendent Alison Sidow says the posting closes this week and will be filled ...
Oct 03, 2016
