Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Organizer, TNRD spar over music festival
KAMLOOPS -The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it appears organizers of a music festival planned for the Deadman Valley next month are preparing to go ahead, despite having none of the proper pe...
Jun 24, 2016
Kamloops residents asked to participate in community survey
KAMLOOPS - Residents are being given the opportunity to provide input on the issues they are most concerned with in Kamloops. Online surveys are being conducted across B.C. to provide a snapshot of ke...
Jun 24, 2016
Community conversation tackles opiate epidemic in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Over a hundred people attended a community conversation held in Kamloops Thursday evening, to discuss the issue of opiate use, overdose, and treatment of opiate dependency and addiction. Th...
Jun 23, 2016
Police patrol changes could curb street level crime
KAMLOOPS - Many Kamloops mounties will be trading in their cruisers for bikes, boats, and a good pair of shoes this summer. Uniformed officers will be conducting foot patrols primarily in the Downtown...
Jun 23, 2016
Work to restore Kamloops Cenotaph begins
KAMLOOPS - The Memorial Hill Cenotaph in Kamloops holds the names of Canadian men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. From WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and the War in Afghanistan, the landmark ho...
Jun 23, 2016
River levels raise concern for summer drought possibilities
KAMLOOPS - With a much warmer than average start to Spring this year snowpacks were diminished much quicker than normal. Snowpacks across the province were at 13 percent of normal mid-month, which mea...
Jun 23, 2016
Ashcroft man guilty of killing his uncle
KAMLOOPS - The Ashcroft man responsible for the death of his uncle in June 2014 has been found guilty of second degree murder. Justice Dev Dley read his verdict this morning, June 23, at the Kamloops ...
Jun 23, 2016
New 'ultra-low-cost' airline coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport is turning over a NewLeaf. Manager Fred Legace says the startup discount airline has announced it will begin direct service from Kamloops to both Edmonton and Victoria star...
Jun 23, 2016
Bail hearing delayed for accused in Brocklehurst baseball bat beating
KAMLOOPS - The man accused of trying to kill a teenaged boy he found on his Brocklehurst property last Sunday has had his bail hearing put over until Monday, June 27. 39 year old Kris Teichrieb is cha...
Jun 23, 2016
Pen pal program bridges generational gaps in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - These days you’re more likely to send a quick text than sit down to write a letter. However, pulp and paper company Domtar is trying to change that. For months students from Summit El...
Jun 22, 2016
