Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Local committee launches new air quality website
KAMLOOPS - It’s Clean Air Day across Canada, and a local committee of politicians, environmental groups, and industry has launched a new website, hoping to educate Kamloops residents about the c...
Kayla Derkach Jun 08, 2016

Kamloops tied with Kelowna in latest MoneySense ranking
KAMLOOPS - According to a MoneySense ranking of the top Canadian cities to live in 2016, Kamloops sits right near the middle. The city is ranked 117th out of 219 cities, tied with our neighbours, Kelo...
Kayla Derkach Jun 08, 2016

Motorcycle crash on Coquihalla claims life
KAMLOOPS - A man has died after a serious motorcycle crash that occurred last night, June 7. It happened around 5:40 p.m., on the Coquihalla highway south of the Inks Lake Interchange. A 61-year-old m...
Kayla Derkach Jun 08, 2016

Travelers running into fuel shortages in the B.C. Interior
MERRITT, B.C. - Motorists passing through Merritt looking to fill up with gas have been met by an unwelcome suprise over the last few days. Two gas stations in that community are completely tapped dry...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

KAPA wants second public comment period on Ajax mine
KAMLOOPS - The Community Advisory Committee into the environmental assessment for the proposed KGHM-Ajax mine wants the public to get another crack at input into the project. John Schleiermacher of th...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

'Grow a Row' to help feed the hungry
KAMLOOPS - For those who love to garden, this season you’re being asked to share your passion – literally. The Grow a Row project in Kamloops, headed up by Lyons Landscaping, is encouragin...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

Alert neighbour helps police track down thief
KAMLOOPS - They say the early bird gets the worm, or in this case, a 30 year old suspect. Police received a call this morning, June 7, at 6:00 a.m. from an alert citizen who noticed a suspicious indiv...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

Charges approved against alleged carjacking couple
KAMLOOPS - Charges have been approved against a pair from Saskatchewan alleged to have been involved in a crime spree that included a serious crash in downtown Kamloops last month. Corporal Jodi Shelk...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

More temperature records fall in BC Interior
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops set another temperature record yesterday, but that’s likely the last time we’ll do it this week. Environment Canada Forecaster Trevor Smith says, after smashing a 59 ye...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

Chemical off-gassing clears Van-Kam warehouse
KAMLOOPS - The extreme heat led to a hazardous material response on the Tk’emlups Indian Reserve last night. Platoon Captain Troy Grant of Kamloops Fire Rescue says at about 10 p.m., crews were ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 07, 2016

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