Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Kamloops man volunteering with Global Medic relays refugee crisis
KOS, Greece - A Kamloops man volunteering on the front line with Global Medic is sharing his firsthand account of helping refugees who have crossed the water between Turkey and Greece . Ted Sales is i...
Kayla Derkach Jan 16, 2016

Clearly Canadian: pond hockey tournament returns to Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - If you feel the need to reaffirm your Canadian identity, Logan Lake might be the place for you this weekend. The community is hosting its 9th annual Pond Hockey Classic, and unless ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2016

TRUFA and TRU enter mediated talks
KAMLOOPS - They’re still miles apart but both the Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association at the employer have begun mediated talks today. After 11 months of bargaining with little moveme...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2016

B.C. government opposes First Nations title claim around Ajax
KAMLOOPS - The province of British Columbia says it is not giving up the title to private property in and around Kamloops without a fight. The provincial government announced today it will vigorously ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2016

Cando CEO says employment figures were misinterpreted
KAMLOOPS - The head of Cando Rail Services says the company’s statement that its BC operations ‘could employ hundreds’ may have been misinterpreted. Cando announced the purchase of t...
Kayla Derkach Jan 15, 2016

Kamloops Teachers' pleased Supreme Court will hear appeal
KAMLOOPS - Canada’s highest court has ruled that it will hear an appeal by the BC Teachers’ Federation, on its right to bargain class size and composition. The Supreme Court of Canada will...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2016

KAPA raising red flag over KGHM proposal
KAMLOOPS - It’s a major milestone for KGHM who is proposing the Ajax mine south of city limits. On Monday KGHM will officially be submitting it’s application to the Environmental Assessmen...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2016

Merritt crime spree ends with Coquihalla crash
KAMLOOPS - A man is in custody after leading police officers on an adventure last night. Mounties responded to the report of an impaired driver on the Coquihalla Highway last night, but soon determine...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2016

Barriere chamber website now points to porn
BARRIERE, B.C. - The general manager of the Barriere Chamber of Commerce is begging you – don’t visit their website. That’s because the web domain now points to a page that advertise...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2016

New Kamloops rail terminal "could employ hundreds"
KAMLOOPS - Cando Rail Services has announced its plan to build a massive new rail terminal on the former Weyerhaeuser sawmill site along Mission Flats Road in Kamloops. The Manitoba-based company clos...
Kayla Derkach Jan 14, 2016

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