Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Warm weather puts emphasis on water safety
KAMLOOPS - With the weather heating up quickly, and with temperatures reaching the mid-30s rivers and lakes in this region are expected to be busy. With lots of traffic on our waterways comes potentia...
Kayla Derkach Aug 12, 2016

Barnacle Records celebrates this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Today is National Vinyl Record Day. It was on this day back in 1877 Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. Nearly 140 years later, the vinyl record has made a comeback, and the best place t...
Kayla Derkach Aug 12, 2016

Perseid meteor showers to light up Kamloops sky
KAMLOOPS - The Perseid meteor showers will light up the sky tonight and into the morning, visible from midnight until dawn from now through to Saturday morning. WATCH: Full report by Chad Klassen If y...
Kayla Derkach Aug 11, 2016

Miracle Treat Day helps BC Children's Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Today is Miracle Treat Day at Dairy Queen locations across Canada. All three Kamloops locations will donate all proceeds from the sale of Blizzard ice cream treats to a fund supporting the ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 11, 2016

Attempted murder suspect awaits arraignment hearing
KAMLOOPS - The man accused of beating a 19-year-old with a baseball bat appeared by video at Kamloops court this morning. Kristopher Teichrieb is charged with the attempted murder of Jessie Simpson, t...
Kayla Derkach Aug 11, 2016

Sun Peaks scrambling for employee accommodations
KAMLOOPS - Sun Peaks is enjoying another busy summer, with a 21% increase in July visitors over last year. But already, as the resort looks ahead to the ski season, there’s concern about housing...
Kayla Derkach Aug 10, 2016

Rat population invading Kamloops properties
KAMLOOPS - They’ve been spotted scurrying around several neighbourhoods in Kamloops. Rats seem to be a growing nuisance in parts of the city, with a spike in the number of rodents reportedly inv...
Kayla Derkach Aug 10, 2016

Fire damages Kamloops Travelodge motel
KAMLOOPS - Emergency crews responded to a fire at the Travelodge on Columbia Street shortly before noon today, Aug 10. According to Kamloops Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Dave McMahon a fire, which star...
Kayla Derkach Aug 10, 2016

Problem house on 13th Street now vacated
KAMLOOPS - The people living at a 13th Street residence that was shot at late last month have moved out of the neighbourhood. According to Cpl. Jodi Shelkie the people inside the home had broken in an...
Kayla Derkach Aug 10, 2016

Pirate Pak Day descends on White Spot
KAMLOOPS - It’s the one day of the year adults get to be kids again at White Spot. Today is Pirate Pak day, when the meal usually available to children 10 years and under is available to everyon...
Kayla Derkach Aug 10, 2016

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