Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

TRU nursing students promote better kidney health
KAMLOOPS - On World Kidney Day, Lyle Roberts is taking his kidney disease in stride, trying to remain as positive as he can, even without chance for a transplant at 72 years old. Roberts, diagnosed wi...
Kayla Derkach Mar 9, 2017

City aware of potential problem before total water plant shutdown
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it knew programming issues could present problems at the Centre for Water Quality even before Wednesday’s programming-related shutdown. A blown transformer a...
Kayla Derkach Mar 9, 2017

One arrested following police incident at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - A man who caused a major police incident at Royal Inland Hospital today is in police custody. The incident began at about 10 o’clock in the morning, when the distraught man barricaded...
Kayla Derkach Mar 9, 2017

Snowpack levels remain below normal
KAMLOOPS - Despite the crazy winter we’ve had, there is nowhere in the province where the snowpack is above normal. There are some that are close, with the East Kootenay at 99 percent of normal....
Kayla Derkach Mar 9, 2017

Lions receiver connects passion for football with the arts
KAMLOOPS - Students at the Kamloops School of the Arts got a treat on Wednesday with a visit from the B.C. Lions. While football and the arts may not seem to mix on the surface, one of the players in ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 8, 2017

New and established artists gain exposure at Art Exposed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops’ Old Courthouse has been filled with works by regional artists for the Art Exposed Exhibition. The annual event gives new and established artists from around the TNRD the opp...
Kayla Derkach Mar 8, 2017

TRU Empower Conference aims to increase gender equality
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University held its first ‘Empower Conference’ Wednesday in honour of International Women’s Day. More than 100 students and numerous community members atte...
Kayla Derkach Mar 8, 2017

Kamloops water plant back online, fully operational
KAMLOOPS - It was an extremely busy work day for city staff in Kamloops. A blown transformer at the Centre for Water Quality shut down the city’s water treatment process around 4 a.m. The Emerge...
Kayla Derkach Mar 8, 2017

Surprise snowfall shocks Kamloops residents
KAMLOOPS - After calls for a few flurries in yesterday’s weather forecast, Kamloops residents awoke to a major dump of snow this morning. Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow s...
Kayla Derkach Mar 8, 2017

Transit looks at increasing efficiency of Kamloops transit service
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Transit is continuing to work on revisions to transit service in the City. Shilpa Panicker, senior transit planner for B.C. Transit, updated council today on recent surveys which will ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 7, 2017

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