Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Local company gives Kamloops Food Bank big financial gift
KAMLOOPS - On a day when hundreds of Christmas hampers are being handed out to clients at the Kamloops Food Bank, the non-profit agency has received a big holiday gift. Sun Ridge Equipment in Kamloops...
Dec 15, 2015
Family left without answers after homicide at Kamloops Seniors Village
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman whose mother died after being assaulted by a fellow resident of Kamloops Seniors Village says she is hitting roadblock after roadblock in her quest for accountability. Nanc...
Dec 15, 2015
Coquihalla now open between Merritt and Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Coquihalla highway is now open between Merritt and Kamloops. Highway 5 was closed for a period of time overnight due to a vehicle incident. Northbound traffic was detoured onto Highway ...
Dec 15, 2015
Trial date set for Kamloops couple facing several charges
KAMLOOPS - A trial date has been set for a kamloops couple facing several charges related to stolen property last year. Jason Robertson, who was one of seven people arrested in May 2014 when Kamloops ...
Dec 15, 2015
Kamloops reaction to International climate agreement
KAMLOOPS - Some are hailing it as a positive first step on the road to a global solution to climate change. Others aren't as optimistic, but there's no denying the Paris Agreement on climate change, s...
Dec 14, 2015
Kamloops Food Bank feels effects of poverty rate
KAMLOOPS - It’s hard to imagine any child in this country going hungry. But the reality is, not all youngsters are getting the proper nurtrition to keep them healthy and strong. “It is a c...
Dec 14, 2015
Car crashes through North Kamloops Subway
KAMLOOPS - The Subway restaurant at Fortune Drive and 7th Street got some unwanted traffic through its front door this afternoon (December 14, 2015). At about 2:45pm a car came crashing through the pl...
Dec 14, 2015
Arts Centre plan 'B' faces opposition
KAMLOOPS - City Councillor Denis Walsh wants to put the brakes on a plan to demolish the former Kamloops Daily News building downtown. The site was tabbed for a possible performing arts centre, but th...
Dec 14, 2015
Missing Alberta teen may be in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Red Deer RCMP say a local man who went missing earlier this month may be in Kamloops. 19-year-old Conor DeMerchant last had contact with his family on December 5th, and was reported missing...
Dec 14, 2015
Costly implications for a pesticide ban on municipal land
KAMLOOPS - There could be costly implications for the City of Kamloops if council votes in favor of a ban of cosmetic pesticides on all municipal land this week. A report from the city's Parks, Recrea...
Dec 13, 2015
