Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops population growth slightly lower than expected
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops’ population has outpaced the national growth rate, but it hasn’t outpaced expectations. The city’s population grew by 5.4 per cent since the last census in 2011. ...
Feb 8, 2017
Kamloops Green Party candidates ramping up provincial election campaigns
KAMLOOPS - With just three months before the provincial election, the Green Party candidates for the Kamloops-South Thompson and Kamloops-North Thompson ridings offically kicked off their campaign on ...
Feb 8, 2017
Kamloops couple struck on Highway 1 in serious but stable condition
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops couple involved in a freak accident on Highway One are in critical but stable condition. Matt and Anna Grandia and their two children were en route to Vancouver airport for a fam...
Feb 8, 2017
Free windshield repairs coming for many ICBC drivers
If you drive on Interior roads, you can expect rock chips on your windshield. Rock chips may appear small and insignificant, but they can quickly morph into full-spread cracks on your windshield, with...
Feb 8, 2017
Snowfall warning issued in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - NEW: Snowfall Warning issued for South Thompson – snowfall, with total amounts of about 10 cm is expected. A period of heavy snow is expected tonight as an intense Pacific warm front ...
Feb 8, 2017
Increases to false alarm fines approved by council
KAMLOOPS - Changes to the city’s Security Alarm Bylaw have been approved by city council. Stiffer fines will be imposed on Kamloops residents and business owners that are the subjects of repeate...
Feb 7, 2017
Sandman Centre in need of costly upgrades
KAMLOOPS - The Sandman Centre is requiring significant upgrades, which could cost the city up to $1.5 million. The ice plant condensers are in need of replacement, and the ice rink’s boards, gla...
Feb 7, 2017
Changes to food truck by-law to face public hearing
KAMLOOPS - With the warmer weather just a few months away, food trucks will soon be returning to the streets of Kamloops. In recent year, food truck owners have grown increasingly frustrated by the st...
Feb 7, 2017
Norkam student recalls overdose that changed her brother's life
KAMLOOPS - The fentanyl epidemic has hit many families in B.C., including in Kamloops, and one of those families spoke at Norkam Secondary School on Tuesday, hoping to reach even one student who may b...
Feb 7, 2017
School District 73 staff to receive training on using naloxone kits
KAMLOOPS - In the wake of increasing overdoses across the province, School District 73 is getting ready to roll out life-saving naloxone kits in the coming weeks. Two naloxone kits will soon be availa...
Feb 7, 2017
