Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops neighbours describe turbulent turban river rescue
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is being credited for quick thinking in the face of cultural taboos that saved a woman adrift in the North Thompson River Saturday. Paul Hothi and his father Avtar were worki...
Jun 28, 2016
Students say final goodbyes to Stuart Wood
KAMLOOPS - Stuart Wood Elementary is officially closed, marking the end of an era that lasted 109 years. A final assembly in the confines of the gym at Stuart Wood, no longer fit for modern education....
Jun 28, 2016
Kamloops quilters offer hand-crafted quilts for Fort Mac residents
KAMLOOPS - The residents of Fort McMurray continue to clean up and take stock of their lives after the forest fire which devastated the community last month. It seems there are efforts to help the com...
Jun 28, 2016
Veterans honoured at Legion luncheon
KAMLOOPS - Veterans and their families in Kamloops, were honoured at a special luncheon Tuesday afternoon. Soup, sandwiches and drinks were on the menu at the Royal Canada Legion’s annual lunch ...
Jun 28, 2016
B.C. Greens plan to run candidates in both Kamloops ridings
KAMLOOPS - The BC Green Party did not run candidates in the two Kamloops ridings during the last provincial election in 2013. That won’t be the same story next year. Greens held an organizationa...
Jun 28, 2016
Postal workers could be off the job sooner than later
KAMLOOPS - Lockout or strike- either way, Canada Post workers will likely soon be off the job across the country, perhaps as soon as next week. Following a strike vote that went heavily in favor of jo...
Jun 28, 2016
Kamloops killer has appeal denied
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his best friend to death in 2012 – but then appealed his own guilty plea – has had his appeal dismissed. On July 15, 2012, Torbin A...
Jun 28, 2016
Construction begins on Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - After the city put the finishing touches on a fresh layer of asphalt on Notre Dame Drive, the next major construction is underway on the North Shore. Work started on Tranquille Road between...
Jun 28, 2016
Students say final goodbyes to Stuart Wood
KAMLOOPS - Stuart Wood Elementary is officially closed, marking the end of an era that lasted 109 years. A final assembly in the confines of the gym at Stuart Wood, no longer fit for modern education....
Jun 28, 2016
Notre Dame roadwork wraps up
KAMLOOPS - As work on Tranquille Road refurbishing gets underway, the last stages of the project on Notre Dame have been virtually completed. Crews were out overnight on Notre Dame finishing the line ...
Jun 28, 2016
