Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU board ratifies deal with faculty
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University and its faculty association have officially reached a deal. This morning, February 15, the school’s Board of Governors voted to ratify a set of recommendati...
Feb 15, 2016
Sun Peaks gets two long weekends this month
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - For the second weekend in a row, Sun Peaks is experiencing extremely high occupancy rates at its hotels and lodges. Christopher Nicolson of Tourism Sun Peaks says that’s a dire...
Feb 14, 2016
Conference to tackle First Nations claim on Jacko Lake
KAMLOOPS - A conference beginning tomorrow morning (Feb. 15) at Thompson Rivers University sets out to determine how the 2014 Supreme Court of Canada ruling on aboriginal title and rights should be en...
Feb 14, 2016
TRU Foundation Gala raises more than $70,000
KAMLOOPS - The annual Thompson Rivers University Foundation gala has been declared a success once again. Vice President of Advancement Christopher Seguin says the event last night raised more than $70...
Feb 14, 2016
Report: Kamloops industrial tax rate five times that of Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - Heavy industries in Kamloops pay more than five times as much in taxes as they would in Kelowna. That’s according to a new report coming to Kamloops council this week from a coalition...
Feb 14, 2016
Family rescued near Sun Peaks makes large donation to KSAR
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue has received a large donation from the father of a family of 6 who skied out of bounds at Sun Peaks and required rescue on Family Day. KSAR Manager Alan Hobler wo...
Feb 13, 2016
A third Kamloops family loses loved one to fentanyl overdose
KAMLOOPS - A third Kamloops family is speaking up after losing a loved one to a fentanyl overdose death. 22 year old Melisa Godin says her 24 year old cousin Ben Coan was found lifeless in his bedroom...
Feb 13, 2016
Rivershore enjoys another early opening
KAMLOOPS - It’s a sure sign that spring is on its way: first golf game of the year, at least at an 18-hole course. Many golfers in Kamloops dusted off the clubs and hit the greens for the first ...
Feb 12, 2016
District to decide on new school names
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education is expected to vote Monday on new names for two local schools. After a lengthy process narrowed down the possibilities – there are two each fo...
Feb 12, 2016
Kamloops Health Coalition wants MSP changes in budget
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, the Canadian Federation of Taxpayers released a statement, revealing the province's Medical Services Plan is owed nearly a half billion dollars in late payments, a result...
Feb 12, 2016
