Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Council confusion; former Daily News building to remain untouched
KAMLOOPS - The former Kamloops Daily News building will remain standing, for now. Council has voted in favour of tabling the issue of demolishing the building to make way for parking, and then wallowe...
Dec 15, 2015
Kamloops parks staff to stop using pesticides on city property
KAMLOOPS - City council has voted to cease the use of pesticides in the city’s parks operations. The vote passed by the same 5-4 margin as the summertime vote to ban pesticide use on residential...
Dec 15, 2015
Food Bank gives out hundreds of Christmas Hampers
KAMLOOPS - Everyday, Gord Shantz is faced with the fear, he won’t have enough money to get through the month. Living on a disability cheque, Gord struggles to pay the bills, and has been forced ...
Dec 15, 2015
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
