Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Environmental Assessment Office accepts application from KGHM Ajax
The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office has accepted the application from KGHM Ajax for its proposed mine on the outskirts of Kamloops. KGHM spokesperson Yves Lacasse says they will now proceed to a ...
Nov 22, 2015
Snowfall creates slippery road conditions
The overnight snowfall, combined with temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, turned some Kamloops streets into skating rinks this morning. The snow started falling around 4am, and as compact ...
Nov 21, 2015
New Tk'emlups Chief eyeing more economic development
The new chief of the Tk’emlups Indian Band Fred Seymour is a week into his new job, and he is already working towards his goal of more economic development for the band. Chief Seymour, a former ...
Nov 20, 2015
TRU braces for potential faculty strike
Thompson Rivers University students are watching nervously as labour tensions unfold between the school and its faculty. Though TRU Faculty Association leaders have been silent, there is word the facu...
Nov 20, 2015
Sun Peaks Resort opens
After a summer filled with golf, mountain biking, and outdoor concerts, the winter season officially began today, as the resort opened for the slopes for skiers and snowboarders. Tourism Sun Peaks Pre...
Nov 20, 2015
Kamloops Conservative MP Cathy McLeod takes new roll
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod has a new job. In addition to her work representing her riding she will now take on a role in the Conservative opposition shadow cabinet, as Critic for Indige...
Nov 20, 2015
Pickup truck slams into a Tanker truck
RCMP confirm Highway 1 has fully reopened after a truck fire this morning near Peterson Creek Bridge. Kamloops RCMP had a portion of the Trans Canada Highway closed. That after Kamloops Fire Rescue re...
Nov 20, 2015
Upscale development planned for hotel property
An aging Columbia Street hotel, could soon be transformed into a luxury hotel and condo development. Pacific Hospitality Groups, the owner of the Hospitality Inn, is looking at plans to re-develop the...
Nov 20, 2015
Gas prices dropping in Kamloops
It’s been months of gas prices above a dollar in Kamloops but motorists here are seeing prices at the pump dropping steadily. Motorists were lining up at gas stations like Costco – which s...
Nov 20, 2015
ASK Wellness lobbying for storage lockers for the homeless
ASK Wellness in Kamloops is lobbying for a storage facility for the City’s vulnerable population. The idea is based on a concept run by First United Church in Vancouver’s downtown east sid...
Nov 20, 2015
