Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Brian Woods is a hugger. CIFM morning show host Nikki Omen and his benevolent rock-n-roll convoy found that out on Tuesday (Sept. 9) when they gave him a $3,000 gift - a bike that will help...

KAMLOOPS - The 2024-25 audited budget was released on Monday evening (Sept. 8) during the regular Kamloops-Thompson Board of Education meeting. The budget saw a surplus, which was able to cover the de...

KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' captain Jermaine Loewen is calling it a career.Loewen announced his retirement from hockey on Monday (Sept. 9) on social media, saying it is the best decision for h...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is currently planning to begin four new alternative approval processes (AAP) this fall for major projects throughout the city. It comes on the heels of a successful AA...

KAMLOOPS - Nearly nine months after negotiations began between the BCGEU (British Columbia General Employees Union) and the BC Public Service Agency back in January, the union is escalating strike act...

RED DEER, AB. - Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has a new superintendent. At a special meeting Sept. 8, the board of trustees appointed Dr. Rhonda Nixon to the position, effective immediately. In a...

KAMLOOPS - A $5 million award to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will go toward advancing post-secondary education for Indigenous youth. TRU announced it was a recipient of the Mastercard Foundation'...

KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops says the results of a newly released study show that the city's mountain bike trail networks are "worth protecting, improving and expanding."It says the new study by Larose...

KAMLOOPS - The annual Santa Claus Parade will take over the streets of downtown Kamloops in late November, but organizers will begin taking applications from prospective entrants later today (Sept. 9)...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The owner of the Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake has merged with a British-based global mining company. In a news release issued overnight (Sept. 8), Vancouver-based Tec...