Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'The city is out of the picture': Westsyde residents prepare to take on Noble Creek Irrigation System challenge
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has decided on the decommissioning of a part of the Noble Creek Irrigation System and the city will now look at a temporary pump option for next year. Residents, on the oth...
Aaron Schulze Sep 06, 2023
Province of B.C. opens Disaster Financial Assistance program to wildfire-affected communities
VICTORIA - As North Shuswap evacuees return home, the province has opened its Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) program to communities affected by wildfires all over B.C. The province announced Wedn...
Aaron Schulze Sep 06, 2023
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra appoints U.K. university graduate as executive director
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra (KSO) has appointed its new executive director.In a news release issued Tuesday (Sept. 5), KSO unveiled Christopher Young as its new executive director follo...
Sep 06, 2023
Bones suspected to be human and archeological found near Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - An eroded riverbank led to the discovery of bones that are suspected to be human and archeological in nature over the weekend.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say a person was walking along...
Aaron Schulze Sep 06, 2023
Evacuated TNRD residents in lower west Adams Lake expected to return home Wednesday night
KAMLOOPS - A planned re-entry for Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) residents in lower west Adams Lake who were forced to evacuated due to the Bush Creek East wildfire is expected Wednesday (Se...
Aaron Schulze Sep 06, 2023
Driver of stolen car collides with bear's body: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A stolen vehicle reportedly collided with a bear's dead body, kept driving and ended up in flames over the weekend. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say they were investigating a suspected ...
Aaron Schulze Sep 06, 2023
Noble Creek Irrigation System shutdown to go ahead; City of Kamloops to explore temporary pump for 2024
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has okayed the decommissioning of a part of the infamous Noble Creek Irrigiation System but will look at a temporary pump option for next year.In a meeting held Tuesday aft...
Sep 05, 2023
Kamloops mayor asks council to release confidential documents, move forward with working relationship
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson says he and the city's eight councillors should move forward from the long list of scandals and controversies that has plagued them since they were sworn i...
Sep 05, 2023
Infrared mapping highlight growth on Ross Moore Lake Wildfire
KAMLOOPS - The cooler temperatures and lower overall humidity are assisting the B.C. Wildfire Service in battling the Ross Moore Lake wildfire south of Kamloops.Despite the fact that all evacuation or...
Sep 05, 2023
Kamloops children - and parents - excited for the new school year
KAMLOOPS - New school year, new backpacks, new teachers and new friends. Students are excited about it all. However, kids are not the only ones who are happy with school returning. "It's really nice t...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2023
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