Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Search and Rescue assisting RCMP in search for missing skier at Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - (UPDATE 09:10 a.m.) - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a missing 68-year-old skier who was last seen on Tuesday (Dec. 10). In a statement, Sun Peaks Resort says Tomasz Jaholkowski was l...
Dec 12, 2024
Blazers' head equipment manager Roth earns spot on Team Canada
KAMLOOPS -- Hockey Canada has come calling again for Tyler Roth, head equipment manager for the Kamloops Blazers.Roth, from Edmonton, has been named equipment manager for the Canadian team that will c...
Dec 11, 2024
Kamloops Blazers visit RIH to deliver Teddy bears, with new and expecting moms among recipients
KAMLOOPS -- Thousands of stuffed animals and warm winter wear items were collected when the Kamloops Blazers hosted Teddy Bear Toss night on Friday (Dec. 6) at Sandman Centre. The haul is donated to R...
Dec 11, 2024
Silent Night Memorial Tree lights up for lost loved ones
KAMLOOPS - Among the holiday decorations inside Sahali Mall, the Silent Night Memorial Tree has been set up for people to reflect on the lives lost to the overdose crisis. Each year, Moms Stop the Har...
Dec 11, 2024
Drop off adjustments made for cervix self-screening kits amid postal disruption
KAMLOOPS - Amid the ongoing postal service disruption, people are being advised of alternative ways to send in cervical self screening kits for lab work. Tests that may have been caught in the mail di...
Dec 11, 2024
Kamloops' housing needs report amplifies depth of housing issues
KAMLOOPS - Every municipality in British Columbia is required to complete a housing needs report every four years. On Tuesday (Dec 10), Kamloops plan was presented to city council. The plan highlights...
Dec 11, 2024
School District 73 says budget reduction plan is on track; eyeing January funding allocations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District has been monitoring its budget closely this school year after an accounting error resulted in a $2.2 million deficit. And the district says it is on tr...
Dec 11, 2024
Proposed Valleyview apartment takes step forward amid neighbourhood concerns
KAMLOOPS - The opportunity for public submissions will soon be available for the proposed six story apartment building on Glenwood Drive, across from Valleyview Secondary School, following a resolutio...
Dec 11, 2024
Kamloops mayor brings evidence from defamation lawsuit to council meeting, is quickly shut down
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson's defamation lawsuit against Councillor Katie Neustaeter bled into the business meeting of Kamloops council Tuesday (Dec. 10), leading to an abrupt recess ...
Dec 11, 2024
$20 million dollar housing project carries Kamloops building sector in November
KAMLOOPS - A $20 million dollar housing project carried the Kamloops building sector in November. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $30.6 million in permit...
Dec 11, 2024
