Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salvation Army Kamloops rings first bells of 2024 Kettle Campaign
KAMLOOPS - The holiday season is approaching and the Salvation Army in Kamloops has kicked off its annual Kettle campaign. Local organizers were set up at Sarah's Independent Grocer Wednesday morning ...
Nov 13, 2024
Pacific Sport Interior BC celebrates 30 years, helps launch annual Operation Red Nose campaign
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday night (Nov. 12) was a special one for Pacific Sport Interior BC as the organization celebrated its 30th anniversary. The night also provided the partner Operation Red Nose the chanc...
Nov 13, 2024
Casimir hopes to incorporate platform ideas from Gottfriedson after defeating him for Kukpi7
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc held its chief and council election over the weekend with Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir securing another term in office. Casimir received 282 votes or 58 per cent, defeating ...
Nov 13, 2024
North Shore business owner speaks out against Kamloops Security Alarm System Bylaw
KAMLOOPS - Drago's AutoPro, a longtime fixture on the North Shore, is grappling with a situation that's becoming all too familiar for local businesses. Maciej Kucko, co-owner of Drago's, feels like mu...
Nov 13, 2024
With eight wins in past 11 games, Blazers finding reasons to believe; Zahejsky's debut imminent
Less than a month ago, the Kamloops Blazers were mired in a four-game losing skid and heading south on a road trip to Portland sitting last in the WHL's Western Conference standings. The club has expe...
Nov 13, 2024
2024 already a top-3 all-time construction year for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With two months left in the year, 2024 has already established itself as the third-busiest construction year on record for Kamloops.According to month-end numbers for October, the City of K...
Nov 13, 2024
Kamloops RCMP look to identify driver who allegedly rammed a police car
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties are asking for the public's help in identifying a person who allegedly rammed a truck into a police car. In a release, Kamloops RCMP say around 12:35 a.m. on November 2, a...
Nov 13, 2024
'Did I really win?' Kamloops man $500,000 richer following Extra win
KAMLOOPS - It was all treat, no trick, for a Kamloops man who became half a million dollars richer in October. In a news release issued Wednesday (Nov. 13), British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)...
Nov 13, 2024
Salmon Arm man with arrest warrants taken into custody, charged with dangerous driving
SALMON ARM, B.C.- A 38-year-old man with numerous active warrants was arrested in Salmon Arm over the weekend. In a news release issued Wednesday (Nov. 13), Salmon Arm RCMP say William Travis Young is...
Nov 13, 2024
With police record check wait times and more seniors, Kamloops Snow Angels make early plea for volunteers
KAMLOOPS - Snow hasn't settled in Kamloops yet, but the call for residents to become snow angels for seniors and people with disabilities this winter has begun. Volunteers with the Kamloops Snow Angel...
Nov 13, 2024
