Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cell phone dead zone in Paul Lake, Pinantan area prompts calls for better service
PINANTAN LAKE, B.C. - In an area without cell service, landlines are still a common way to stay in touch. But some residents in the Pinantan Lake area haven't had either for nearly two weeks. Hugh McL...
Oct 28, 2024
Kamloops lacking day spaces as temperatures drop
KAMLOOPS - With the loss of two day spaces that served more than 200 people, along with emergency shelter spaces on the North Shore, some Kamloops shelter operators are concerned about what dropping t...
Oct 28, 2024
Pair of new treatment plants bring clean drinking water to Bonaparte First Nation
BONAPARTE FIRST NATION - The Bonaparte First Nation near Cache Creek says two newly completed water treatment plants will help distribute clean water to remote corners of the community.In a news relea...
Oct 28, 2024
KYSA Soccer Dome reopens; Canadian Olympians stop by to teach soccer to Kamloops youngsters
KAMLOOPS - The KYSA Soccer Dome held a grand reopening over the weekend and welcomed some special Olympic guests to conduct a soccer clinic for Kamloops youth.Stephanie Labb and Melissa Tancredi both ...
Oct 28, 2024
Sports or seniors: Chase council to decide on 37-unit rental building for seniors next to Art Holding Memorial Arena
CHASE, B.C. - A proposed 37-unit rental housing project for lower-income seniors has residents in the Village of Chase questioning the use of the slated piece of land. Chase council will decide on whe...
Oct 28, 2024
Police roadblock near Malakwa results in massive cocaine seizure
MALAKWA, B.C. - An RCMP traffic stop near Sicamous has led to the seizure of a whopping 73 kilograms of cocaine.In a news release issued Monday (Oct. 28), B.C. Highway Patrol (BCHP) says a roadblock w...
Oct 28, 2024
New civic facilities master plan finds need for additional funding from Kamloops Council
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has completed a Civic Facilities Master Plan and are set to present the findings to city council during a committee of the whole meeting on Tuesday, October 29. "To hel...
Oct 27, 2024
Sun Peaks winter season set to begin with unveiling of new chairlift
KAMLOOPS - Sun Peaks Resort preparing to launch the West Bowl Express chairlift with the 2024-25 winter season approaching. "A project three years in the making, the chairlift marks a significant enha...
Oct 27, 2024
Blazers outlast Warriors at home Saturday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers scored four in the second period on Saturday night and held on for a 6-4 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors. It was the visitors that got the scoring started at the Sandma...
Oct 27, 2024
Sandhu widens lead over Giesbrecht in Vernon-Lumby following mail-in ballot count
VERNON - While mail-in and absentee ballots are not expected to play a role in the local Kamloops ridings where Ward Stamer and Peter Milobar were elected for the Conservatives, the seat is still up f...
Oct 27, 2024
