Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'On the home stretch'; City of Kamloops begins final stage of sewage upgrades, construction on Lansdowne
KAMLOOPS - Beginning Monday (Oct. 21), the Landsdowne Transit Exchange will be temporarily relocated to St. Paul Street between Fourth and Sixth Avenues, as the city begins Stage 5 of its city centre ...
Oct 18, 2024
Kamloops Music Collective launches 50/50 fundraiser to replace instruments damaged in fire response
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Music Collective has launched a new raffle ticket fundraiser to purchase new instruments, after many of their supplies were wrecked during a fire event at the Kamloops United C...
Oct 18, 2024
ELECTION ISSUES: Kamloops candidates address plans for public safety challenges
KAMLOOPS - If Saturday's vote could be boiled down to a single issue election, that issue would likely be public safety. From open drug and alcohol use, to small businesses facing theft and vandalism,...
Oct 18, 2024
Tk'emlúps healing centre proposal passes first stage at TNRD, to go to public hearing
KAMLOOPS - A healing centre proposed to help those who suffered as students at the Kamloops Residential School has taken another step forward.At the Thompson Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) Board of...
Oct 18, 2024
CSRD to survey Shuswap, Falkland residents on proposed road rescue service
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District will ask residents of the Shuswap and Falkland areas for their opinions on launching a new road rescue service.The CSRD says its board has app...
Oct 18, 2024
Atmospheric river bringing prolonged rain and gusty winds to Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Prolonged rain and gusty winds are expected for the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt this weekend. Starting Friday (Oct. 18) and lasting through Sunday morning, Environment Cana...
Oct 18, 2024
Lillooet emergency department to be temporarily closed for 25 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - For the 16th time in 2024, the emergency department in Lillooet will be temporarily closed.In a news release, Interior Health says the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and He...
Oct 18, 2024
Excitement builds as new developments rise to revamp the Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - In recent years, the Kamloops North Shore has been eyed for housing and business redevelopment and a large part of that transition is now taking shape. Several new apartment buildings and c...
Oct 17, 2024
ELECTION ISSUES: Kamloops candidates on tackling climate change and the environment
KAMLOOPS - An early campaign political football - the B.C. carbon tax - is now set to be axed by both the BC Conservatives and the BC NDP, should they be elected this weekend. The only party campaigni...
Oct 17, 2024
USW Local 7619 members raise alarms over dust exposure at Highland Valley Copper
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Employees of Teck's Highland Valley Copper Mine in the Logan Lake area say concerns around dust exposure have hit an all-time high. This month, safety equipment requirements at High...
Oct 17, 2024
