Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Kamloops Blazers look back on first half of WHL season
Most of the Kamloops Blazers will return to their hometowns for the WHL holiday break at the end of their upcoming Central Division road trip, which gets underway on Friday (Dec. 13) in Calgary. Befor...
Dec 10, 2024
Foundry Kamloops hopes to open doors in late 2026 as fundraising ramps up
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Foundry project is moving closer to having a physical home in the city. Foundry helps youth aged 12-to-24 years old in a hub model, bringing together supports in the fields of ...
Dec 10, 2024
Kamloops Honda, Priestner family make $80,000 donation to RIH Foundation
KAMLOOPS - A local car dealership and a philanthropic family recently pooled their resources and made an $80,000 donation to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation in Kamloops. On Tuesday (Dec. 10), Kam...
Dec 10, 2024
Blue Christmas service returns for heavy-hearted Kamloops residents
KAMLOOPS - For people going through a difficult time or grieving a loved one, the holiday season may not feel like 'the most wonderful time of the year.' That's why the annual Blue Christmas service a...
Dec 10, 2024
