Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Electoral Officer for Kamloops-North Thompson riding talks advance voting, election night
KAMLOOPS - David Poulin is District Electoral Officer for the Kamloops-North Thompson riding. As of Wednesday (Oct. 16) morning, about 9,000 votes had been cast in the district for the upcoming provin...
Oct 17, 2024
Nearly one-third of Kamloops Centre voters take advantage of advance voting period
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 30 per cent of eligible voters in Kamloops Centre participated in advance voting. Numbers released by Elections BC show Kamloops Centre had 3,337 ballots cast on the final day of adv...
Oct 17, 2024
Erosion rehabilitation work beginning on popular trail within Sahali Terrace Nature Park
KAMLOOPS - A popular trail within Sahali Terrace Nature Park will be unavailable for most of the autumn and winter. Starting Monday, Oct. 28, the City of Kamloops says crews will work to rehabilitate ...
Oct 17, 2024
With a riding that touches Tobiano, Ashcroft and Anahim Lake, Cariboo-Chilcotin's Doerkson focused on health care and industry
KAMLOOPS - The Cariboo-Chilcotin riding, like many in the region, saw massive boundary changes, now including the communities of Ashcroft and Cache Creek, along with Tobiano and Cherry Creek just west...
Oct 16, 2024
Flu shots are here - one of three jabs Kamloops-area residents might need this fall
KAMLOOPS - It's that time of year again - flu shots are now available at your local pharmacy. All B.C. residents 6 months of age or older can get a free flu vaccine. This year's shot protects against ...
Oct 16, 2024
ELECTION ISSUES: Kamloops candidates discuss housing and affordability
KAMLOOPS - The cost of inflation fell to 1.6 per cent in September, now below the central bank's target of 2.0 per cent. It comes ahead of the next Bank of Canada key interest rate announcement, with ...
Oct 16, 2024
Landsdowne Transit Exchange to be moved to St. Paul Street during final construction phase
KAMLOOPS - The Landsdowne Transit Exchange will be relocated to between the 400-block and 600-block of St. Paul Street during Stage 5 of the City Centre Sanitary Upgrades Project, which is slated to b...
Oct 16, 2024
Lawyer Sundhu, TRU's Bano weigh in on deteriorating relations between Canada, India
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops lawyer Bill Sundhu and Thompson Rivers University assistant professor of political studies Saira Bano are voicing concerns over relations between India and Canada. The ongoing disp...
Oct 15, 2024
Sifton Lane residents miffed by lack of communication over Highway 5A multi-use path project
KAMLOOPS - Better communication is the lesson that's been learned between some Kamloops residents and civic operations. Residents of Sifton Lane in Aberdeen found themselves concerned about the city's...
Oct 15, 2024
ELECTION ISSUES: Kamloops candidates talk health care
KAMLOOPS - Health care is expected to be forefront on the minds of British Columbians as they head to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2024 provincial election. In Kamloops, approximately 40 per...
Oct 15, 2024
