Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops promises legal action after mayor's leak of Code of Conduct investigation report
KAMLOOPS - The legal firm that represented the City of Kamloops in a Code of Conduct investigation into workplace misconduct allegations against Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is threatening legal action in...
Apr 06, 2024
TRU students learn about Indigenous culture while paddling along South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - It was in a different setting that a class of Thompson Rivers University students finished up their Indigenous Health course. They paddled on the South Thompson River to better understand t...
Apr 05, 2024
City of Kamloops responding to staff daycare needs with new childcare facility
KAMLOOPS - Finding child care is no easy feat in Kamloops, with long wait lists and limited spaces available for the city's growing population. However, the City of Kamloops has received grant funding...
Apr 05, 2024
After lengthy delay, start of demolition work at former Northbridge Hotel elicits cheers from NSBIA
KAMLOOPS - In a few weeks, the former Northbridge Hotel - which was also the site of the former Duchess Nightclub - will be flattened and cleared away. City of Kamloops Capital Projects Manager Matt K...
Apr 05, 2024
'False allegations and innuendos'; Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson defends his position on Code of Conduct report
KAMLOOPS - Last spring, an investigation was launched into alleged Code of Conduct violations by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson stemming from complaints from four separate employees. The 67-page re...
Apr 05, 2024
Council asked to scratch Kamloops marquee sign project, allow city staff to come back with revised plan
KAMLOOPS - A plan to create a marquee sign in the City of Kamloops is down but not out.During their regular meeting Tuesday (April 9). Kamloops council will be asked to cancel the initial marquee sign...
Apr 05, 2024
Leaked report finds Kamloops mayor committed 12 Code of Conduct violations; Hamer-Jackson denies all allegations
KAMLOOPS - Last spring, a third-party investigation was launched into alleged Code of Conduct violations by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson stemming from complaints from four separate employees. The...
Apr 05, 2024
Kamloops loses nine more lives due to illicit drugs in February
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops had another concerning month related to the toxic drug crisis to start 2024, losing nine more lives in the month of February.New figures released Friday (April 5) by the BC Coroner...
Apr 05, 2024
Vehicle incident impacts northbound traffic on Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt
UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): The stretch of Highway 5 reopened. EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - A vehicle incident has halted northbound traffic on a stretch of the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Kamloops. DriveBC fi...
Apr 05, 2024
Kamloops International Buskers Festival puts out call for street performers and community groups
KAMLOOPS - Acrobats, clowns, magicians, musicians and other artists and street performers are being called to Kamloops in late July.The Kamloops International Buskers Festival (KIBF) opened applicatio...
Apr 05, 2024
