Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Persian New Year celebration to take place at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Celebration of Persian New Year (Nowruz) will take place on Tuesday (March 19) at Thompson Rivers University.The TRU Students' Union Persian Club is playing host to the event, which will ru...
Mar 16, 2024
Kamloops club celebrates success at CrossFit Open
KAMLOOPS -- Tournament Capital Strength and Conditioning placed first in B.C., fourth in Canada and 69th in the world in the Crossfit Open, a global fitness competition that emphasizes challenging and...
Mar 16, 2024
Edmonstone solid in net, but Blazers fall to Giants in Langley
LANGLEY -- The Kamloops Blazers will be aiming for revenge on Saturday (March 16) in WHL action, with the Vancouver Giants coming to town in time for a 6 p.m. start at Sandman Centre.Max Sullivan scor...
Mar 16, 2024
Several Kamloops golf courses open for season ahead of spring-like weekend weather
KAMLOOPS - It was such a mild winter for snowfall in the Kamloops area, some golf courses didn't have to entirely pause operations throughout the colder months. But with a touch of warm spring weather...
Mar 15, 2024
Mental health-focused Gardengate program ramping up for spring in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS- As spring approaches, volunteers at Gardengate are getting their hands dirty preparing for their annual spring plant sale and sowing the seeds for summer harvests. Kenny Kirkham is one of th...
Mar 15, 2024
Stamer, Giesbrecht plant their flags for B.C. Conservatives in Kamloops ridings
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Conservative Party has officially announced its Kamloops-area candidates ahead of the upcoming provincial election. Ward Stamer, the two-term mayor of Barriere, is running in Kamlo...
Mar 15, 2024
Missing some valuable hockey cards? Kamloops RCMP may have found them
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops RCMP officer is looking to reunite some found hockey cards with their rightful owner.In a news release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says an officer recovered some valuable hockey cards a...
Mar 15, 2024
Salmon Arm RCMP searching for Quebec vehicle tied to local crimes
SALMON ARM B.C. - Mounties in Salmon Arm are asking for the public's assistance in locating a SUV with Quebec plates, after a Ford Explorer has been linked to crimes in the area. "The vehicle was witn...
Mar 15, 2024
Elementary principals bet on students and win for the Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - Over the last two weeks, the students at R.L. Clemitson and Dallas Elementary have been collecting food for their annual food drive - only this year, there's a twist.The two school principa...
Mar 14, 2024
'Let's wake that museum back up': Museum advocates grapple with responsibly connecting the past to the present
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Museum was alive with discussion Thursday (March 14), as community members met face-to-face with Royal BC Museum representatives about how to thoughtfully modernize. "Let our v...
Mar 14, 2024
