Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Former educator DeDe DeRose named TRU Chancellor
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University has announced the appointment of DeDe DeRose as the next chancellor of the university, with her term beginning on March 1, 2024. She succeeds outgoing chancellor ...
Feb 23, 2024
Kamloops lawyer's latest suspension is eight months for conflict of interest
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer will have to serve yet another suspension after the Law Society of B.C. (LSBC) found he engaged in professional misconduct.Nickolaus Harold MacDonald Weiser was last suspe...
Feb 23, 2024
RCMP seek witnesses to fatal Feb. 12 semi crash near Monte Creek
MONTE CREEK, B.C. - Police investigating a fatal head-on collision outside of Kamloops two weeks ago are looking for witnesses.The crash between two commercial trucks took place late in the afternoon ...
Feb 23, 2024
Kamloops Drought Response Plan outlines new water use and irrigation restrictions following 2023 drought season
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has released its plan to respond to drought conditions in the region.The city's Drought Response Plan was created on Feb. 2, 2024 and was attached in the agenda for Tue...
Feb 23, 2024
TRU officials to appear at Kamloops council in response to ultimatum on Summit Overpass location
KAMLOOPS - Senior officials at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) are set to respond face-to-face to Kamloops council's pointed stance on a pedestrian overpass over Summit Drive.TRU President Brett Fair...
Feb 23, 2024
For Kamloops heart attack survivor, Heart Month means a little more
KAMLOOPS - February is Heart Month, a time to raise awareness for heart-healthy habits and the warning signs of heart disease or heart attack.Kamloops' own Colin Lyons is especially passionate about h...
Feb 22, 2024
Recent snowfall puts Sun Peaks in good shape for latter half of ski season
KAMLOOPS - Springtime may be near for valley bottoms, but there's plenty of snow for skiers and snowboarders in the Interior's alpine areas. At Sun Peaks Resort, January saw 18 days of snowfall, with ...
Feb 22, 2024
SD73 celebrates student success, renews Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement
KAMLOOPS - A new five-year agreement was signed on Thursday (Feb. 22) morning, outlining the work being undertaken by the public school board and the Aboriginal Education Council in Kamloops.For more ...
Feb 22, 2024
Environment Canada warns of snowy weekend ahead on the Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Coquihalla Highway looking ahead to the weekend.The statement warns of heavy snow beginning Saturday on the stretch be...
Feb 22, 2024
Kamloops cancer centre omitted from 2024 B.C. budget due to 'print cut-off deadlines:' ministry
KAMLOOPS - With the 2024 provincial budget unveiled in Victoria on Thursday (Feb. 22), interested parties from Kamloops were keeping a keen eye on the capital expenditures list for the promised cancer...
Feb 22, 2024
