Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Provincial snowpack remains very low; conditions improve moderately near Kamloops
VICTORIA - Snowpack conditions in Kamloops and area continue to moderately improve but remain below normal for this time of year.According to numbers from March 1 from the B.C. River Forecast Centre's...
Mar 8, 2024
Utility user fees increasing for TNRD residents in 2024
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District's (TNRD) board of directors approved utility user fee increases between 2024 and 2028.In a news release issued Thursday (March 7), the TNRD says the ch...
Mar 8, 2024
ESTR's Market at Thompson Rivers University celebrates a decade of building skills
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Education and Skill Training Program - ESTR for short - provides skills training and knowledge to folks in the community who face barriers to employment. The ES...
Mar 7, 2024
Chase residents voice their concern about new utility rates
CHASE, B.C. - Many Chase residents are up in arms about water and utility rates that came into effect in October.Last year, Chase council moved from metered water to a minimum consumption flat rate fo...
Mar 7, 2024
City of Kamloops CAO Trawin taking personal leave of absence
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced CAO David Trawin is taking a leave of absence.In a brief news release issued Thursday afternoon (March 7), the city says Trawin is away on personal leave ...
Mar 7, 2024
Broadcast standards body finds no breaches in controversial Kamloops radio talk show segment
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) has ruled a Kamloops radio talk show segment did not breach a professional ethical code despite generating more than 150 complaints.The segme...
Mar 7, 2024
CVSE improvements and speed data-collection system to be installed on Highway 5 North
KAMLOOPS - Safety improvements are slated for a section of Highway 5 North in 2024.In a news release issued Thursday (March 7), B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced $2.2 mill...
Mar 7, 2024
Nearly 10,000 lethal fentanyl doses off the streets as part of significant Kamloops drug seizure
KAMLOOPS - It was a leap year to remember for Kamloops RCMP.In a news release issued Thursday (March 7), RCMP say two search warrants related to a drug trafficking investigation were executed on Feb. ...
Mar 7, 2024
Kamloops RCMP looking for two suspects and truck involved in North Shore assault
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for two suspects and a truck as part of an assault investigation on the North Shore.In a news release, RCMP say officers were called to a business on the 900-block...
Mar 7, 2024
Kamloops Fire Rescue looks to the public for input on strategic plan
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue is looking for community input as it works to create a 10-year master plan aimed at providing a strategic roadmap for future emergency response services in the city.Acc...
Mar 6, 2024
