Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops RCMP launch Safe for the Season campaign
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have announced the launch of the Safe for the Season campaign, targeting retail parking lots across the city. RCMP stated Detachment Crime Prevention volunteers will be dispat...
Nov 21, 2023
Province grants Logan Lake nearly $1M for campground expansion
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The District of Logan Lake will use a nearly $1 million provincial grant to double the size of the community's campground. In a news release, Mayor Robin Smith says the grant from t...
Nov 21, 2023
Donovan homicide remains open priority for Kamloops Mounties
KAMLOOPS - In March of this year, Kamloops RCMP located the body of a woman they believed to be Jo-Anne Donovan. The case is being investigated as a homicide by local Mounties. The 57-year-old Donovan...
Nov 20, 2023
B100 Toy House campaign to collect gifts for Christmas Amalgamated begins
KAMLOOPS - Tiny houses are popping up at retail locations across the city as the B100 Toy Houses campaign kicked off Monday (Nov. 19). While these houses may be too small to house a family, they will ...
Nov 20, 2023
Valleyview A&W votes to unionize; first unionized A&W location in Canada
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops A&W in Valleyview has voted to become the first unionized home of the burger family in Canada. The workers are now part of the Local 993 of the International Brotherhood of...
Nov 20, 2023
Quarterly numbers show positive results for Kamloops RCMP push on prolific offenders
KAMLOOPS - A small number of repeat or prolific offenders commit a large number of crimes in Kamloops. In the hopes of better tackling that issue, the RCMP have a number of programs in place to identi...
Nov 20, 2023
Donations accepted toward Kamloops Shoebox Project
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Shoebox Project is encouraging locals to donate online or with a shoebox to support women impacted by homelessness.Running from November 1 to December 19 and coordinated locall...
Nov 20, 2023
TRU students host Rail Riot event as part of Tourism Management class
KAMLOOPS - A tourism management class at Thompson Rivers University transformed an old handrail on campus into an exciting ski and board obstacle. While young athletes hit the rail, dozens of people s...
Nov 20, 2023
NWT premier Cochrane, Paralympic record-holder Stewart among TRU Distinguished Alumni
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in three years, Thompson Rivers University is honouring a group of distinguished alumni.While the Distinguished Alumni Awards began as an annual tradition in 1995, the pr...
Nov 20, 2023
Renowned speaker to address addiction and support at TRU event Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - This is National Addiction Awareness Week and Thompson Rivers University is hosting a renowned speaker in an effort to help local residents support those dealing with substance use. Guy Fel...
Nov 20, 2023
