Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
School District 73 approves new teacher hiring after an increased student enrollment
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Thompson School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of five new elementary school teachers. This comes as a result of increased student enrollment in the distri...
Sep 12, 2023
District of Logan Lake sets council by-election for November 18
KAMLOOPS - The District of Logan Lake has set dates ahead of a by-election for a spot on district council.General voting day will be held on November 18, with an advance voting day 10 days earlier on ...
Sep 12, 2023
Burned logs getting second life as pulp and hog fuel thanks to FESBC investment
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this year, the province of B.C. announced $50 million in funding for the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia. The money was for forest enhancement through fibre utilizati...
Sep 12, 2023
TNRD gives properties around the Ross Moore Lake wildfire 'all clear'
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The B.C. Wildfire Service has now classified the Ross Moore Lake fire as 'being held.' EARLIER: The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has given property owners around the Ros...
Sep 12, 2023
Federal RCMP investigation in North Okanagan results in drug seizure worth $258 million
LUMBY, B.C. - A federal policing investigation that led to the discovery of one of the largest drug super-labs in B.C., and conviction of all six suspects, has wrapped up with the last two suspects be...
Sep 12, 2023
'Someone is going to die': City of Merritt protests emergency room closure
MERRITT, B.C. - Another night, another closed emergency room (ER).Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz, city councillors and locals all gathered in protest of the multiple closures the city has had to endure over...
Sep 12, 2023
Citing stressed deer, Skeetchestn group asks public to stay away from 2021 wildfire burned area
SKEETCHESTN - A Skeetchestn group is launching an education campaign to alert users of the territory of the risks their return poses to mule deer in the region.In a news release issued Monday (Sept. 1...
Sep 12, 2023
Rebuilding the North Shuswap simpler than Lytton: Premier Eby
KAMLOOPS - More than two years after the Village of Lytton was completely wiped out by wildfire, rebuilding the community remains painfully slow. Residents in the North Shuswap, who were just allowed ...
Sep 11, 2023
'We don't have the luxury of time'; Eby announces emergency task force in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Premier David Eby was in Kamloops Monday (Sept 11) morning ahead of a tour through the fire-devastated communities of the Shuswap. Eby was in Kamloops a few weeks ago, but with evacuat...
Sep 11, 2023
Special Olympics softballers show off skills in fundraiser game against first responders
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Coyotes got the big league treatment on Sunday, as they were the home team for the second annual Special Olympics vs. First Responders Fundraiser Softball game. On a hot Septem...
Sep 11, 2023
