Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Tk'emlups gets piece of $66M provincial economic diversification funding
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s minister of jobs, economic development and innovation visited the Tk'emlups reserve Tuesday to announce $66 million will be doled out this year as part of the Rural Economic Diversif...
Apr 11, 2023
RCMP major crimes unit on scene at fire-damaged Kamloops home
KAMLOOPS - A heavy police presence was on scene Tuesday (April 11) at a home in the 900-block of Seymour Street. The home on the corner of Ninth Avenue and Seymour was the scene of a fire last Thursda...
Apr 11, 2023
Summit overpass, Riverside Park rink moving ahead with $15.7M provincial windfall
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has set out its plan for spending an unexpected $15.7 million windfall from the provincial government.At a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday morning (April 11), counci...
Apr 11, 2023
Thompson-Nicola Regional Library receives $500,000+ boost in provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) received a $533,569 grant from B.C.'s Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Public Libraries Branch.In a news release issued Tuesday (April 11) morning,...
Apr 11, 2023
Kamloops Fire Rescue reports 167 per cent increase in naloxone use in 2022
KAMLOOPS - A new report to city council says Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) recorded a 167 per cent increase in use of naloxone in 2022. The statistic was included in the annual report put together by the...
Apr 11, 2023
Tolko drops shift at Armstrong site
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - Tolko Industries has announced a shift reduction in the lumber operations at its Armstrong division."Both the planer and the sawmill will be moving from two shifts to a single shift ...
Apr 11, 2023
WATCH: Sensory-friendly Easter at BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park was the hippity hoppity place to be this Easter weekend. According to the park's general manager, they couldn't have asked for a better turnout with this year's partner...
Apr 10, 2023
Blazers prepare for Portland in second round of WHL playoffs starting Friday
KAMLOOPS - After eliminating the Vancouver Giants from the WHL Playoffs last Thursday (April 6) in Langley, the Kamloops Blazers didn't have to wait long to find out who they'd be playing in the secon...
Apr 10, 2023
Kamloops veterans recount the legacy and importance of Vimy Ridge, 106 years later
KAMLOOPS - On Sunday (April 9), a small service was held by some Kamloops veterans to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. It's estimated that 10,000 Canadian soldiers were k...
Apr 10, 2023
Dozens of cars on display at annual Vintage Car Parade
KAMLOOPS - People of Kamloops and in the surrounding area spent their Easter Sunday (Apr. 9) viewing vintage cars at Riverside Park during the 51st annual Vintage Car Parade. Sixty vehicles ranging fr...
Apr 10, 2023
