Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Board chair says new Pineview school will ease enrolment pressures on all south Kamloops elementary schools
KAMLOOPS - After years of portables and overcrowded schools, Kamloops is finally getting a new school. On Wednesday (Feb.23), the province announced the construction of a new elementary school in Pine...
Feb 23, 2023
Driver caught doing 164 km/h near Falkland
FALKLAND, B.C. - An out of province driver had their vehicle impounded for excessive speeding yesterday.In a social media post, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a B.C. Highway Patrol officer caught a ve...
Feb 23, 2023
With both CT scanners down, Royal Inland patients being referred to Salmon Arm, Vernon for imaging
KAMLOOPS - After enduring weeks with one of its two CT scanners out of commission, Royal Inland Hospital is now without both. Interior Health confirms the second CT scanner went down Tuesday evening (...
Feb 23, 2023
'It's really hard to turn away people': Kamloops shelters back to full capacity amid cold snap
KAMLOOPS - Another visit from Jack Frost this week has Kamloops cold weather shelters bursting at the seams. Nyashya Manyanye is the operations director for The Mustard Seed Kamloops, an organization ...
Feb 23, 2023
One in custody after attempted robbery leads to downtown Kamloops car crash
KAMLOOPS - A robbery attempt led to car crash in downtown Kamloops last night.In a news release, RCMP say it happened just before 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night (Feb. 22), near the 400-block of Nicola Stre...
Feb 23, 2023
Stone, Dix spar over dim future for Kamloops obstetrical clinic
VICTORIA - The future of the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic was raised in the B.C. Legislature Wednesday (Feb. 22).The clinic - which offers care to about 60 per cent of expectant families i...
Feb 22, 2023
Kay Bingham students celebrate Pink Shirt Day by sharing books and kindness
KAMLOOPS - Pink Shirt Day started in 2007 when a pair of students in Nova Scotia stood up for one of their classmates who got bullied for wearing a pink shirt."And then these Grade Twelvers, these two...
Feb 22, 2023
In the midst of a crime spree, Pinantan Lake residents search for answers
KAMLOOPS - Residents of Pinantan Lake are calling it a crime spree, after yet another break-in at the community's elementary school. Tuesday night (Feb. 21) marked the fourth break-in at Pinantan's el...
Feb 22, 2023
Kamloops' Lambert among 50 B.C. candidates sanctioned for failing to file statements with Elections B.C.
VICTORIA - Elections B.C. has released its list of candidates in the 2022 municipal election who will be sanctioned for failing to file financial disclosure statements.Among the 50 candidates is Kamlo...
Feb 22, 2023
Province announces new elementary school for Pineview Valley; construction to begin in 2024
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Ministry of Education has announced construction of a new 485-seat elementary school for Kamloops.In a news release, Education Minister Rachna Singh says construction on the Pinevi...
Feb 22, 2023
