Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
NorKam Secondary - home to a symbol of reconciliation
KAMLOOPS - It sits just outside the main office at NorKam Senior Secondary School in Kamloops, acting as a place for students to gather and reflect.The elaborate metal and wood bench is the work of Ji...
Apr 20, 2022
School bus driver and student boosting their reading habits with newly-founded book club
CHASE, B.C. - Along the winding, rural roads on the way to Haldane Elementary School in Chase, a new book club has been formed. Its founding members include third-grade student Leif Erickson, and scho...
Apr 20, 2022
Advance voting begins for Sorrento-Blind Bay incorporation referendum
SORRENTO, B.C. - Residents in the Sorrento-Blind Bay area are deciding whether they want their two south Shuswap communities to become one.On its website, the CSRD says its Board of Directors unanimou...
Apr 20, 2022
Vocal instructor for Kamloops' American Idol contestant proud of pupil's progress
KAMLOOPS - Cameron Whitcomb has come a long way since his initial audition for American Idol - and the vocal instructor who worked with him leading up to the show's live performances is nothing but pr...
Apr 19, 2022
Kamloops, Merritt, local First Nations among communities to receive fire prevention grants
KAMLOOPS - The province is doling out more than $3.5 million dollars to 26 municipalities and First Nations within the Kamloops Fire Centre for wildfire-risk-reduction projects.The money will come in ...
Apr 19, 2022
Stella Black to receive Freedom of the City after distinguished healthcare career in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will bestow its highest honour on a pillar of the local healthcare community this week.Stella Black will receive the Freedom of the City at an awards ceremony Wednesday...
Apr 19, 2022
One dead, another injured in ATV rollover east of Enderby
ENDERBY, B.C. - An all-terrain vehicle rollover near Enderby resulted in the death of a Vernon man.RCMP received a request to assist B.C. Emergency Health Services in responding to an ATV accident on ...
Apr 19, 2022
Kamloops pipeliner bows out of American Idol
HOLLYWOOD - Cameron Whitcomb is coming home.The 18-year-old Kamloops pipeliner who went from never performing in front of an audience to American Idol's Top 20 was eliminated from the competition Mond...
Apr 19, 2022
Transit service to TRU to be reduced after academic year ends
KAMLOOPS - Transit service to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will be reduced as the 2021-22 academic year wraps up.In a news release Tuesday (April 19), BC Transit says the seasonal service change i...
Apr 19, 2022
Traffic on Highway 1 east of Revelstoke affected due to vehicle incident
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Drivers are told to expect delays on the Trans Canada Highway east of Revelstoke Tuesday (April 19) morning.After a brief closure that was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m., DriveBC ...
Apr 19, 2022
