Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Two newcomers to join three incumbents on Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education
KAMLOOPS - Voters have chosen the Kamloops trustees on the Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education.Incumbents Heather Grieve, Kathleen Karpuk and John O'Fee will return to the board.They ...
Oct 15, 2022
Three incumbents, five newcomers elected to Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council will have a drastically new look for the next term.With two incumbent councillors, Kathy Sinclair and Denis Walsh, deciding not to seek re-election, and three others vying ...
Oct 15, 2022
Reid Hamer-Jackson elected mayor of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - He came in with no political experience, but it didn't matter to the Kamloops electorate who have voted Reid Hamer-Jackson into the mayor's chair at city hall."That's why I'm running becaus...
Oct 15, 2022
TRU grads walk stage Friday as fall convocation honours long-time professor
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) graduates strolled the stage Friday (Oct. 14) for the fall convocation ready to face the world after graduation."Seeing the students cross the stage seeing ...
Oct 14, 2022
Lower Nicola Indian Band purchases Tunkwa Lake Resort
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - The Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) has acquired Tunkwa Lake Resort.In a news release issued late Friday (Oct. 14), LNIB says the resort is "a premier destination for British Columb...
Oct 14, 2022
ELECTION ISSUES: Arts and Recreation
KAMLOOPS - In 2020, the City of Kamloops postponed a referendum on the proposed performing arts centre. At that time, Kamloops residents were voting on a $70-million facility. While the referendum wil...
Oct 14, 2022
Curling clubs, City of Kamloops sign agreement to work together on new facility
KAMLOOPS - After a tumultuous few years for curlers in Kamloops, it appears local curling clubs are getting on the same page with the City of Kamloops.In a news release, the City says it has signed a ...
Oct 14, 2022
Two teens arrested after bear spray robbery of Valleyview liquor store
KAMLOOPS - Two teenagers have been arrested after a robbery involving bear spray in Valleyview Thursday (Oct. 13).Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says officers were called to a Valleyvi...
Oct 14, 2022
Final reminder: where Kamloops residents can vote and what they need
KAMLOOPS - It's the home stretch for the 2022 municipal election in Kamloops.BC Transit says transit will be free for residents on general election day - Saturday, Oct. 15.There are 16 locations for v...
Oct 14, 2022
City of Merritt advises election results may not be available until Sunday
MERRITT, B.C. - With general voting day for the municipal election on Saturday (Oct. 15), there is a possibility the residents of Merritt will have to wait until the next day to know the results."The ...
Oct 14, 2022
