Tag Archives: Community
Express AutoSpa car wash raises over $25,000 for RIH Foundation
KAMLOOPS - A new car wash facility in Kamloops has managed to raise over $25,000 for the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation. Express AutoSpa recently opened at 1500 Hugh Allen Drive, and management deci...
Aug 08, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: 10 big Kamloops ideas that never made it off the drawing boards
IT TAKES IMAGINATION to build a great city, and that means coming up with a lot of ideas, big ideas.Some of them succeed and endure, like the Tournament Capital of Canada, Riverside Coliseum (now Sand...
Aug 08, 2020
Report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of BC's flood preparedness
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday, the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo released a report on the effects of climate change on flooding in Canada. The report took a look at the fl...
Aug 07, 2020
Kamloops Minor Fastball back on the field amid COVID-19 pandemic
KAMLOOPS - The Great Pause has affected many facets of our day-to-day lives - none more so than sports. With the high school sports season likely put on the shelf for this year, the opportunities for ...
Aug 05, 2020
WATCH: B.C Conservation Officers wiggle jar off coyote's head
MAPLE RIDGE - B.C Conservation Officers recently freed a coyote's head from a glass jar in the Maple Ridge area. The CO Service tweeted a video Tuesday (Aug. 4), showing a Conservation Officer wigglin...
Aug 05, 2020
Central Mountain Air schedules new YKA flight
KAMLOOPS - Central Mountain Air is planning limited flights between Kamloops and Vancouver. Beginning August 9, the airline will offer one direct flight from Kamloops to Vancouver every Friday at 5:45...
Aug 05, 2020
Kamloops murder victim was father of five, planned to meet newborn daughter
KAMLOOPS - The murder of a man in Kamloops over the BC Day Long Weekend is being felt far across the country. 39-year-old Paul Samuel Whitten Jr. was stabbed on Clarke St. Saturday and died as a resul...
Aug 04, 2020
Urban farm helps strengthen food security in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you travel along Clapperton Road in Kamloops, there's one property that stands out. Located just behind the Butler Auto and RV lots, it's owned by the same family; instead of trailers, i...
Aug 04, 2020
Summer version of Barb's Used Book and Music Sale to be held in pop-up format
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Symphony's fundraising sale will return this month, with a different format for COVID-19 precautions. A pop-up edition of the Barb's Used Book and Music Sale is ready to launch...
Aug 04, 2020
Fans still drawn to arenas despite secure zones as NHL returns to ice
EDMONTON - It was almost 30 C as Edmonton Oilers fan Darnell Belcourt stood outside the protective bubble that surrounds Rogers Place and waited for the puck to drop in the team's opening qualifying r...
Aug 02, 2020
