Tag Archives: Community
Cancellation of 2020 Rocky Mountaineer season yet another blow to Kamloops hospitality sector
KAMLOOPS - It's worth more than $50 million to the local economy. However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rocky Mountaineer made the difficult decision to suspend the remainder of its 2020 season on ...
Jul 23, 2020
Tourism Industry Association of BC proposes $680 million stimulus package to the province
KAMLOOPS - The Tourism Industry Association of BC is a coalition of more than 19,000 businesses that serve the millions of tourists who visit the province each year. On Tuesday (July 21), the group pr...
Jul 22, 2020
"Starting to take things to the next level": KSAR relieved to see long term funding from province
KAMLOOPS - Starting in 2022, search and rescue operations in British Columbia will see a provincial funding boost kick in- providing $6 million annually. Along with substantial time commitments from v...
Jul 22, 2020
Following last-minute course credit issue, TRU student recommends graduation double-check
KAMLOOPS - After recently finding out she was missing some courses to graduate, a fourth-year student at Thompson Rivers University is hoping future students can avoid similar inconveniences. When Ale...
Jul 21, 2020
As daily COVID-19 cases rise across BC, citizens of Kamloops asked to recommit to virus safety
KAMLOOPS - For the past four months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a whole new way of life for people in Kamloops and around the globe.Now that summer is here and more businesses have opened up, m...
Jul 21, 2020
Kamloops SPCA reminds pet owners about the dangers of animals in hot cars
KAMLOOPS - It finally feels like summer has arrived in Kamloops. However, with the toasty weather comes a reminder from the Kamloops and District branch of the BC SPCA that a hot car isn't the place t...
Jul 20, 2020
Emergency crews attend vehicle fire on Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT - RCMP, fire and ambulance crews were called to the Larson Hill area along the Coquihalla Highway this afternoon (July 19), for a vehicle fire. Photos on social media show an SUV engulfed in f...
Jul 19, 2020
Community organizes car draw for Sa-Hali Secondary Safe Grad
KAMLOOPS - While graduation ceremonies and celebrations will have a different look this year, students at Sa-Hali Secondary School still have a big prize to look forward to. As part of Safe Grad, the ...
Jul 19, 2020
Week in Review — Week of July 13, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review.This week, taking the pledge and changing how we talk about drug use.A property owner stuck with unwanted tenants.And Kamloops North Shore residents provide input for improve...
Jul 18, 2020
"Sleeping with one eye open": Kamloops mobile home park looking for entity responsible for hazardous tree removal
KAMLOOPS - Frustrated residents of a mobile home park in Kamloops are hoping to have large trees outside of their property removed, as several have fallen dangerously close to homes. After significant...
Jul 18, 2020
