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Airlines gradually increasing flight service out of Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The sky above Kamloops will start to get a little busier this week, as airlines begin to increase their flight frequencies for YKA. After a halt in operations at the height of the pandemic,...
Jun 16, 2020
Longterm recovery improvements and humanization of people who use drugs needed to combat overdose crisis
KAMLOOPS - B.C's opioid emergency health crisis continues to rage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the B.C Coroners Service, there were 170 illicit drug overdose deaths in the province for the...
Jun 15, 2020
Thompson Valley tourism industry hopes to attract visitors from closer to home this summer
KAMLOOPS - According to Tourism Kamloops numbers, our city welcomed 2 million visitors in 2019, which resulted in nearly half a billion dollars worth of economic impact. As a result of the COVID-19 pa...
Jun 15, 2020
Moving through B.C's restart, Tourism Kamloops expects increase in driving distance visitors
KAMLOOPS - Due to travel restrictions with COVID-19, the tourism industry around B.C has seen a massive halt, and Kamloops is no exception. As the phases of B.C's ReStart Plan evolve, Monica Dickinson...
Jun 14, 2020
Kamloops music students performing virtual recital in support of Peter Collins Memorial Fund
KAMLOOPS - A recital raising money for the Peter Collins Memorial Fund, and showcasing the youth it has helped will be live streamed this afternoon in Kamloops. Started in memory of the late singer an...
Jun 14, 2020
Week in Review — Week of June 8, 2020
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, Mother Nature lends a hand as the City of Kamloops manages high river levels. New measures will be implemented to address property crime in the West Victoria Stre...
Jun 13, 2020
Fencing, additional security to be brought in for Victoria Street West corridor
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and its partners around the Victoria Street West corridor have taken a couple of steps to try to curb criminal activity in the area. Business owners have complained for...
Jun 13, 2020
Black Lives Matter support continues in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents have organized a way to continue support of the Black Lives Matter movement this weekend. There are two BLM-inspired events that will be held at Riverside Park today (Jun...
Jun 13, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Defunding police wouldn’t cure what ails them
BEING A COP these days must be a demoralizing job.You train to protect people, and each day on the job you try to do that. It's dangerous work. These days, though, you're accused of hurting people ins...
Jun 13, 2020
City officials still watching water levels on South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Early this spring, snowpack levels throughout the North and South Thompson valleys were at near-record levels - between 20 and 30 percent higher than average. Thanks to some chilly weather,...
Jun 11, 2020
