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Kiwanis Club raises funds for youth housing development Katherine's Place

Kiwanis Club raises funds for youth housing development Katherine's Place

Mar 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Kiwanis Club of Kamloops has raised $1,150 in support of A Way Home Kamloops’ supportive housing development, which is currently under construction. ...

Forecast calls for a week of warm temperatures and sunny skies

Forecast calls for a week of warm temperatures and sunny skies

Mar 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops will be seeing warm temperatures over the week with mostly sunny skies, according to Environment Canada. Winds are expected early in the week, with...

Jurors in murder trial reach out to judge post-verdict in 'unusual' move

Jurors in murder trial reach out to judge post-verdict in 'unusual' move

Mar 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

Jurors who found a Kamloops man guilty of manslaughter following a trial earlier this year are now attempting to relay a message to the judge who oversaw the...

Burrito, ice cream chains among new tenants at downtown development

Burrito, ice cream chains among new tenants at downtown development

Mar 20, 2023 / 4:00 am

A new-to-Kamloops burrito chain and a popular Montreal-based ice cream shop are among the new clients slated to open soon in a downtown development. Mucho...

Chamber Musicians of Kamloops to feature Slide Rule Trombone Quartet concert in late May

Chamber Musicians of Kamloops to feature Slide Rule Trombone Quartet concert in late May

Mar 19, 2023 / 6:00 pm

The Chamber Musicians of Kamloops will be hosting a trombone quartet for its next performance in May. The performance will feature Kamloops' Slide Rule...

Progressive Planet, Lafarge sign MOU to develop cement with lower carbon footprint

Progressive Planet, Lafarge sign MOU to develop cement with lower carbon footprint

Mar 19, 2023 / 12:00 pm

Kamloops-based manufacturing company Progressive Planet and Lafarge Canada have agreed to work together on an initiative they say is expected to decrease the...

Kamloops mayor will miss meeting set by council to address committee shake-up

Kamloops mayor will miss meeting set by council to address committee shake-up

Mar 19, 2023 / 4:00 am

Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson says he doesn’t plan to attend a special council meeting set for Tuesday, where councillors say they hope to...

City of Kamloops to roll out Safe Spaces program to several city facilities

City of Kamloops to roll out Safe Spaces program to several city facilities

Mar 19, 2023 / 4:00 am

The City of Kamloops will be implementing the Safe Spaces program, a pilot initiative launched by police in partnership with the Kamloops Pride Society, at...

Pelley 'optimistic' bail changes will help keep offenders accountable

Pelley 'optimistic' bail changes will help keep offenders accountable

Mar 19, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Tournament Capital’s top cop says he hopes police will soon see “better results” when it comes to detaining repeat offenders pending...

Library selects Finding the Mother Tree for second shared reading initiative

Library selects Finding the Mother Tree for second shared reading initiative

Mar 18, 2023 / 6:05 pm

The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library has selected a book by UBC forest ecologist Suzanne Simard for the library's second One Book, One Community shared...

Kamloops mayor defends committee changes, denies allegations of wrongdoing

Kamloops mayor defends committee changes, denies allegations of wrongdoing

Mar 18, 2023 / 5:02 pm

The embattled mayor of Kamloops is defending his controversial changes this week to committees, saying he was trying to consult with council and staff about the...

KFR reminds trail users to take care while enjoying the outdoors

KFR reminds trail users to take care while enjoying the outdoors

Mar 18, 2023 / 10:00 am

With spring on the way, Kamloops Fire Rescue is reminding trail users to take extra care and be aware of their surroundings while enjoying the outdoors. In a...

Some Interior communities face risk of flooding this spring, province says

Some Interior communities face risk of flooding this spring, province says

Mar 18, 2023 / 4:00 am

The B.C. River Forecast Centre says some low-lying communities in the Interior could be at risk of flooding this spring. Jonathan Boyd, a hydrologist with the...

Kamloops Wine Festival organizer promises 'wine, food, fun' at the upcoming event

Kamloops Wine Festival organizer promises 'wine, food, fun' at the upcoming event

Mar 18, 2023 / 4:00 am

The Kamloops Wine Festival is returning to the Colombo Lodge for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, with a portion of the proceeds from the event...

Pelley 'grateful' after jury acquits constable on dangerous driving charge

Pelley 'grateful' after jury acquits constable on dangerous driving charge

Mar 18, 2023 / 4:00 am

The officer in charge of the Kamloops RCMP detachment says he was “grateful” this week after a jury acquitted one of his constables following a...

Pizza Now bringing back YKA Pizza Week fundraiser, supporting the Mustard Seed

Pizza Now bringing back YKA Pizza Week fundraiser, supporting the Mustard Seed

Mar 17, 2023 / 6:00 pm

Pizza Now, in partnership with The Mustard Seed Kamloops, is once again launching a spring break fundraiser in support of the non-profit’s programs....

Kamloops city council calls out mayor over 'chaotic' behaviour

Kamloops city council calls out mayor over 'chaotic' behaviour

Mar 17, 2023 / 2:52 pm

UPDATE: 2:52 p.m. Kamloops city councillors have accused Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson of lying and called him out for alleged “chaotic and unpredictable...

RCMP asking for help finding missing 57-year-old Kamloops woman

RCMP asking for help finding missing 57-year-old Kamloops woman

Mar 17, 2023 / 11:17 am

Kamloops RCMP is asking the public for help finding a missing 57-year-old woman. According to Mounties, Jo-Anne Donovan was last seen at her home on Monday,...

Wild horses shot near Kamloops likely ‘hunted down,' researcher suggests

Wild horses shot near Kamloops likely ‘hunted down,' researcher suggests

Mar 17, 2023 / 8:00 am

The gunman who shot and killed 17 wild horses west of Kamloops likely has local knowledge of the area, according to a wild horse researcher and biologist....

Hamer-Jackson talks social issues, Casimir touts growth in state of the city speeches

Hamer-Jackson talks social issues, Casimir touts growth in state of the city speeches

Mar 17, 2023 / 4:00 am

Tk’emlups Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir highlighted the band’s successes and challenges while Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson focused on his desire to...

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