News Items tag as: KMMAR2021

Kamloops teacher raises concerns with new school mask mandate, COVID measures
April 01, 2021 - 6:00 AM

A School District 73 teacher is raising concerns with the current COVID-19 regime in B.C. schools and says while new mask measures are a move in the right direction, they fall well short of what's needed.
UPDATE: Lockdowns ended, students dismissed from North Kamloops schools
March 31, 2021 - 5:27 PM

Lockdowns have been lifted from North Shore and Brocklehurst schools as Kamloops RCMP continue to investigate a threat.
Voter groups call on province to oversee TNRD audit
March 31, 2021 - 11:00 AM

Two groups of concerned citizens are calling on the province to step in and oversee the upcoming Thompson-Nicola Regional District audit.
Man's body recovered following avalanche in South Cariboo
March 31, 2021 - 10:43 AM

South Cariboo Search and Rescue crew members have recovered the body of a man who was buried in an avalanche in the Williams Lake area.
Bill Sundhu to be acclaimed as NDP candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
March 31, 2021 - 10:23 AM

The Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP riding association will acclaim Bill Sundu at its virtual nomination scheduled for April 7.
Kamloops restaurants will survive if we all support them, business leaders say
March 30, 2021 - 8:00 PM

Increased public health orders have the Kamloops restaurant community worried, but business leaders are taking it head on with resilience and hashtags.
Kamloops man tells harrowing tale of multi-semi crash on Coquihalla; issues appeal
March 30, 2021 - 1:15 PM

A Kamloops man, thankful to have survived what he calls yesterday's catastrophic collision on the Coquihalla Highway, is sending out an urgent appeal to other drivers.
3 arrested during Kamloops RCMP raid at home on North Shore
March 30, 2021 - 8:42 AM

Kamloops RCMP executed a search warrant at a North Shore residence last night, resulting in three arrests.
Meet the RIH nurse heading 'Freedom Rallies' in Kamloops
March 30, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The organizer of the weekly ‘Freedom Rally’ at Riverside Park in Kamloops is also a nurse.
Kamloops mom keeps daughter Jessie Foster's memory alive after 15 years
March 30, 2021 - 6:30 AM

Glendene Grant last heard from her daughter Jessie, 15 years ago.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

News Items tag as: KMMAR2021

Kamloops teacher raises concerns with new school mask mandate, COVID measures

UPDATE: Lockdowns ended, students dismissed from North Kamloops schools

Voter groups call on province to oversee TNRD audit

Man's body recovered following avalanche in South Cariboo

Bill Sundhu to be acclaimed as NDP candidate in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo

Kamloops restaurants will survive if we all support them, business leaders say

Kamloops man tells harrowing tale of multi-semi crash on Coquihalla; issues appeal

3 arrested during Kamloops RCMP raid at home on North Shore

Meet the RIH nurse heading 'Freedom Rallies' in Kamloops

Kamloops mom keeps daughter Jessie Foster's memory alive after 15 years

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