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News Items tag as: Kamloops History
Remembering the Kamloops canneries, farms and orchards in 'simpler' times
March 03, 2025 - 7:00 AM
Brian Stainton was born and raised in Kamloops and remembers a much different city growing up in the 1950s, it was a landscape bursting with agriculture.
Beyond the gravestones: Stories wanted about those interred at historic Kamloops cemetery
February 01, 2025 - 6:00 AM
Anyone with connections to the Pleasant Street Cemetery in Kamloops is invited to contribute stories of their loved ones buried there or of the cemetery itself as part of a commemoration of the cemetery’s 125 years.
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops mourns loss of beloved Red Bridge
September 20, 2024 - 6:00 AM
Some members of the Kamloops community are mourning the loss of a heritage bridge that was destroyed by fire Thursday and they're sharing memories and photographs on social media.
iN VIDEO: Paddlewheeler Wanda Sue spotted on South Thompson river in Kamloops
August 07, 2024 - 6:00 AM
The paddlewheeler Wanda Sue was spotted cruising along the river in Kamloops over the weekend causing a bit of stir among its fans.
Senior photographs and reflects on decaying family sawmill in Kamloops backcountry
June 08, 2024 - 7:00 AM
This spring avid outdoor enthusiast Darrel Frolek hiked for an hour through the bush near Trapp Lake to photograph the decaying remains of a sawmill site he lived at seven decades ago.
'Heartbreaking': Kamloops residents reflect on demolition of decades-old hotel, nightclub
April 21, 2024 - 6:00 PM
A building with a long and entertaining past has been demolished to make way for new housing developments on Kamloops North Shore, leaving some residents feeling nostalgic.
iN VIDEO: A brief history of the Old Men's cemetery in Kamloops
April 14, 2024 - 6:00 AM
Beneath a beautifully manicured cemetery in Kamloops lies a unique and fascinating history.
Where Kamloops' neighbour Savona cribbed its name from
February 25, 2024 - 7:00 AM
There’s many place names in the Thompson and Okanagan regions where First Nations names were changed or misspelled to suit the tongues of mostly British early settlers.
Hatchet man, trickster or valued peacekeeper in Kamloops? Will the real Chief Lolo please stand up
February 19, 2024 - 6:00 AM
Jean Baptistes Lolo, aka St. Paul, is a mysterious character in the early history of Kamloops and that history is constantly evolving.
The myths and legends of this Kamloops founding father
January 14, 2024 - 6:00 AM
While a Kamloops street and nearby mountain are just two of the many tributes to Jean Baptiste Lolo, his actual origins are clouded in the mists of time.
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iN DISCUSSION: Hot takes on cold facts
This is where cold facts yield to the hottest of takes. Here you'll find reader responses to stories and newsletter editorials, or letters to the editor for the week of May 12. They may have been edited slightly for readability. Th
Iconic Penticton Peach concession stand back in local hands
After a few years with an out-of-town operator, The Peach concession stand in Penticton has a local one. Ice cream and sweets shop Tickleberry’s is going to be operating the stand this summer as well as the Skaha Main concession stand
Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that passed the state House on Wednesday, the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has been approved by either legi
Property management company fined twice for ignoring asbestos issue at same Vernon building
A BC property management company, fined $9,000 for failing to deal with asbestos dust when it ripped up vinyl flooring at a Vernon property, has been stung with a further $18,000 fine when inspectors following up found it still flouting the rules
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Traffic cops will be on high alert in B.C. this Victoria Day long weekend
BC Highway Patrol is going to make a push to keep roads safe this Victoria Day long weekend. Victoria Day long
May 17, 2025 6:00 AM
8-year-old Kelowna actor plays reality TV star Honey Boo Boo in biopic
Some kids take karate lessons after school, play hockey on the weekends or take music lessons, but 8-year-old Vale C
May 17, 2025 4:00 AM
In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the gro
May 16, 2025 9:00 PM
BC Conservatives attack MLA Tara Armstrong and fellow Independents
The BC Conservatives are out for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong and two other MLAs for
May 16, 2025 7:00 PM
Canada Post report puts union in tight spot, experts say
OTTAWA - A consequential report on Canada Post largely backs the Crown corporation's story about its flagging business,
May 16, 2025 4:02 PM
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