News Items tag as: KMJUL2024

'These deaths are preventable': Kamloops man pushing for river risk awareness after tragic drownings
August 01, 2024 - 4:30 PM

A Kamloops man who saved a drowning international student has no intention of stopping his efforts to raise awareness of river safety in the Tournament Capital.
Kamloops seniors have a new gathering place to help stave off poverty
August 01, 2024 - 6:00 AM

Not only are seniors in B.C. the fastest growing cohort, the risk of homelessness among low-income seniors is reaching crisis proportions, the effect of which can be seen in communities every day.
Shannon White has now been missing for 1,000 days
July 31, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Shannon White has been missing from Kamloops for 1,000 days and her story continues to be shared online with local searchers not slowing down in looking for her.
NDP candidate calls out Kamloops for homeless service closures
July 31, 2024 - 12:23 PM

A Kamloops NDP candidate pointed blame at the City for the impending gap in daytime services for homeless people.
iN PHOTOS: Picturesque churches add charm to landscapes in Okanagan, Kamloops
July 31, 2024 - 6:00 AM

There is something intriguing about an old church, whether it has been left to decay in the backcountry or is carefully preserved in a city centre.
RCMP ask for help to find missing Kamloops woman
July 30, 2024 - 3:36 PM

RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a missing 35-year-old Kamloops woman.
Kamloops begins counter petition process for $275M in loans
July 30, 2024 - 3:20 PM

The City of Kamloops will take out $275 million in loans unless 10 per cent of eligible voters sign counter petitions made available today, July 30.
More than 1,000 attend festival promoting planned Kamloops arts venue
July 30, 2024 - 2:30 PM

People packed the parking lot for a downtown Kamloops arts festival Monday evening.
Location chosen for homeless services hub in North Kamloops
July 30, 2024 - 11:23 AM

The City of Kamloops is buying land on the North Shore to turn into a homeless services hub, but it won't be open before the closure of two key day spaces in the city.
iN VIDEO: Kamloops photographer captures timelapse video of meteor shower, stars and milky way
July 30, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A photographer in Cherry Creek near Kamloops captured a time lapse video of the Delta Aquariids meteor shower showing several brightly lit meteors streaking through a clear, starry sky.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the fourth week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jone

Kelowna distillery to pay former employee $60,000 in unpaid wages
A Kelowna distillery failed in its bid to overturn a ruling that would have it pay more than $60,000 to a former employee in unpaid overtime. Forbidden Spirits appealed the decision last year, but it didn't have enough evidence to convi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

News Items tag as: KMJUL2024

'These deaths are preventable': Kamloops man pushing for river risk awareness after tragic drownings

Kamloops seniors have a new gathering place to help stave off poverty

Shannon White has now been missing for 1,000 days

NDP candidate calls out Kamloops for homeless service closures

iN PHOTOS: Picturesque churches add charm to landscapes in Okanagan, Kamloops

RCMP ask for help to find missing Kamloops woman

Kamloops begins counter petition process for $275M in loans

More than 1,000 attend festival promoting planned Kamloops arts venue

Location chosen for homeless services hub in North Kamloops

iN VIDEO: Kamloops photographer captures timelapse video of meteor shower, stars and milky way

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