News Items tag as: KMMAY2019

To honour fallen Snowbird captain, Kamloops resident wants to change street name
May 19, 2020 - 7:59 AM

A petition urging the City of Kamloops to rename the road leading to the city’s airport has gained significant traction in just one day.
Fire crews respond to small fire southwest of Sorrento
June 04, 2019 - 9:29 AM

SORRENTO — A small wildfire has ignited in the Shuswap near Squilax Mountain.
Canfor to shut down Vavenby sawmill next month
June 04, 2019 - 7:43 AM

VAVENBY — Canfor Corporation has announced they will be closing its Vavenby sawmill in July.
UPDATE: Firefighters extinguish fast-moving grass fire behind Sahali apartment
June 02, 2019 - 9:13 PM

KAMLOOPS — Firefighters were quick to respond to a grass fire that started accidentally because of 'lighter trick' near Sa-Hali Secondary School this evening.
B.C. to use grazing cattle as preventative measure against wildfires
May 31, 2019 - 6:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Cattlemen's Association and the B.C. government are joining forces for a new endeavuor — using cows to combat wildfires.
Arresting officer of Dylan Judd testifies about night he was brought into custody
May 31, 2019 - 4:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — The mother of a former Kamloops prisoner who died in his cell more than four years ago wept quietly in a Kamloops courtroom as she heard about the night he was brought him into custody.
Section of North Thompson River in Kamloops to close next week
May 31, 2019 - 3:32 PM

KAMLOOPS - Boaters won't be able to get on part of the North Thompson River early next week due to maintenance by B.C. Hydro.
How to capture the beauty of your pet at this Kamloops paint party
May 31, 2019 - 2:34 PM

KAMLOOPS — There’s a good chance when you scroll through the photos on your phone, you have more than a few pictures of your pet.
UPDATE: Three wildfires west of Kamloops now under control and being held
May 31, 2019 - 2:22 PM

KAMLOOPS — Firefighters have made progress on three wildfires that started yesterday afternoon near Savona.
Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap easiest regions in B.C. to find seniors’ rental housing
May 31, 2019 - 11:47 AM

KELOWNA - While overall rental vacancy rates in cities like Kamloops and Kelowna are below two per cent, the picture is much brighter when it comes to housing for seniors.
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JONESIE: When 'journalists' help themselves, they don't help anyone
OPINION Gaze with me for a moment at the soft navel of the dwindling news and media business of Kamloops and the Okanagan. Kelowna Now had a good get this week. At least until they did Kelowna Now things with it. They got t

Fun festivals for foodies in Okanagan, Kamloops
Foodies in Kamloops and the Okanagan might want to mark their calendars for some unique upcoming festivals in the region celebrating pickles, garlic, tomatoes and hot peppers. The inaugural Farmstrong Cider Pickle Festival in Armstrong ki

Massachusetts sheriff arrested on charges of pressuring cannabis company over stock purchase
BOSTON (AP) — A sheriff in one of Massachusetts' largest counties was charged Friday with allegedly pressuring a Boston-based cannabis firm to sell him stock in the company. Sheriff Steven Tompkins, 67, who oversees about 1,000 em

Kelowna year ahead of province's push for more homes to be built
A year into the province’s push to get cities to build more homes, Kelowna is already a year ahead. The City of Kelowna’s housing target report said there were 3,467 new homes built in the city since June 2024. The target set ou

News Items tag as: KMMAY2019

To honour fallen Snowbird captain, Kamloops resident wants to change street name

Fire crews respond to small fire southwest of Sorrento

Canfor to shut down Vavenby sawmill next month

UPDATE: Firefighters extinguish fast-moving grass fire behind Sahali apartment

B.C. to use grazing cattle as preventative measure against wildfires

Arresting officer of Dylan Judd testifies about night he was brought into custody

Section of North Thompson River in Kamloops to close next week

How to capture the beauty of your pet at this Kamloops paint party

UPDATE: Three wildfires west of Kamloops now under control and being held

Okanagan, Thompson and Shuswap easiest regions in B.C. to find seniors’ rental housing

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