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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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: 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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