News Items tag as: kmsep2021

Tiny bugs wearing woolly coats seen in huge numbers around Kamloops, Okanagan
October 31, 2021 - 12:00 PM

- This story was originally published Sept. 18, 2021.
Kamloops, Vernon volunteers helping remove burned vehicles, fire-proofing
October 04, 2021 - 6:00 AM

While the threat of wildfires may be behind us for this year, the cleanup of materials on the ground is ongoing in many burned towns.
Kamloops bikers grieving loss of well known rider consider annual memorial ride
October 02, 2021 - 8:00 AM

While it isn’t uncommon for bikers to do rides to show their support for community causes, this past week bikers in Kamloops rode to honour and remember one of their own.
Some Kamloops parents pull kids from school due to lack of COVID information
October 02, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Some parents are choosing to keep their children home from school as the number of possible COVID exposures in schools continues to increase in the Interior Health region.
No mask mandate for younger grades at Kamloops, Kelowna schools despite high rate of potential COVID exposures
September 30, 2021 - 4:30 PM

Despite having more schools potentially exposed to COVID-19 than most other districts in B.C., the Central Okanagan and Kamloops-Thompson school boards are not bringing in mask mandates for children as young as kindergarten age.
Why there's a big pile of garbage in Kamloops's McArthur Island Park
September 30, 2021 - 2:14 PM

A dump truck load of garbage was spotted in a Kamloops parking lot today and some residents wondered where it came from.
Police on hunt for suspect after woman assaulted in Kelowna park
September 30, 2021 - 12:19 PM

A woman in Kelowna reported to police after she was sexually assaulted in a Millbridge Park yesterday morning.
Apologies from Catholic church 'deja vu' for Tk'emlups chief
September 30, 2021 - 11:41 AM

On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Tk'emlups leadership is looking to religious groups and the federal government to take more action before repeating apologies.
Kamloops school staff threat to cut Indigenous student's braid is more serious than it sounds
September 30, 2021 - 7:00 AM

A grade 10 Indigenous student at South Kamloops Secondary is waiting for an apology from a staff member who threatened to cut his braided hair.
There's a multi-use pathway in Kamloops's future
September 29, 2021 - 6:30 PM

Major improvements in active transportation infrastructure will be underway soon in Kamloops, after the city was awarded a hefty grant from the province.
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

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