ON AIR NOW9:00 AM - 3:00 PMStacey Thompson
Author Archives: Victor Kaisar
Trio of Kamloops councillors in Victoria to promote new Pacific Coastal Airlines flight
A trio of Kamloops city councillors are in Victoria today to try and drum up support for the new Pacific Coastal Airlines flight that began service this week. Mike O'Reilly, Stephen Karpuk, and Bill S...
Oct 18, 2023 Tkemlups Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir and Kamloops Councillor Bill Sarai inaugurate the new Pacific Coastal Airlines flight to Victoria on Oct. 17. (Photo via Mike O'Reilly)
TNRD seeking grant funding to conduct risk assessment of all community water systems
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District is seeking grant funding to conduct a risk and resilience assessment of the 11 community water systems it operates. TNRD Operations Manager Jamie Vieira says the ...
Oct 18, 2023
Mathew Ward leads Swift Current Broncos to 6-3 win over hometown Kamloops Blazers
A four point night from Mathew Ward in his return home to Kamloops helped the Swift Current Broncos double up the Blazers 6-3 Tuesday night. The Blazers had plenty of shots but they were unable to cap...
Oct 17, 2023 Swift Current's Reid Dyck making one of his 40 saves against the Kamloops Blazers on Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo via Allen Douglas)
City of Kamloops unveils new Corporate Structure
There is a shake up to the corporate structure at the City of Kamloops. Speaking during Tuesday's City Council meeting, Chief Administrative Officer David Trawin announced that he has promoted Byron M...
Oct 17, 2023 Kamloops Deputy CAO Byron McCorkell and Protective Services Department Ken Uzeloc.
Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo not seeking reelection
Greg Kyllo, the BC United MLA for Shuswap, will not be seeking reelection next year. Kyllo - who was first elected in 2013, and reelected in 2017 and 2020 - announced his decision to step down Tuesday...
Oct 17, 2023 Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo. (Photo via BC United Party)
UPDATE - Kamloops This Week to cease operations this month
UPDATE 5:30 p.m. - Kamloops This Week - the only physical newspaper in Kamloops - will cease operations later this month. The award winning newspaper, which was founded in 1988, will publish its final...
Oct 17, 2023 The Kamloops This Week newsroom on Dalhousie Drive (Photo via Kamloops This Week)
Simpcw First Nation signs hunting agreement with Alberta's Stoney Nation in Jasper National Park
The Simpcw First Nation has signed an agreement with the Stoney Nation in Alberta and Parks Canada over mutual hunting privileges in what is now Jasper National Park. A joint statement released Tuesda...
Oct 17, 2023
New direct flight between Kamloops and Victoria to begin operations today
Pacific Coastal Airlines' new direct flight between Kamloops and Victoria is taking off today, October 17. Kamloops Airport Managing Director, Ed Ratuski, told Radio NL this hour-long flight has been ...
Oct 17, 2023 Photo via Pacific Coastal Airlines
BC Transit set to roll out Umo electronic fare platform in Kamloops next year
The way Kamloops residents pay their bus fares will be changing as BC Transit prepares to roll out Umo in the new year. Umo (pronounced "you-mo") is the new contactless fare payment system similar to ...
Oct 17, 2023 The Umo card (left) and paying a bus fare by scanning a smartphone app. (Photo via BC Transit)
B.C. to bring in new rules on short-term rentals to create more housing
New legislation that takes aim at rapidly expanding short-term rentals in British Columbia will increase badly needed long-term rental housing, Premier David Eby said after the act was introduced in t...
Oct 16, 2023 B.C. Premier David Eby (Photo via BC Government)
