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Ashley Legassic
Ashley was born and raised in B.C., and recently moved to Kamloops from Vancouver. She pursued her diploma in journalism at Langara College and graduated in 2015. She got her start as an overnight writer for the Morning News on Global B.C. After spending a year there, she decided to follow her passion and joined iNFOnews.ca as a reporter covering court, cops and crime in Kamloops. If you have a story you think people should know about, email her at alegassic@infonews.ca.
Ashley Legassic's Stories
This grassroots needle program in Kamloops is aiming to clean up the streets
KAMLOOPS – Two Kamloops volunteers have banded together to create a new incentive to try…
B.C. wildlife tour company charged after allegedly luring bears with food
BLUE RIVER, B.C. – A wildlife tour company in Blue River, B.C., is facing charges…
East Shuswap Road wildfire was caused by gas-powered saw: Kamloops Fire Rescue
KAMLOOPS – Fire investigators can now confirm what started a human-caused wildfire in Kamloops earlier…
Teacher charged in 2017 death of student who drowned on trip to Algonquin Park
TORONTO – An Ontario teacher has been charged in the death of a 15-year-old student…
First Nations’ candidates claim election interference by federal government
VANCOUVER – Four candidates in the race for national chief of the Assembly of First…
Trevor Linden leaving Canucks organization
VANCOUVER – After just over four years as president of hockey operations, the Vancouver Canucks…
B.C. property buyers must give more details in measure aimed at tax evasion
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is closing a loophole in an effort to avoid…
How grass and sage brush fires compare to forest fires
KAMLOOPS – Fighting wildfires isn't as simple as extinguishing the flames and heading home — different…
Environment Canada warns about heat in Kamloops area for the next week
KAMLOOPS – Get ready for warmer temperatures across the Thompson region. Environment Canada has issued…
TRENDING NOW: Will Arnett gives a lesson on Canadian slang
As Canadians, we almost have our own language when it comes to slang that the…
WILD WEDNESDAY: How to respect rattlesnakes in their Southern Interior environment
With warmer weather in the Southern Interior comes all sorts of animals poking their heads…
Canadian country singer Gord Bamford to perform in Kamloops tonight
KAMLOOPS – If you're looking for some entertainment in the city tonight, a big name…
Ammonia leak at Fernie, B.C., ice rink linked to aging equipment: report
VANCOUVER – A report by an organization that oversees the safe installation of technical equipment…
Body of Northwest Territories woman found off side of B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. – A body found off the side of a busy British Columbia highway…
Candidates vying to lead Assembly of First Nations call for stronger bonds
VANCOUVER – Candidates vying to lead the Assembly of First Nations are calling for stronger…