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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
Man’s body found in tent on Mission Flats Road in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are investigating after a badly decomposed body was found on…
Wildfire evacuated Bonaparte, Criss Creek residents allowed home
KAMLOOPS – The immediate threat to property and life in the Bonaparte and Criss Creek…
Your guide to Pride Weekend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Downtown Kamloops will be host this weekend to its first Pride Parade, but…
Elephant Hill fire poses ‘no significant threat’ to City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Elephant Hill wildfire is burning far enough away from the City of…
Overdose crisis a top priority for B.C.’s new Mental Health and Addictions Minister
For the first time in 16 years, there’s a new political party in power for…
VIDEO: Fire extensively damages townhouse units on Kamloops’ North Shore
KAMLOOPS – Some families are displaced after a fire ripped through a North Shore townhouse…
Kamloops fire crews respond to North Shore blaze
KAMLOOPS – Fire crews in Kamloops are responding to a blaze on the city's North…
Kelowna RCMP need your help to find this robbery suspect
KELOWNA – After nearly four months, a number of tips from the public have help…
Some Elephant Hill wildfire evacuees returning home today
KAMLOOPS – Residents in the Clinton and Cache Creek areas evacuated by the Elephant Hill…
Lots of animals means lots of mess; Kamloops SPCA in need of donations
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops SPCA branch is asking for the public's help dealing with a…
Police warn of phone calls asking for funds for charity
Police in the Southern Interior are warning the public about a telephone scam making the…
Chase RCMP respond to calls for cigarette butts, off-road vehicles over long weekend
CHASE – Another long weekend is in the books, but while wildfires burn across the…
Serious crash closes Highway 1 east of Savona
KAMLOOPS – A serious car accident has closed Highway 1 in both directions east of…
‘That’s a no brainer’: Sun Peaks Resort says no smoking on the mountain
SUN PEAKS – Cities and communities have been adapting to the extreme fire danger in…
Weekend forecast could offer brief reprieve from smoke in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Calm wind conditions are being welcomed by B.C. firefighters, but it also means…
Kamloops RCMP investigating sudden death of man in hotel room
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are investigating a young man's death after he was found…
Dog reunited with family after being found on highway near Elephant Hill fire
CLINTON – A dog found by RCMP monitoring the Elephant Hill wildfire has now been…
B.C. Conservation hands out 19 wildfire act tickets over long weekend
People across the province are still not getting the message when it comes to being…
RCMP say Elephant Hill fire wasn’t caused by train activity
ASHCROFT – Police and B.C. Wildfire have ruled out train rail line activities as a…
About 100 soldiers help with the crush of asylum seekers at Quebec border
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. – Teams of Canadian soldiers stretched canvas across the metal frames of tents…
B.C. tourism businesses feeling affects of wildfires, reporting cancellations
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Tourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in…
Bear complaints nearly double across B.C.: conservation service
VICTORIA – Complaints about bears in communities throughout British Columbia have nearly doubled since last…
Canada’s next food guide opens up industry battle over beef and butter
VANCOUVER – Lobby groups for the meat and dairy sectors are up in arms over…
Wildlife also struggling with poor air quality
KAMLOOPS – While the air quality health index in Kamloops continues to stay in the…