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
Kamloops firefighters respond to hundreds of overdose calls this year
KAMLOOPS – There’s more to the job of a firefighter than running into a burning…
Lululemon Kamloops to open in time for holiday shopping
KAMLOOPS – It's been months since rumours started flying about a Lululemon store coming to…
City of Kamloops, community agencies to take action on winter homeless shelter issues
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is taking action after hearing the public's concerns around…
These Kamloops women want a school that moves learning outside the classroom
KAMLOOPS – Learning physics and math by building forts and throwing sticks may not seem…
Odesza and Cardi B to headline Snowbombing 2018
SUN PEAKS – The lineup for the second annual Snowbombing music festival in Sun Peaks…
What new physicians in Sun Peaks mean for Kamloops’s family doctor shortage
KAMLOOPS – After years of work from officials in Sun Peaks, a family practice is…
BREAKING: Kamloops RCMP searching for suspect vehicle after police cruiser rammed
KAMLOOPS – Police in Kamloops are searching for a suspect vehicle that was last seen…
Angler caught with ‘severe’ over limit of trout on lake north of Enderby
GARDOM LAKE – A local conservation officer is hoping the story of a man being…
Environmental Assessment Office completes Ajax Mine application review
KAMLOOPS – A decision on the proposed Ajax Mine in Kamloops is slowly getting closer.…
Cache Creek man fined thousands of dollars for buying bear parts
KAMLOOPS – Illegally buying bear parts has become very expensive for a Cache Creek man.…
Kamloops RCMP teams up with provincial gang unit to target crime
KAMLOOPS – A two-day enforcement operation in Kamloops earlier this week has resulted in a…
UPDATE: The mysterious case of the barbershop thief who wasn’t
EDITOR'S NOTE: A story published here yesterday detailing a "cut and dash" at a local…
Salmon Arm Mounties honoured at provincial awards
SALMON ARM – Several Salmon Arm Mounties have been recognized for their work with the…
Kamloops fire investigators looking into blaze at old drive-in
KAMLOOPS – An early morning fire has completely destroyed a building at the old Kamloops…
Condition of seized Kamloops horses improving: B.C. SPCA
KAMLOOPS – The health of nine horses seized from a Kamloops farm by the B.C.…