Kmdec1115

Some quirks of the calendar will bring you a lot more fun next year

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Before you book your vacation next year, you might find some surprises you haven’t seen on the calendar — like an extra four long weekends next year. Thanks to a few quirks of the calendar, all four date-based holidays fall on or near weekends this year. Canada Day, Remembrance Day and New Years...

Purses for homeless women in Kamloops full of necessities for life on the street

KAMLOOPS – A local resident will be singing carols and handing out purses to homeless women in an attempt to bring both Christmas cheer and helpful supplies. Kim Coltman, a part-time employee at Headhunters Hair Salon, says she got the idea from social media. She read about a program which handed out purses full of...

OWNERS FOUND: Old family photo from Kamloops thrift store is finally going home

KAMLOOPS - The search for the owners of a family portrait from the 1960s has a happy ending after the daughter in the photo identified herself and got in touch with the Lillooet woman who found it in a Kamloops thrift store. Dallas Kempfle purchased a picture frame at Value Village two years ago and...

Warm weather sticking around just a bit longer in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - It seems our stretch of well-above seasonal normal temperatures is coming to an end, but we still have a few warmer days ahead of us. Environment Canada is calling for a high of 4 Celsius today, Dec. 11. Temperature highs and lows are expected to range from 0 C to 5 C over...