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Christmas wish list: Auroras, full moons and meteor showers
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The next two weeks could be everything you wished for if sky watching is at the top of your Christmas list. The northern lights seem to have been making a lot more appearances this year, and another storm is expected to hit Earth this week, as early as this evening. Unfortunately Environment Canada...
Kamloops residents engaged in city projects: report
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops residents appeared more engaged in municipal affairs in 2015 than they did last year. According to a report to be presented to council tomorrow, Dec. 14, residents this year have been particularly active on social media especially as it pertained to the Overlanders Bridge project, the Food and Urban Agriculture project and...
No one hurt when car crashes into Kamloops Subway
KAMLOOPS – A woman drove her car into a Subway restaurant on the North Shore in Kamloops this afternoon, but no one was injured. RCMP say the car crashed through the windows at the front of the Subway on Fortune Drive around 2:45 p.m., Dec. 14. There were customers in the restaurant at the time,...
City plan to tear down the Daily News building draws both criticism and approval
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is planning to tear down the former Daily News Building downtown, the spot originally picked for a proposed performing arts centre. While at least one city councillor is against the plan, the spokesperson for group which fought and lost the referendum to build the performing arts centre believes it...
Missing Red Deer man could be in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A 19-year-old who has not been seen for more than a week may have travelled to Kamloops. Members with the Red Deer RCMP detachment are searching for Conor DeMerchant, who was last seen in Red Deer Dec. 5. Police think he may have travelled to either Kamloops or Edmonton. DeMerchant is 5’9” tall,...
WorkSafe B.C. investigating fatality after incident at Kamloops construction site
KAMLOOPS - A WorkSafe B.C. investigation continues after a man who fell from a ladder at a Kamloops worksite died in hospital. A 45-year-old worker fell 20 feet from a scissor ladder on Nov. 25 at the construction site in the 1800-block of Highway 5A near the Original Joe’s restaurant. He was transported to Royal Inland...
Kamloops cools off this week
KAMLOOPS - The temperatures are finally dropping this week after a long run of weather warmer than seasonal normals in Kamloops. Environment Canada is calling for the mercury to stay around 4 Celsius today, Dec. 14, but then the overnight temperature will drop to -5 C, marking the return of sub-zero temperatures. Highs the rest...