Thompson River

DRAGON BOAT – Team will launch in April despite record low river levels

March 19, 2024 // 0 Comments

Kamloops Interior Dragons (KIDS) 55+ dragon boat team plans to begin practices April 16, 2024 despite record low water levels on the Thompson River. The group says it will [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Warning signs are everywhere, and we should heed them

August 13, 2022 // 2 Comments

SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE. Literally. I mean the physical ones, the kind we can read. We rely on them to tell us where to go, where not to go, what to do and…. what not to do. [Continue]

POLICE – Body of drowning victim recovered from Thompson River

August 11, 2022 // 0 Comments

A missing man presumed drowned in the Thompson River was located this morning (Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022). At around 8:35 a.m. Kamloops RCMP and Kamloops Fire and Rescue [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Here’s to all the sudden heroes who put others first

August 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S GOOD TO KNOW there are still heroes on this Earth. Some of them are leaders on the world stage — we expect them to put themselves [Continue]

Steelhead fishery opening extended until Oct. 31

July 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEWS/ OUTDOORS — The Thompson River steelhead fishery opening has been extended until Oct. 31, subject to conservation requirements. Previously, the lower Thompson River [Continue]

River levels low but snow pack ‘near normal’

April 8, 2014 // 1 Comment

NEWS — It could be a lot of water under the bridge, or it could be a non-event. Low river levels have people wondering which it will be, but a new snowpack survey shows [Continue]