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
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…
Wildlife also struggling with poor air quality
KAMLOOPS – While the air quality health index in Kamloops continues to stay in 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…
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…
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…
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…
‘Sleep well’: Trump team seeks to de-escalate the boss’s nuclear talk
WASHINGTON – He promised unpredictability and he's delivering. On an issue with the highest stakes…
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…