Kamloops and Area

Lac Du Bois Rescue
KSAR rescues two stranded men from Lac du Bois area Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Two 24-year-old Thompson Rivers University students were safely rescued by search and rescue volunteers after they got stuck in their vehicle in the Lac Du Bois area this weekend. Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR) says it was called out around 3:20 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 2) to rescue two men who were stranded nea...
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CSRD Funding
CSRD puts Shuswap Tourism, Film Commission on hold after funding partners withdraw
SALMON ARM B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has put both Shuswap Tourism and the Columbia Shuswap Film Commission on hold, because of a change in funding.In a news release Friday (Jan. 31), the CSRD says the decision comes as the funding partners for both those organizations "decided to pause t...
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Treacherous Conditions
Snowfall warning, travel advisory in effect on Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coquihalla Highway with between 15 and 25 cm of snow expected to fall on that stretch of highway Saturday (Feb. 1)."A frontal system is bringing snow to southwestern BC," the weather agency said. "The snow ...
Feb 01, 2025
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New Daycare Operator
New Lorne Street daycare expected to open this spring with YMCA BC as new operator
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has partnered with the YMCA of British Columbia, which will operate a new 36-space child care facility in Station Plaza downtown.Speaking at Thursday's (Jan. 30) Livability and Sustainability select committee meeting, Natasha Hartson, the city's Acting Social, Housing and Community Devel...
Feb 01, 2025
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