Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Road reopens after train derailment cuts off access to airport via Ord Road
UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say traffic is now moving in both directions on Tranquille Road near Airport Road. Crews are still completing some work but the road has reopened.EARLIER: KAMLOOPS - ...
Apr 02, 2022
Ord Road airport access blocked
KAMLOOPS - If you're heading to the Kamloops Airport this morning, plan ahead: one major route to the airport is currently closed.Kamloops RCMP say in a press release Saturday (April 2) morning that d...
Apr 02, 2022
Missing man found safe
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a man who was reported missing yesterday has been found safe. Tawfiq Hirani, 34, had failed to show up for work and was reported missing by his employer.In a press release Sunday (...
Apr 02, 2022
Ashcroft emergency department closes temporarily due to limited staff
ASHCROFT - In a press release Friday (April 1) evening, Interior Health (IH) announced that the emergency department at the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre will be closed temporaril...
Apr 02, 2022
WolfPack Athletics supports Anastasiia Muzyka in her 44-kilometre run for Ukraine
KAMLOOPS - She was inspired by the bravery and sacrifice of friends and family in her home country. On Friday (Apr. 1), Ukrainian volleyball player Anastasiia Muzyka, who is graduating from TRU this y...
Apr 01, 2022
Federal funds announced to help Skeetchestn Indian Band build a museum
SKEETCHESTN - On Friday (Apr. 1), Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller announced an $825,000 investment for a new museum located on the Skeetchestn Indian Band, near the new health centr...
Apr 01, 2022
BC Wildfire Service gearing up for summer as official first day of fire season begins
KAMLOOPS - April 1 marks the official start of wildfire season in B.C. and the Kamloops Fire Centre is gearing up with new recruits, preparing for the upcoming shift to year-round service. Through Apr...
Apr 01, 2022
COVID-19: B.C. surpasses 3,000 death mark
VICTORIA - B.C. has surpassed 3,000 deaths from COVID-19.In its latest surveillance report distributed Friday afternoon (Apr. 1), the province's Ministry of Health reports four additional deaths due t...
Apr 01, 2022
Missing Kamloops man may have gone to Keremeos: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are alerting the public to a missing Kamloops man.Tawfiq Hirani, 34, inexplicably failed to show up for work and was reported missing by his employer.Description:5'9" (175 cm)170 lbs (...
Apr 01, 2022
Canada Day festivities to return to Riverside Park in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Yet another venerable Kamloops summer event will return in 2022.The City of Kamloops says the annual Canada Day festivities will return this year at Riverside Park. The family-oriented even...
Apr 01, 2022
