Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Highway Patrol stops Albertan vehicle in Valemount, finds $150,000 cash, suspicious items
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Two men from Alberta were pulled over for speeding near Valemount Monday (March 28), but a vehicle search led to their arrests.BC Highway Patrol say the two men exhibited behaviour t...
James Peters Apr 01, 2022

Kamloops singer to perform in Hollywood Sunday, balancing American Idol with pipeline work
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops singer Cameron Whitcomb performs in Hollywood on Sunday - his first performance in front of a real audience - and it just happens to be on national TV. Whitcomb advanced in the Ame...
Apr 01, 2022

B.C. records 281 COVID-19 hospitalizations Thursday, two new virus-related deaths
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 281 people hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Thursday (Mar. 31) and two new deaths. According to Thursday's update, hospitalizations increased by five from Wednesda...
Mar 31, 2022

Music in the Park officially returns for 2022 season
KAMLOOPS - Strike up the band. The city has announced Music in the Park, a summer staple in Kamloops that runs in July and August at Riverside Park, will be centre stage once again at the Bandshell. "...
Aaron Schulze Mar 31, 2022

TRU board extends improper conduct investigation timeline by three-to-four months
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University says its investigation into complaints against a pair of senior administrators will not wrap up Thursday (Mar. 31), as originally planned. The investigation revol...
Mar 31, 2022

Tk'emlups delegates meet with Pope Francis at Vatican
ROME - Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says she felt the responsibility of her people flowing through her as she handed Pope Francis a handwritten invitation to visit her territory.The Tk'emlps te Secwpemc Nat...
Aaron Schulze Mar 31, 2022

Kamloops realtors feel 'cooling off' period introduced by province may drive market demand up further
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market remains hot. There was a 36 per cent increase in the price of single-family homes in February, exceeding $820,000. The price of townhouses in Kamloops last m...
James Peters Mar 31, 2022

Sicamous meeting to inform residents of landslide warning system
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The District of Sicamous will hold a Two Mile Community Meeting to inform residents of a new system designed to provide warnings of possible landslides.The early warning system is bei...
Mar 31, 2022

Merritt RCMP create safe exchange zone outside detachment
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP have created a safe exchange zone outside of their detachment.In a news release Thursday (March 31), police say it's to give Merritt residents a safe area to complete onli...
Mar 31, 2022

City of Kamloops to test out new rush hour traffic pattern near Overlanders Bridge
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is introducing a pilot traffic pattern change in an effort to minimize rush hour backup heading onto the Overlanders Bridge. Right now, traffic heading to the bridge fr...
Dylana Kneeshaw Mar 31, 2022

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