Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Thompson Nicola Regional District announces abrupt departure of chief financial officer
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says Chief Financial Officer Doug Rae is no longer with the organization.In a brief news release issued Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 28), the district sa...
Sep 28, 2022
Four Merritt residents battle for mayor's chair in October election
MERRITT B.C.- The race for the mayor's chair in Merritt could prove to be an interesting one come October 15. Four candidates have put their names forward, including the current mayor and three others...
Sep 28, 2022
North Shore pedestrian injured in Wednesday morning collision
KAMLOOPS - A person in their 40s was sent to hospital after being struck by a vehicle underneath the Tranquille overpass Wednesday (Sept. 28) morning.Kamloops RCMP told CFJC Today two pedestrians were...
Sep 28, 2022
City to update traffic signal optimization for series of Hillside Drive intersections
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says timing improvements are coming for a series of traffic lights along Hillside Drive. In a release issued Wednesday (Sept. 28), the City says updates will be put int...
Sep 28, 2022
Kamloops loses 12 lives in August due to illicit drugs
KAMLOOPS - August was Kamloops' deadliest month of 2022 when it comes to the opioid crisis.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops suffered 12 deaths due to illic...
Sep 28, 2022
Interior Health COVID-19 outbreak list grows to six
KAMLOOPS - As October approaches, the number of health facilities in the Interior experiencing respiratory virus outbreaks is once again on the rise.As of Wednesday morning (Sept. 28), the Interior He...
Sep 28, 2022
Death of woman in Enderby deemed suspicious
ENDERBY, B.C. - An investigation has been launched after a dead woman was discovered in Enderby.North Okanagan Rural RCMP responded to a tip of a deceased person in a residence in the city on Sunday, ...
Sep 28, 2022
Four-in-ten Kamloops residents now without a family doctor
KAMLOOPS - New numbers from the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice (TRDFP) show that the family doctor shortage is twice as bad in Kamloops than the provincial average. Tim Shoults, executive...
Sep 27, 2022
Kamloops council passes North Shore Neighbourhood Plan
KAMLOOPS - A two-and-a-half-year planning process has come to an end with Kamloops council's adoption of the North Shore Neighbourhood Plan (NSNP).Council unanimously passed adoption of the plan at Tu...
Sep 27, 2022
Ashcroft area residents relieved with new urgent and primary care centre opening
KAMLOOPS - Ken and Joyce Ebert have to drive in from Loon Lake to access health care in Ashcroft. At times, they have to come to Kamloops for services. In their late 80s, all the driving, especially w...
Sep 27, 2022
