Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge reopens after year-long closure
MERRITT, B.C. - After a 361-day closure, Highway 8 between Merritt and Spences Bridge is open to all vehicle traffic.The B.C. government says while temporary repairs are complete following the Nov. 14...
Nov 9, 2022
Wanted Kelowna man arrested after allegedly stealing vehicle in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A 46-year-old Kelowna man wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant is back in custody after a report of a stolen security vehicle in downtown Kamloops.In a news release issued Wednesday (Nov....
Nov 9, 2022
Out of the Cold, Mustard Seed step up to operate city's two winter shelters
KAMLOOPS - It was more than a week ago the Canadian Mental Health Association pulled out of operating the two temporary shelters in Kamloops. It left about 40 street-affected people without places to ...
Nov 8, 2022
Operation Red Nose kicks off its 2022 campaign in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After two years of interrupted service due to pandemic restrictions, Operation Red Nose returns in all its glory for 2022. Tuesday morning (Nov. 8), organizers of the holiday designated dri...
Nov 8, 2022
Upper Nicola chief attending United Nations Climate Change Summit
UPPER NICOLA, B.C. - COP27, the United Nations summit on climate change is underway in Egypt and will run through the 18th of November. The event brings together world leaders from around the globe in...
Nov 8, 2022
Vernon RCMP release sketch in effort to identify suspect in school incident
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon North Okanagan RCMP have released a sketch of a suspect from an incident at a Vernon elementary school in October.The incident on Oct. 11 saw an unknown man on the grounds of Har...
Nov 8, 2022
Kamloops RCMP weekend calls include alcohol-fuelled standoff, false home invasion report
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP officers were called to about 384 incidents between Friday until Monday (Nov. 7) at 9:00 a.m. Here are some of the more notable incidents as distributed by Kamloops RCMP.-----...
Nov 8, 2022
Yacht Club to open tonight as temporary winter shelter
KAMLOOPS - The city's two temporary shelters will both be open as of Tuesday night (Nov. 8), exactly a week after they were initially scheduled to open. After the City of Kamloops announced on Monday ...
Nov 8, 2022
Kamloops crews turn snow removal efforts from main routes to smaller side roads
KAMLOOPS - After weathering through the bulk of nearly 20 centimetres of snow that blanketed Kamloops on Sunday and Monday (Nov. 6 and 7), city crews are finally turning their attention to smaller sid...
Nov 8, 2022
New affordable rental homes open in Merritt
MERRITT - A new affordable housing complex has opened up in Merritt.The new 75-unit, four-storey apartment building is located at 4010 Walters Street."The City of Merritt is very pleased to have 75 ne...
Nov 8, 2022
