Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sun Rivers helping major population growth on Tk'emlups reserve
KAMLOOPS - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc reserve was home to a little more than 3,000 people in 2016. Five years later, the population is now nearly 4,000 after the latest census numbers came out in Febr...
Mar 11, 2022
Council approves closure of 400-block of Nicola Street following sale to Kelson Group
KAMLOOPS - The 400-block of Nicola Street will soon be closed off.Kamloops Council passed a bylaw during Tuesday's (March 8) meeting where they authorized the closure of the stretch of downtown roadwa...
Mar 11, 2022
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc prepares for visit with Pope Francis
KAMLOOPS - The Chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc is preparing for a trip to the Vatican City to meet with Pope Francis. Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir leaves in two weeks for the Mar. 28 meeting. On Thursday ni...
Mar 11, 2022
TNRD Board of Directors formally apologize for 'previous lack of accountability' regarding former CAO Sukh Gill
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors publicly apologized to its residents Friday (March 11).The apology comes after a notice of motion presented by director and C...
Mar 11, 2022
Kamloops records 11 overdose deaths in January; 207 in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The first month of 2022 was deadly for overdoses in Kamloops.According to preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, at least 207 British Columbians died due to toxic illicit drugs in Jan...
Mar 11, 2022
Downtown Kamloops undergoes winter transformation for holiday movie shoot
KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops is looking busy and festive this week, as shooting continues for an upcoming holiday movie. The 200-block of Victoria Street was closed to vehicle traffic Thursday (Mar. 1...
Mar 10, 2022
B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations down to 388
VICTORIA - As restrictions ease in B.C., COVID-19 totals continue to decrease across the province.The latest surveillance report provided by the province's Ministry of Health Thursday afternoon (Mar. ...
Mar 10, 2022
Public budget meeting outlines 12 supplemental items for residents to discuss
KAMLOOPS - It's been two years of belt-tightening and budget cutbacks as the city has tried to minimize the financial side affects of the pandemic. However, with COVID-19 restrictions loosening and li...
Mar 10, 2022
B.C. Wildfire Service plans controlled burn near Lytton
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is planning a prescribed burn in the Lytton area as early as next week.The burn will take place just south of the Lytton townsite, adjacent to the Trans Can...
Mar 10, 2022
Eight-year-old from Merritt donates a truckload of goods to Kamloops SPCA
MERRITT, B.C. - An eight-year-old girl from Merritt made a significant donation to the Kamloops and District SPCA.Vanessa van Rensburg says her daughter Kate worked for nearly a month to donate a truc...
Mar 10, 2022
