Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City deactivates Emergency Operations Centre as river levels stabilize, yet remain high
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops deactivated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in response to the high-water threat. According to Greg Wightman, the utility services manager for the city, the threa...
Jul 06, 2022
RCMP confirms two people from Blind Bay, man from Sorrento dead in Shuswap highway crash
SORRENTO, B.C. - Chase RCMP have provided details into Tuesday's (July 5) fatal crash on Highway 1 west of Sorrento.In a news release, RCMP say a 51-year-old man from Sorrento and a 67-year-old woman ...
Jul 06, 2022
Evacuation alert rescinded again for Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park has once again been given all clear status. In an alert posted by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Wednesday (July 6) morning, the Dis...
Jul 06, 2022
Interior Health is "gearing up to be prepared" for a surge in COVID-19 cases later this year
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (July 4), BC Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province was preparing for a possible third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which could hit this fall. As a result, Dix s...
Jul 05, 2022
Inflation squeezing Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, the price of groceries is up 9.7 per cent. The Kamloops Food Bank is feeling the pinch - both in its operating costs and increased vi...
Jul 05, 2022
Snotty Nose Rez Kids to headline free music festival at Tk’emlups Powwow Grounds Wednesday
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Lytton-based 2 Rivers Remix Society was created to uplift contemporary Indigenous performers. Wednesday (July 6), it will take over Tk'emlups Powwow Arbour to host well-known,...
Jul 05, 2022
Overtime bans, work to rule on the table for BCGEU as negotiations stall
KAMLOOPS - On June 22, the B.C General Employees Union (BCGEU) voted overwhelming in favour of strike action should contract negotiations break down. That is exactly what happened this week after talk...
Jul 05, 2022
"Relief is coming:" Lower Kamloops fuel prices expected soon
KAMLOOPS - Usually, the price of fuel is around 15 cents cheaper in Kamloops compared to the Lower Mainland, where additional taxes drive up the bottom line. However that is not currently the case, as...
Jul 05, 2022
Merritt RCMP blotter includes weapons seizure, teen facing 30 criminal charges
MERRITT, B.C. - A local man is facing charges after prohibited guns and other weapons were found in a Merritt apartment.In a news release, Sgt. Josh Roda says Merritt RCMP were called last Thursday (J...
Jul 05, 2022
Three dead after Trans Canada crash in Shuswap
SORRENTO, B.C. - UPDATE (5:15 p.m.): Drive BC says the highway is now clear at this spot.UPDATE (3:00 p.m.): In an email, B.C. Emergency Health Services says four ground ambulances and a supervisor we...
Jul 05, 2022
