Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sustainable growth a priority for newly-elected Neustaeter
KAMLOOPS - With just three incumbents returning to Kamloops city council, there will be five brand new councillors around the table at city hall come November 1st. One of those will be Katie Neustaete...
Oct 17, 2022
Summer-like conditions likely to leave us Friday: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - The end of the elongated summer is nearly here.Environment Canada forecaster Derek Lee says the days of sunshine and 20-degree warmth will likely be gone by the end of the work week.Before ...
Oct 17, 2022
Voter turnout drops in 2022 election to 29 per cent, leaves city staff disappointed
KAMLOOPS - Only 29 per cent of eligible Kamloops voters turned out to the polls on Saturday (October 15) and during advance voting days, a number that dropped by one per cent compared to the 2018 elec...
Oct 17, 2022
Kamloops' new council to be sworn in November 1
KAMLOOPS - A new look Kamloops council will convene next month with only three incumbents sitting at the table. Bill Sarai, Mike O'Reilly and Dale Bass all secured re-election on Saturday (Oct 15) nig...
Oct 17, 2022
Dudy not surprised by 'anger' votes as all three incumbent councillors ousted from city hall
KAMLOOPS - The three incumbent councillors who hoped to jump into the mayor's chair are now out at city hall. Dieter Dudy, Sadie Hunter and Arjun Singh placed second to fourth on Saturday night (Oct. ...
Oct 17, 2022
Pedestrian killed in downtown Kamloops collision
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a collision that killed a pedestrian downtown Saturday evening (Oct. 15).In a news release issued Monday (Oct. 17) morning, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the coll...
Oct 17, 2022
New Merritt councillors, mayor to serve upcoming term following election
MERRITT - The City of Merritt has a new mayor and it is former city councillor, Mike Goetz. After preliminary results, Goetz received 859 votes out of the 2,261 votes. Following behind was Tony Luck w...
Oct 16, 2022
Highway 1 reopened near Sorrento following vehicle incident
SORRENTO - UPDATE: Highway 1 is now operating at single-lane alternating traffic west of Sorrento. Previous post: According to Drive BC, Highway 1 is closed in both directions near Sorrento due to a v...
Oct 16, 2022
New look council table takes shape in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new look council will convene next month with only three incumbents sitting at the table. Bill Sarai, Mike O'Reilly and Dale Bass all secured re-election tonight, while Nancy Bepple, who ...
Oct 16, 2022
Voter turnout drops below 30 per cent in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Voter turnout in Kamloops is down percentage-wise from 2018. While more than 80,000 Kamloops residents were eligible to cast a ballot in this year's municipal election, just 29 per cent uti...
Oct 16, 2022
