Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

RCMP searching for missing Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have safely located a man that had been missing since February 12.
Dave Barry Feb 15, 2022

Kamloops Fire Rescue runs drills at unique old building before demolition
KAMLOOPS - On Tuesday (Feb. 15), Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) had the opportunity to run a training drill for firefighters at an old house on Nicola Street. The property is owned by Kelson Group and is ...
Feb 15, 2022

Kamloops Museum and Archives honours history and looks forward for Black History Month
KAMLOOPS - When it comes to Black History in Kamloops, many would immediately think of John Fremont Smith. He was a remarkably successful Black man who was a businessperson, served on one of the first...
Feb 15, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations dip below 800 in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C. has seen another decrease in hospitalization due to COVID-19.In its latest update, the province's Ministry of Health says there are now 787 people in hospital due to the virus, a decre...
Feb 15, 2022

TNRD board chair says whistleblower letter about former CAO's spending was meant to be confidential
KAMLOOPS - TNRD board chair Ken Gillis doesn't plan to resign from his position and he's doubled down explaining why he didn't share a whistleblower letter about Sukh Gill's spending. In an emailed st...
Feb 15, 2022

Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes stolen vehicle, crashed vehicle and man arrested after knife assault
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 352 calls for service from midnight Friday (Feb. 11) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (Feb. 14). Below are some highlights from those reports. Man arrested on...
James Peters Feb 15, 2022

City of Merritt and NVIT partner in new training opportunity
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt and the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology are partnering to bring a new training opportunity to the community. The Workplace Skills Training Program is free for...
Feb 15, 2022

Ninety cases, one death associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops healthcare facilities
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says there are a total of 90 COVID-19 cases connected to the three ongoing healthcare facility outbreaks in Kamloops.In an email to CFJC Today, IH confirms there have been 4...
Feb 14, 2022

Memorial Arena fire suspicious, no criminal intent: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - Fire investigators and city staff assessed the damage at Memorial Arena on Monday (Feb. 14), the site of a fire that torched parts of a staircase in the early morning hours on Sunday (Feb. ...
Feb 14, 2022

Kamloops RCMP issue second appeal for tips into missing man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are reiterating an appeal for information into the location of Ivor Horbeek.Horbeek, 44, was last heard from on Jan. 3. RCMP issued their initial appeal on Jan. 13. "Police an...
Feb 14, 2022

Our Community
Notice of unclaimed ashes: Alf Michael James Steen
18h ago

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Bearing Strawberries
TWO & OUT
PETERS: The world is telling you not to travel. Don't listen.
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Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: May 7, 2026
May 07, 2026

Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening: Basket & Container Stuffers
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: Prioritizing B.C.'s economy
May 06, 2026
Sound Off
SOUND OFF: City, Mustard Seed must do more to protect residents near Yacht Club shelter
May 06, 2026