Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is invoking the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history. This grants the federal government additional power to mitigate the ongoing trucker con...

MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt Transit System has announced a complete suspension of service in the City.The organization posted the update to Facebook:The Merritt transit system has faced multiple shutd...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue is expected to release more information regarding a fire at Memorial Arena over the weekend. The blaze was spotted early Sunday morning. The response by emergency offic...

VERNON, B.C. - Preliminary assessments on the hazards caused by the White Rock Lake wildfire have been completed, but the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) says more needs to be done before...

MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health issued a toxic drug alert for Merritt on Friday (Feb. 11).The alert notes the substance, that looks like white granules with coloured flecks and is sold as crack, conta...

KAMLOOPS - Marcy Beauchamp wanted her newly-released children's book to be unmistakably Kamloops.It's called C'mon Everyone, Let's Boogie, and it tells the story of the long-running Boogie the Bridge ...

KAMLOOPS - Canada's 55+ games are returning to Kamloops after being postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic for two years. More than 2,500 senior athletes from all over Canada will be coming to the Tournam...

KAMLOOPS - Emergency preparedness within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is a year-round practice. Ahead of late spring freshet season, officials are keeping a watchful eye on areas previously d...

KAMLOOPS - Some residents are now into Merit Place on Notre Dame Drive. By next week, all 50 beds will be filled. There are safety concerns from businesses about what could happen in the neighbourhood...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - A commercial truck driver is facing a series of charges after allegedly failing to stop for police while speeding through the Shuswap Thursday (Feb. 10).In a news release, Salmon Ar...