Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Habitat for Humanity Canada cuts ties with Kamloops branch
KAMLOOPS - Turmoil behind the scenes has led Habitat for Humanity Canada to disaffiliate from its Kamloops branch.The move means the local non-profit can no longer use the 'Habitat for Humanity' name ...
Oct 13, 2022
Halston Bridge a hotspot in three-day Kamloops RCMP blitz
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say officers issued more than $50,000 in fines and hundreds of tickets in a three-day blitz to target vehicles in need of major repairs and to address safety violations.In a n...
Oct 13, 2022
City of Merritt releases road maintenance plans
MERRITT, B.C. - Heading into the fall, the City of Merritt released a map of their plans for road repairs and maintenance."Most of this roadwork comprises road grading and pot-hole pavement work, as w...
Oct 13, 2022
CP Holiday Train to roll in Kamloops again after two-year hiatus
KAMLOOPS - After two years of virtual concerts in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train will roll into Kamloops in person once again.In a new release, CP ...
Oct 13, 2022
Kamloops MP Caputo excited to utilize personal experience in new critic role
KAMLOOPS - Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre has announced his new shadow cabinet and local MP Frank Caputo has made the cut. However, after not supporting Poilievre's campaign for ...
Oct 12, 2022
Nightmare on Elm Avenue: Strangers-in-bed call highlights Kamloops RCMP long weekend blotter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP were out and about last long weekend, responding to about 494 calls for service between midnight Friday (Oct. 7) to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 11). Here are some of the more n...
Oct 12, 2022
Category 2 and 3 open burning bans extended to Oct. 28 in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - It's October 12 and the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) is extending open burning prohibitions for the Kamloops Fire Centre.In a news release, BCWS officials say that is a good indication of h...
Oct 12, 2022
Effort to recall Vernon-Monashee MLA Harwinder Sandhu fails
VERNON, B.C. - Harwinder Sandhu's position as MLA for Vernon-Monashee no longer faces uncertainty.A recall petition launched by Vernon resident Genevieve Ring on August 12 was due to be submitted by O...
Oct 12, 2022
"All the same qualities as any extra-curricular activity": Chase Secondary students ascending the esports ranks
CHASE, B.C. - This fall, Chase Secondary has three teams competing in one of the fastest growing pursuits in the world - esports.Playing the popular game Rocket League, the teams will take part in the...
Oct 12, 2022
B.C. sees spike in accidental homeless deaths in 2021; Kamloops records a decrease
VICTORIA - B.C. suffered a dramatic spike in homeless deaths in 2021. Preliminary reporting from the BC Coroners Service Wednesday (Oct. 12) morning shows 247 accidental deaths of individuals experien...
Oct 12, 2022
