Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Monte Creek Winery unveils $10 million worth of investments, including state-of-the-art production facility
KAMLOOPS - Monte Creek Winery has been operating since 2015, and in those seven years it's grown - grapes, of course, but also the amount of operable land. There are now 75 acres of planted vineyards,...
Jun 16, 2022
RCMP release images of downtown Kamloops stabbing suspect
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have released photos of a suspect in a stabbing incident from the Kamloops downtown last week.The incident happened early on the morning of Friday, June 3, near the intersection of Fou...
Jun 16, 2022
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant collared in Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap nabbed a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant early Thursday morning (June 15).In a news release, Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP says officers from the ...
Jun 16, 2022
Three dead, including infant, after terrible crash on Yellowhead north of Kamloops: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (2:00 p.m.): B.C. Emergency Health Services says three additional people were taken to hospital for treatment. One person was airlifted to hospital in critical condition. Two others ...
Jun 16, 2022 Image Credit: Contributed
North Thompson River expected to peak next week; South Thompson levels remain steady
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says the North and South Thompson River levels are looking promising this week. And if the snowmelt and weather conditions hold off from any extreme activity, the flood...
Jun 16, 2022
WCT managing director Evan Klassen steps down
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is looking for a new managing director.In a news release, the Kamloops-based theatre company says Evan Klassen has announced his resignation after four years at...
Jun 16, 2022
Contract awarded for permanent Coquihalla repairs; RFP issued for Trans Canada through Fraser Canyon
MERRITT, B.C. - The province says it will soon begin permanent repairs to the Coquihalla Highway and the Trans Canada through the Fraser Canyon after last year's devastating floods.An atmospheric rive...
Jun 16, 2022
One person killed in Highway 5 collision north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:40 a.m.): One person died in a head-on collision between a semi-truck and a pickup truck Wednesday night (June 15) along Highway 5 south of Little Fort. RCMP say the driver of the...
Jun 16, 2022 Image Credit: Contributed
'Once in a multi-generational opportunity': Kamloops to benefit greatly from 2030 Winter Olympics if bid is successful
KAMLOOPS - The momentum created by the 2010 Vancouver Games was monumental - with a large influx of international visitors during and after the Olympics. According to the Canadian Tourism Commission, ...
Jun 15, 2022
Community health centre model could attract sought-after family doctors to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A group of clinics in Kamloops has an innovative way of supporting their family doctors and preventing burnout.The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) clinics are a gro...
Jun 15, 2022
