Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD to consider O'Reilly's motion to investigate the district boundaries
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (June 16) during the regular Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) board meeting, Director Mike O'Reilly will seek support for his notice of motion. The Kamloops councillor is l...
Jun 15, 2022
Crown to consider charges against B.C. Highway Patrol officer after 2021 Merritt-area crash
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is forwarding its investigation of an October, 2021 Merritt-area crash to Crown counsel for consideration of charges.Just after 12:00 noon on October 27, 2021, a...
Jun 15, 2022
Mounties seeking witnesses to Kamloops vehicle fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties are hoping to speak with three individuals who may have witnessed a vehicle fire last week on the North Shore.In a news release, police say surveillance images from the ar...
Jun 15, 2022
Remembering the Kamloops flood of 1948
KAMLOOPS - 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 floods which devastated Oak Hills and caused damage to low-lying properties across the city. However, 24 years before that, there was another hig...
Jun 14, 2022
Recovery funding too little, too late for some Lytton business owners
LYTTON, B.C. - Federal minister Harjit Sajjan was in Lytton Tuesday morning (June 14) to tour the fire-devastated community and announced more than $77-million in new funding to help the village rebui...
Jun 14, 2022
Kamloops council moves to make future residential developments EV-ready
KAMLOOPS - If a zoning bylaw amendment is passed, starting next year all new residential builds in Kamloops will be required to be ready for electric vehicle (EV) charging. Kamloops city council moved...
Jun 14, 2022
"Amazing to see it in person": Kamloops teen checks out what her $19K in fundraising bought for hospice
KAMLOOPS - After Cassie McNutt raised more than $19,300 this past winter for Kamloops Hospice, she was finally able to see what her charitable efforts bought.McNutt is a 15-year-old high school studen...
Jun 14, 2022
City of Kamloops preparing strategy for extreme heat events
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council discussed the City's plan for dealing with extreme heat Tuesday (June 14). Seventeen people died in Kamloops as a result of the heat dome in summer 2021 according to the B....
Jun 14, 2022
RCMP look to identify three people of interest in Brocklehurst sudden death probe
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops have distributed photos of three people who are considered people of interest in a sudden death investigation.In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn...
Jun 14, 2022
Kamloops council to explore financial incentives to recruit family doctors
KAMLOOPS - One-million British Columbians are without a family doctor and, in the Kamloops area, there are 6,000 people on the 8-1-1 government waiting list for a doctor. To recruit and retain family ...
Jun 14, 2022
