Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops, Barriere, Chase to receive new childcare spaces after provincial announcement
VICTORIA - Kamloops, Barriere and Chase will benefit from more than 3,000 new childcare spaces announced by the provincial government Wednesday (July 22).The funding will create 75 new spaces at Gatew...
Jul 22, 2020
Rocky Mountaineer cancels 2020 season
VANCOUVER - It's a big blow to the Kamloops tourism sector.Rocky Mountaineer has announced it will suspend the remainder of its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.In a news release, President an...
Jul 22, 2020
Mayor says temporary road fix would throw a lifeline to Clearwater tourism sector
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Mayor of Clearwater hopes an offer to repair a road put forward by a pair of local companies can avoid government red tape.The road in question lies parallel to the Clearwater R...
Jul 22, 2020
RAW VIDEO: Vehicle fire slows Coquihalla traffic
MERRITT, B.C. - Drive BC is warning drivers about vehicle fire on the Coquihalla Highway Wednesday morning (July 22). The incident is along the northbound lanes near the Falls Lake exit, not far from ...
James Peters Jul 22, 2020
Merritt-area wildfire 'being held'
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C. Wildfire crews have made good progress on the Skuhun Creek wildfire between Merritt and Spences Bridge.Fire Information Officer Madison Smith says the fire has now been switched t...
Jul 22, 2020
Following last-minute course credit issue, TRU student recommends graduation double-check
KAMLOOPS - After recently finding out she was missing some courses to graduate, a fourth-year student at Thompson Rivers University is hoping future students can avoid similar inconveniences. When Ale...
Jul 21, 2020
As daily COVID-19 cases rise across BC, citizens of Kamloops asked to recommit to virus safety
KAMLOOPS - For the past four months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a whole new way of life for people in Kamloops and around the globe.Now that summer is here and more businesses have opened up, m...
Jul 21, 2020
With the long freshet ending, streamflow advisories finally lifted for Kamloops area
VICTORIA - As high water continues to abate, the province has lifted the last two high streamflow advisories in the Kamloops area.As of Tuesday afternoon (July 21), the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC...
Jul 21, 2020
Parole Board extends privileges for man convicted of killing teen, dumping body near Savona
SAVONA, B.C. - A man convicted of killing a Quebec teenager 20 years ago and dumping his body near Savona has had his freedoms extended by the Parole Board of Canada.In a report issued June 25, the Pa...
Jul 21, 2020
Man on trial for Salmon Arm church shooting pleads not guilty
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A Shuswap man who is on trial for a church shooting in Salmon Arm has pleaded not guilty to murder and aggravated assault.Matrix Savage Paladin Gathergood has pleaded not guilty on ...
Jul 21, 2020
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