Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo's member of parliament (MP) didn't foresee his party's leader being ousted when parliament resumed on Monday (Jan. 31).Conservative Frank Caputo called Wednesday (...

KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness' 37-unit seniors housing complex, honouring one of its greatest supporters Cookie Reimer, officially opened on Tuesday (Feb. 1).Ground broke for Cookie's Place in August, 2020....

KAMLOOPS - Transit in Kamloops saw a decline in riders through the pandemic but is now recovering better than expected, according to the Annual Transit Performance Summary that went before council tod...

VICTORIA - B.C.'s Ministry of Health reports 1,035 COVID-19 hospitalizations for Tuesday (Feb. 1), a decrease of 13 since Monday.Of those patients, 139 are in intensive care, a slight increase of one....

KAMLOOPS - Boogie the Bridge is back! Organizers are gathered at Colombo Lodge Tuesday (Feb.1) morning to announce that the run will return after a two-year hiatus."We are so excited and very, very gr...

KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Gold Country Communities Society, announced that resiliency centres will be open weekly during February in Cache Creek ...

MERRITT, B.C. - A man has been charged with theft under $5,000 and unauthorized use of a credit card after a reported theft Sept. 1, 2021.RCMP say the man allegedly walked into a restaurant on Nicola ...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP did not receive much cooperation from the participants in a downtown brouhaha Monday night (Jan. 31).According to a news release from Cst. Crystal Evelyn, it happened at about 8:10 p.m...

SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking people to be on the lookout for a man who was recently charged for sexual interference and sexual assault on a minor.Police say 40-year-old Caleb Gerbrand...

NICOLA VALLEY, B.C. - Ranchers in the Nicola Valley are calling on the provincial government to speed up the process of handing out Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) before spring freshet.Since the ...