Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Floods or fire: Kamloops may face catch-22 with delayed snowmelt
KAMLOOPS - The North and South Thompson basins both saw substantial snowpack increases as of June 1, 2022, relative to seasonal norms. In an update to B.C.'s map of snow basin indices Wednesday (June ...
Jun 08, 2022
As inflation rises, concerns grow about what B.C. seniors will give up to make ends meet
KAMLOOPS - With record high prices at the pumps - and on grocery store shelves - it's hard to avoid inflation in B.C. For seniors on a fixed income, it's even more difficult to budget. "Some seniors a...
Jun 08, 2022
Cariboo rivers upgraded to flood watch stage; North Thompson remains at high streamflow advisory
QUESNEL, B.C. - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) has upgraded rivers in the Cariboo Mountain region to flood watch stage. That includes the Horsefly River and Quesnel River and other west-flowin...
Jun 08, 2022
Missing Quesnel woman may be in Kamloops: RCMP
QUESNEL, B.C. - Mounties in Quesnel are seeking your help in locating a missing woman. Thirty-three-year-old Haley Louise Reimer was reported missing on June 2 and was last seen in Quesnel on the morn...
Jun 08, 2022
'Positions have not been filled': Few paramedics to provide care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As Royal Inland Hospital faces severe staffing shortages on many wards, staffing shortages are being felt in emergency care in Kamloops as well.There was only one ambulance team from two in...
Jun 08, 2022
Snowpack spikes in North and South Thompson basins
KAMLOOPS - The North and South Thompson basins both saw substantial snowpack increases as of June 1, 2022, relative to seasonal norms.In an update to B.C.'s map of snow basin indices Wednesday (June 8...
Jun 08, 2022
Ottawa appoints independent interlocutor to help protect potential burial sites near former residential schools
Support services are in place for residential school survivors and their families here.OTTAWA - The federal government appointed an independent special interlocutor for missing children and unmarked g...
Jun 08, 2022
Kamloops city council considers community-wide organics collection midway through 'successful' pilot
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council discussed a community-wide implementation of the curbside organics collection program, midway through a pilot that includes 2,500 homes across five neighbourhoods.City...
Jun 07, 2022
Kamloops facing potential of limited ambulance service overnight Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Paramedics coming off a 12-hour dayshift took up overtime to ensure there will be full ambulance service in the city until 11 p.m. Tuesday (June 7). "Very thankful to all the Kamloo...
Jun 07, 2022
Seventeen of B.C. heat dome deaths in Kamloops; committee formed to address heat issues for seniors
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Coroner's Service has released a review of heat-related deaths in the province during the summer of 2021. A panel of experts has identified shortfalls and has made the following re...
Jun 07, 2022
