Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Chamber of Commerce voicing concerns over preliminary property tax increase
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops budget talks are going to be picking up in the next several weeks, with local taxpayers expected to face one of the largest increases in a decade.The current estimated incr...
Jan 17, 2022
Chase Secondary School closes for one day due to staffing shortage
CHASE, B.C. - Chase Secondary School is announcing a functional closure for all classes on Tuesday (Jan. 18).In a letter to parents, the school says it does not have enough staff to supervise and inst...
Jan 17, 2022
New report shows B.C. communities must be more resilient from natural disasters in order to stay safe
KAMLOOPS - A new expert panel report from the Council of Canadian Academies says communities need to be more resilient from natural disasters in order to stay safe.Thompson Rivers University (TRU) pro...
Jan 17, 2022
B.C. extends health orders on gatherings, gyms, and bars; COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass 800
VICTORIA - In its COVID-19 pandemic update for Monday (Jan. 17), the B.C. government announced the provincial health officer's orders on gatherings and events, and restrictions on gyms and fitness cen...
Jan 17, 2022
City of Kamloops gives $90,000 in community services grants to nine organizations
KAMLOOPS - Nine organizations will receive grant funding from the City of Kamloops and the Community and Protective Services Department.ASK Wellness, A Way Home Kamloops, Kamloops Music Collective, Pe...
Jan 17, 2022
Merritt still waiting on provincial funding to re-home its residents following flood
KAMLOOPS - After a visit from Emergency Preparedness Minister Mike Farnworth in December, the City of Merritt had hoped some more immediate financial assistance would be coming to help the recovery ef...
Jan 17, 2022
RCMP say more than 85,000 vehicles were checked in Kamloops speed watch program
KAMLOOPS - More than 85,000 vehicles were checked in 2021 by the Kamloops Crime Prevention Speed Watch Program, according to Kamloops RCMP. The program uses RCMP volunteers to operate ICBC reader boar...
Jan 17, 2022
Police watchdog clears Revelstoke RCMP officer in snowmobile crash
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared a Revelstoke RCMP officer after a snowmobiler was injured in a crash last month.Just after midnight on the morning of Dec. 13, the officer noticed...
Jan 17, 2022
The Offspring cancels Canadian leg of 2022 tour, including Kamloops date
KAMLOOPS - Avid concert goers in Kamloops must wait a few more months before they can rock out at the Sandman Centre again.The rock band The Offspring announced Monday (Jan. 17) morning that it has ca...
Jan 17, 2022
Highland Valley workers to vote on new contract
KAMLOOPS - More than 1,000 union workers remain on the job at the Highland Valley Copper mine west of Logan Lake today. Following weekend talks, the United Steelworkers Local 7619 negotiators released...
Jan 17, 2022
