Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Vehicle recovery on Highway 5A near Knutsford to start Wednesday morning: DriveBC
KAMLOOPS - Drivers travelling on Highway 5A south of Kamloops may need to give themselves more time to arrive to their destination.DriveBC, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's tra...
Jul 20, 2022
Tax break approved for Kamloops property owners who redevelop hotels and motels into housing
KAMLOOPS - To incentivize the redevelopment of nuisance hotels and motels, the City of Kamloops will provide a ten-year property tax exemption to those tearing down hotels and motels and building resi...
Jul 19, 2022
Kamloops council axes plans for temporary spray park
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council voted 6-3 to not install a temporary spray park in Riverside Park Tuesday (July 19). Several councillors expressed their concerns that the spray park wouldn't be opera...
Jul 19, 2022
Interior Health updates Kamloops council on hospital recruiting efforts
KAMLOOPS - The head of clinical operations for Interior Health (IH) North visited Kamloops city council Tuesday (July 19) to give an update on their recruitment strategies.Diane Shendruk, VP Clinical ...
Jul 19, 2022
'I don't think we're going to stop seeing closures for a while': Clearwater mayor bracing for more emergency interruptions
KAMLOOPS - Emergency room closures at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital are becoming somewhat of a norm. There was another closure Monday night into Tuesday, and the mayor of Clearwater is bracing for mo...
Jul 19, 2022
Lytton-area wildfire surpasses 2,000 hectares
LYTTON, B.C. - New aerial mapping of the Nohomin Creek wildfire near Lytton confirms the blaze has now consumed more than 2,000 hectares of forest.The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) says Monday's mappin...
Jul 19, 2022
B.C. receives $870 million from feds for disaster recovery
VANCOUVER - Canada's Emergency Preparedness Minister, Bill Blair, announced Monday (July 18) that the Province of B.C. is getting $870 million to support disaster recovery and climate resilience.The a...
Jul 18, 2022
Walking for Bob: An (almost) octogenarian treks from Calgary to Vancouver for cancer research
KAMLOOPS - Gary Averbach got his legs going around 9:30 Monday morning (July 18), after trekking into Kamloops on Sunday night. Next month, he'll turn 80. Before hitting that milestone, he had another...
Jul 18, 2022
Kamloops Airport receiving $1.8 million from Ottawa for upgrades
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport will be undergoing runway improvements thanks to $1.8 million in funding announced Monday morning (July 18) by federal transport minister Omar Alghabra.Through Transpor...
Jul 18, 2022
City of Kamloops solicits offers for former Thrupp Manor property, now five riverfront lots
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is advertising five riverfront lots on the Kamloops North Shore for sale.In a news release issued Monday (July 18), the City says it is now accepting sealed offers for ...
Jul 18, 2022
