Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Christmas tree recycling and clean-up time in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Another Christmas has come and gone. What remains is the extra waste the holidays bring.So, what's the best way to clean up that Christmas clutter?"It's that time of year where the excess w...
Dec 29, 2021
Kamloops shelters operating at over capacity as cold weather persists
KAMLOOPS - As a cold snap continues across British Columbia, BC Housing is giving more money to homeless shelters, so they don't have to turn anyone away.The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) ...
Dec 29, 2021
Extreme Cold Warnings end for South Thompson, Nicola, and Shuswap
KAMLOOPS - Extreme Cold Warnings for the South Thompson, Nicola, and Shuswap regions have been rescinded by Environment Canada. As of Wednesday (Dec. 29), Kamloops is still expected to see highs and l...
Dec 29, 2021
BC Hydro continuing work to restore electricity to Merritt area
MERRITT - BC Hydro says it is making progress returning electricity to the Merritt area and along the Highway 8 corridor to Spences Bridge, following last month's devastating rains and floods.In a new...
Dec 29, 2021
B.C. reports 1,785 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA - The Ministry of Health is reporting 1,785 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. The numbers released today are considered to be preliminary figures. 269 new cases were reported within the Interior...
Dec 28, 2021
Extreme Cold Warning issued for Kamloops
UPDATE - This warning has been lifted as of 6:30 P.M. Dec/ 27.KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for the South Thompson region including Kamloops. It says the bitter cold...
Dec 27, 2021
Kamloops wakes to cold Christmas Day
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are experiencing bone chilling weather as an artic front dips into southern B.C.Christmas morning began with wind gusts of more than 30 km/hr and temperatures near minus ...
Dec 25, 2021
Kamloops region expecting wind chill increase this weekend
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops region has light snow in the forecast over the next several days, and according to Environment Canada, the temperatures are also expected to drop below normal. A large dump of ...
Dec 24, 2021
Emergency department at Merritt hospital temporarily closed due to limited physician availability
MERRITT - Interior Health says 'unforeseen limited physician availability' has led to the temporary closure of the emergency department at the Merritt hospital this evening (Dec. 24). The health autho...
Dec 24, 2021
Record daily cases continue with 2,441 new cases in B.C., outbreak declared at Ridgeview Lodge in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The province saw another record day of new case counts, with 2,441 further cases of COVID-19 reported today (Dec. 24). There have now been 1,613 Omicron cases confirmed in B.C, (up by 638),...
Dec 24, 2021
