Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

CLEARWATER - The emergency department at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed overnight on September 3.Saturday was supposed to be the first time the ED was open 24/7 since ...

KAMLOOPS - Summer 2022 is almost over, and the new school year is just one long weekend away. As parents and kids prepare to fall back into the school day routine, the finishing touches are being inst...

ASHCROFT - The Ashcroft Emergency Department will be closed this weekend (Sept, 2-4) due to limited nursing staff availability. There is no emergency department service during the week or overnight on...

KAMLOOPS - As students are set to return to the classroom on Tuesday (Sept. 6) morning, the Ministries of Health and Education have released the safety protocols for the new year.Measures for protecti...

KAMLOOPS - A refugee resettlement group is putting out the call for Kamloops residents to help Ukrainian newcomers arrive to the city.In a news release issued Friday (Sept. 2) morning, Refugee and Fri...

KAMLOOPS - It's the worst nightmare for a hiker - suffering an injury that leaves you stranded. This time it didn't happen in the wilderness, it happened in the city.A man with an injured leg was resc...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fire Centre saw more than 170 lightning caused wildfires in the month of August. And while conditions have been ripe for wildfires to burn out of control, the BC Wildfire Servi...

KAMLOOPS - A 28-year-old Kamloops man was arrested following an alleged break-in in Lower Sahali Wednesday (Aug. 31) morning.In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 1), Kamloops RCMP says a security ...

KAMLOOPS - The Labour Day long weekend is the unofficial end to summer. However, Labour Day is also a holiday which celebrates the labour movement and all of the achievements of workers and unions.Thi...

KAMLOOPS - Eight of the 22 new community projects receiving provincial wildfire funding are in the Thompson-Okanagan area, including Logan Lake and the Lower Nicola Indian Band.In a news release issue...