Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
With help from B.C. Housing, Oncore Seniors Society buys North Shore apartment complex
KAMLOOPS - The provincial government announced that BC Housing is providing approximately $10.1 million to Oncore Seniors Society to finance the purchase of the five-storey Silvercrest Suites building...
May 11, 2022
RCMP seek person of interest in Versatile Drive truck-keying
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have distributed a photo of a person of interest in a mischief investigation from a month ago.On April 12 after 4:30 p.m., the local detachment received a report of a truck th...
May 11, 2022
Salmon Arm to host firefighter conference
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm will be home to hundreds of firefighters over the weekend.Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Fire Services and the Salmon Arm Fire Department are co-hosting the Br...
May 11, 2022
Production crew working on Lytton documentary looking to bring the community together
LYTTON, B.C. - A Vancouver-based production company that's filming a documentary about the Lytton Wildfires and the stories of people who have lost their homes is organizing a community event for the ...
May 11, 2022
New playgrounds, utility upgrades, buses announced for Kamloops schools
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops elementary schools will be outfitted with fully accessible playgrounds.The province's Ministry of Education is adding accessible playgrounds to Ralph Bell Elementary Scho...
May 10, 2022
Assault in McArthur Island Park leads to charges
KAMLOOPS - A man is facing charges after a reported assault in McArthur Island Park over the weekend.RCMP say the incident happened on Sunday (May 8) at about 11:20 a.m. Police were told a man on a bi...
May 10, 2022
Armed robbery suspect arrested in Sahali
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have a suspect in custody after an armed robbery in Sahali last Friday (May 6).At about 2:40 p.m. Friday, RCMP were called to the 1200-block for the report of a man who asked someone f...
May 10, 2022
RIH nursing situation 'bad and getting worse': Kamloops Mayor
KAMLOOPS - "It's not just Royal Inland Hospital that has this problem. It's a fundamental failure of our healthcare system. But for me, the focus of that failure has to be Royal Inland Hospital," said...
May 10, 2022
Doctors in Kamloops calling for transparency, and action to address staffing shortages and surgical wait-lists
KAMLOOPS - Doctors at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) are calling for provincial help this week, with growing surgery wait lists and certain departments operating under regular staffing strain. The height...
May 10, 2022
Kamloops council fast-tracks Battle St. RCMP detachment expansion
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP's Battle Street detachment has been bursting at the seams for years. The expansion to the building has already been delayed a number of times since it was given the initia...
May 10, 2022
