Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salvation Army reaches goal of feeding 300 Kamloops families for Christmas
KAMLOOPS - The Salvation Army officially reached its goal of putting together Christmas Hampers for Kamloops Families in need - and a long-time partnership with Kamloops Honda was a contributing facto...
Dec 15, 2021
'Two weeks too late'; Kamloops parent pushing for faster contact tracing and school exposure notices
KAMLOOPS - Parents at Arthur Stevenson Elementary in Kamloops are voicing concerns over the amount of time it took to be notified of their children's exposure to COVID-19. Chelsea Price and her family...
Dec 15, 2021
Coquihalla Highway to re-open for essential travel on Dec. 20
VICTORIA - Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Rob Fleming announced the Coquihalla Highway will re-open to essential traffic by the end of the day on Monday, Dec. 20.Highway 5 between Hope and...
Dec 15, 2021
Salvation Army kettles short $500k in B.C. but Kamloops location is on-track
KAMLOOPS - The Salvation Army kettle campaign is short $500,000 of its holiday donation goal of $5 million in British Columbia. In some communities, kettles are down as much as 50 per cent compared to...
Dec 15, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes a knife assault, stabbing, and break-in
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 392 calls for service from midnight Friday (Dec. 10), to 9 a.m. on Monday (Dec. 13). Below are some highlights from those reports.Downtown knife ass...
Dec 15, 2021
Christmas Amalgamated seeking donations in final two-week push to Christmas
KAMLOOPS - We're now into the final two weeks before Christmas, and Christmas Amalgamated is still busy gathering toy donations and items to put together meal hampers for families in the Kamloops area...
Dec 14, 2021
Man arrested after alleged crime spree that started in Williams Lake and ended in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A 28-year-old man from Williams Lake, that RCMP say is a prolific offender, was arrested a crime spree that began in Williams Lake and ended in Kamloops. Kamloops RCMP say a blue truck that...
Dec 14, 2021
One Kamloops man charged, another sent to hospital in alleged motel stabbing
KAMLOOPS - A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and another was sent to jail after a reported stabbing Sunday morning.Kamloops RCMP responded to a motel on the 600-block of Columbia Stree...
Dec 14, 2021
City Gardens project gets the green light, construction to begin in spring 2022
KAMLOOPS - The Kelson Group has officially received its development permit for the City Gardens project in downtown Kamloops.Council approved the permit for what the City of Kamloops says is the large...
Dec 14, 2021
Kamloops Airport reminds travellers to be prepared for COVID-19 protocols
KAMLOOPS - Travellers arriving or departing at the Kamloops Airport (YKA) are required to wear a mask and present vaccine verification.But YKA is reminding travellers to arrive with federal proof of v...
Dec 14, 2021
