Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Riverside Park spray park delayed until next year
KAMLOOPS - The timeline has been extended for a new spray park in Riverside Park due to supply chain challenges and other "unforeseen circumstances", according to a news release from the City on Frida...
Jun 26, 2022
Paintballers propose speedball field at Tournament Capital Ranch
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Speedball Association (KSA) is proposing a Speedball Field at the Tournament Capital Ranch in Rayleigh. Speedball is a version of paintball, a game in which participants use ai...
Jun 25, 2022
Clearwater emergency department closed Saturday night
CLEARWATER - The emergency department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital will be closed overnight Saturday (June 25), according to a news release from Interior Health (IH).The department will be closed...
Jun 25, 2022
TNRD hoping to work with Merritt to cover fire protection shortages
LOWER NICOLA, B.C. - Last week, the TNRD Board was informed that fire service in Lower Nicola may have to be suspended. One week later, the hammer came down as the district was forced to make what the...
Jun 24, 2022
City of Kamloops cautiously optimistic for lower-level river peaks - but prepared for higher
KAMLOOPS - The South Thompson River is seeping into the Riverside Park parking lot Friday (June 24).The City of Kamloops' Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says the river has risen nearly a foot ...
Jun 24, 2022
B.C. paramedics association says Sun Peaks could use more ambulance service, mayor pushing for hybrid model
KAMLOOPS - Despite recent paramedic shortages that have left one ambulance to serve Kamloops one night, the Interior director of the BC Emergency Health Services says the province has stepped up and p...
Jun 24, 2022
Driver in Nicola Lake crash missing: Merritt RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are searching for the driver whose vehicle crashed into Nicola Lake off Highway 5A Monday (June 20) evening.In a news release issued Friday (June 24), RCMP say Daniel Nath...
Jun 24, 2022
TRU improper conduct investigation timeline extended again
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University's Board of Governors has once again extended its timeline for completion of an investigation into a current and former senior administrator.Vice-President of Fina...
Jun 23, 2022
Kamloops residents may not see immediate impact if BCGEU begins strike
KAMLOOPS - Members of the British Columbia's General Employees' Union (BCGEU) have voted overwhelmingly in support of striking if negotiations with their employers falls through. More than 33,000 publ...
Jun 23, 2022
Rapid day of play for Kamloops golf pros during PGA of BC's Golfathon for ALS
KAMLOOPS - It was an early start for Alec Hubert and Andrew Bentley at the Kamloops Golf and Country Club on Thursday (June 23). "We're on round number 5 and it's 9:30 a.m - so we're cruising along pr...
Jun 23, 2022
