Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops opens Sandman Centre and Parkview Activity Centre as temporary cooling centres
KAMLOOPS - Two cooling centres will open in Kamloops to tackle the latest heat warning.The City of Kamloops announced it will open the concourse at Sandman Centre, located at 300 Lorne St. downtown, a...
Aug 17, 2022
'First step': RCMP to hold open house during Kamloops Pride Week, won't partake in Pride events in uniform
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are holding an event during Kamloops Pride Week to show support for the 2SLGBTQPIA+ community.In a news release issued Tuesday (Aug. 16), the Kamloops RCMP North Shore Communi...
Aug 17, 2022
TRU students preparing to live in cramped quarters amid high rent prices
KAMLOOPS - The fall semester at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will begin in just a few weeks and students from out of town are looking for places to live while completing their studies. On-campus a...
Aug 16, 2022
"No COLA, no beer": BCGEU seeks cost-of-living adjustment for its members
KAMLOOPS - Day Two of strike action continues at the BC Liquor Distribution Branch in Kamloops, as members of the BCGEU who work at the location call on the government to deliver on a cost-of-living a...
Aug 16, 2022
Kamloops expands advance polling options ahead of October's municipal election
KAMLOOPS - Municipal elections in British Columbia are exactly 60 days away, as voters will head to the poll on October 15. In Kamloops, residents will elect a new mayor, eight councillors and five sc...
Aug 16, 2022
One killed in highway crash north of Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - UPDATE (5:00 p.m.): Drive BC says the highway is now fully open.EARLIER: RCMP are confirming one person has died in a crash north of Barriere Tuesday (Aug. 16).According to spokespers...
Aug 16, 2022
Algae bloom in Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - An algae bloom is occurring in the Salmon Arm portion of Shuswap Lake.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD), along with the First Nations Health Authority, City of Salmon Ar...
Aug 16, 2022
Two small fires pop up near Logan Lake; wildfire officials brace for impact of hot weather
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) personnel are attacking a pair of new wildfires near Logan Lake, as they prepare for the potential for more holdover fires popping up in the coming days...
Aug 16, 2022
Environment Canada issues heat warning for North and South Thompson
KAMLOOPS - High temperatures are returning to the Kamloops area once again.In a public alert Tuesday (Aug. 16) morning, Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the North and South Thompson lastin...
Aug 16, 2022
Kamloops loses eight more lives due to illicit drugs in June; B.C. surpasses 1,000 deaths in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Eight more illicit drug deaths were recorded in Kamloops in June.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops still has the fifth-most illicit drug deaths a...
Aug 16, 2022
