Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Lillooet residents advised of mid-week closure of hospital's emergency department
LILLOOET - People living in the Lillooet area are being warned that the emergency department at the Lillooet Hospital will be briefly closed starting tomorrow. In a release, Interior Health (IH) says ...
Jul 26, 2022

One person killed in two-vehicle collision on Trans Canada Highway near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP say one person was killed after a two-vehicle collision along the Trans Canada Highway yesterday (July 25). In a release, Staff Sgt. Scott West says around 2:05 p.m ...
Jul 26, 2022

Clearwater ER to temporarily close overnight
CLEARWATER - Clearwater area residents are being advised of another overnight emergency department closure at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Interior Health says the department will 'go on diversion'...
Jul 26, 2022

Merritt's wastewater system fully operational after November flood event
MERRITT - More than eight months after devastating floods damaged the wastewater treatment facility in Merritt, the city opened the valves to the repaired rapid infiltration basin today (July 26)."Whi...
Jul 26, 2022

'Health care where and when you need it is not a reality in B.C.'; HAWC call for new model in Ashcroft
KAMLOOPS - It's a story that has become all too common in the region. A public outcry following yet another closure of a small town emergency department.It's not Merritt or Clearwater this time, but A...
Aaron Schulze Jul 26, 2022

Top 100 ranking brings new attention, and new golfers to Tobiano Golf Course
KAMLOOPS - In ranking Tobiano Golf Course the 90th best in the world, the Golf Digest website wrote Tobiano is a "ruggedly beautiful course" and the wide-open property is a labyrinth of dry ravines an...
Jul 26, 2022

Cooling centre opens in Kamloops as temperatures reach 35°C threshold
KAMLOOPS - Staying cool is the name of the game in Kamloops this week. While the temperatures aren't nearly as lethal as last summer's heat dome, people are still taking shelter. "It's hot outside and...
Aaron Schulze Jul 26, 2022

Local Indigenous leaders react to Pope's apology
EDMONTON - Indigenous leaders from across the country travelled to the Edmonton area to witness Pope Francis's apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools - including Tk'emlups te Se...
Aaron Schulze Jul 26, 2022

UPDATE: Missing 29-year-old woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - (Updated July 28, 2022) After sending out a notice about a missing person earlier this week (July 26), police in Kamloops say a 29-year-old woman has now been found safe. RCMP thank the pub...
Aaron Schulze Jul 26, 2022

'They need to answer to their crimes': Kamloops Métis leader calling for Vatican to open files to identify perpetrators
KAMLOOPS - A local Mtis leader says the Pope's apology was appreciated, but elders are still digesting what it means and how to move forward. Dean Gladue, the Mtis regional director for the Thompson-O...
Jul 26, 2022

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