Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Do you recognize this Kamloops North Shore robbery suspect?
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking Kamloops residents if they can help identify a suspect in a North Shore robbery. Last Friday (May 27) at about 7:40 p.m., a woman was in a parking lot in the 700-block of Fo...
May 30, 2022
Monte Creek-area residents vote to add fire protection
KAMLOOPS - Monte Creek-area residents have spoken out in favour of adding fire protection.In preliminary results of an assent referendum held Saturday (May 28), 142 of 196 voters (72 per cent) said 'Y...
May 30, 2022
RCMP seeking information about armed robbery on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are seeking information from the public on a gunpoint robbery on the North Shore Sunday (May 29) night.Officers responded to the 300-block of Tranquille Road at around 10:00 p...
May 30, 2022
BrewLoops-ish returns to McArthur Island Park
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of craft beer lovers flocked to McArthur Island Park Saturday (May 28) for BrewLoops-ish, the Kamloops craft beer festival.It was the first one in two years and the 900 tickets sol...
May 30, 2022
Dense fog covering the Coquihalla Summit Monday morning
KAMLOOPS - Drivers on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt Monday (May 30) morning are asked to be prepared to travel through areas with near-zero visibility.In a special weather statement issu...
May 30, 2022
Clearwater ER closed until 9 p.m. Sunday due to understaffing
CLEARWATER - The Clearwater emergency department is closed from 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 25 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 29. Area residents are advised of the temporary change to the emergency department hours ...
May 29, 2022
Brighter streetlights coming to Westsyde and downtown neighbourhoods
KAMLOOPS - BC Hydro will begin replacing light bulbs in street lights in parts of Westsyde and downtown on Monday (May 30).It's part of a three-year project to replace all high pressure sodium (HPS) l...
May 29, 2022
Nurses in Kamloops meet with Interior Health brass to discuss concerns - and solutions
KAMLOOPS - Nursing staff at Royal Inland Hospital were able to meet face-to-face with the CEO of Interior Health on Thursday (May 26). After the meeting sessions, the BC Nurses Union says its membersh...
May 27, 2022
Sun Peaks could see major impact if 2030 Vancouver Olympic bid is selected
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The community of Sun Peaks could host competitions if the Vancouver and Whistler bid is awarded the 2030 Winter Olympic games.After some events in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics were ne...
May 27, 2022
Officers rush to Kamloops North Shore restaurant after weapons complaint
KAMLOOPS - RCMP rushed to a North Shore restaurant Thursday night (May 26) after a disturbance call involving a weapon.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened at about 8:00 p...
May 27, 2022
