Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Beloved Kamloops youth housing advocate McParland died of fentanyl overdose: coroner
KAMLOOPS - The coroners report into the death of Katherine McParland confirms the beloved Kamloops youth housing advocate died of a fentanyl-related drug overdose.The report was completed by coroner K...
Mar 24, 2022
Lorne Street partially closed to traffic after diesel spill Thursday afternoon
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue says an area of the city's downtown has been temporarily closed Thursday afternoon (Mar. 24) while crews clean up a large diesel spill. The 500-block of Lorne Street is...
Mar 24, 2022
Amid flood rebuild, 2021 a record year for construction in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - In 2021, construction value surpassed $30 million for the first time in Merritt's history."This included nearly $21 million in residential construction value. Some key projects include...
Mar 24, 2022
Two dead after vehicle goes off embankment into Carpenter Lake near Lillooet
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP say two people died after their vehicle reportedly gone off road down a 100-metre embankment into Carpenter Lake Monday (March 21) evening.Police say friends that were f...
Mar 24, 2022
Kamloops Christian School joins province's $10-a-day child care program
KAMLOOPS - Another site in Kamloops will be part of the B.C. government's $10-a-day ChildCareBC program. The Kamloops Christian School Early Learning Centre will have 92 spaces (11 under 36 months, 21...
Mar 24, 2022
B.C. moving forward to permanent Coquihalla repairs; construction to begin in summer 2022
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is moving forward on permanent repairs to the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt.In a news release Thursday (March 24) morning,...
Mar 24, 2022
Speeder on the Coquihalla Highway stopped by spike belts near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A Sri Lankan man has been charged with multiple serious offences after fleeing from police on the Coquihalla Highway last week.Merritt RCMP say they attempted to stop a grey Chevrolet ...
Mar 24, 2022
Longtime Sun Peaks Mayor Al Raine will not seek re-election in the fall
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The first and only mayor Sun Peaks has ever had says he will not be seeking re-election come October. Al Raine has been the mayor of Sun Peaks since it became a municipality in 2010....
Mar 23, 2022
Power outage affects 6,000 from Kamloops to Valemount
UPDATE (5 a.m. Thursday): More than 3,000 customers living along the North Thompson corridor remain without power early Thursday (March 24) morning. BC Hydro said late Wednesday night that the 3,229 c...
Mar 23, 2022
COVID-19: Hospitalization up slightly across B.C.
VICTORIA - A rare occurrence noted by B.C.'s Ministry of Health Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 23) - hospitalization due to COVID-19 is up.According to the latest surveillance report, there are 258 people ...
Mar 23, 2022
