Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
MP Caputo asks Telus what's needed to improve cellphone and internet service in rural areas
KAMLOOPS - The Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is asking Telus Communications what obstructions are in the way to providing larger cellphone service and high-speed internet to rural...
Jul 6, 2022
Fire destroys residential trailer in Blackpool
BLACKPOOL, B.C. - Fire destroyed a residential trailer in Blackpool Tuesday evening (July 5). Blackpool Fire Chief Mike Savage says crews were alerted to the blaze just before 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, and w...
Jul 6, 2022
Response to distraught man on Savona River Bridge leads to traffic backup
SAVONA, B.C. - The response to a man in mental distress caused a traffic backup near Savona Tuesday (July 5).In a news release, Kamloops RCMP detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the incid...
Jul 6, 2022
City deactivates Emergency Operations Centre as river levels stabilize, yet remain high
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops deactivated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in response to the high-water threat. According to Greg Wightman, the utility services manager for the city, the threa...
Jul 6, 2022
RCMP confirms two people from Blind Bay, man from Sorrento dead in Shuswap highway crash
SORRENTO, B.C. - Chase RCMP have provided details into Tuesday's (July 5) fatal crash on Highway 1 west of Sorrento.In a news release, RCMP say a 51-year-old man from Sorrento and a 67-year-old woman ...
Jul 6, 2022
Evacuation alert rescinded again for Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park has once again been given all clear status. In an alert posted by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) Wednesday (July 6) morning, the Dis...
Jul 6, 2022
Interior Health is "gearing up to be prepared" for a surge in COVID-19 cases later this year
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (July 4), BC Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province was preparing for a possible third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which could hit this fall. As a result, Dix s...
Jul 5, 2022
Inflation squeezing Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - According to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada, the price of groceries is up 9.7 per cent. The Kamloops Food Bank is feeling the pinch - both in its operating costs and increased vi...
Jul 5, 2022
Snotty Nose Rez Kids to headline free music festival at Tk’emlups Powwow Grounds Wednesday
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Lytton-based 2 Rivers Remix Society was created to uplift contemporary Indigenous performers. Wednesday (July 6), it will take over Tk'emlups Powwow Arbour to host well-known,...
Jul 5, 2022
Overtime bans, work to rule on the table for BCGEU as negotiations stall
KAMLOOPS - On June 22, the B.C General Employees Union (BCGEU) voted overwhelming in favour of strike action should contract negotiations break down. That is exactly what happened this week after talk...
Jul 5, 2022
