Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Clearwater RCMP searching for missing man whose rental truck was found in East Blackpool
KAMLOOPS - Clearwater RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a man whose rental Ford pickup truck was reported abandoned in East BlackpoolDaniel Ritchie, 35, had his truck found about 14 kilom...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2021

Still "a lot of room for growth" in legal cannabis industry: B.C. solicitor general
KAMLOOPS - Sunday will mark three years since cannabis became legal in Canada.B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth touted huge growth in the retail cannabis sector since the first retail store opened...
Oct 15, 2021

Peace for Pride Gathering at Riverside Park on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (Oct. 16), the community is invited to gather at Riverside Park for Peace for Pride - an event meant to show support for a trans youth who was attacked in the city in September....
Oct 15, 2021

Two more deaths from COVID-19 outbreak at Overlander Long Term Care in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - Two more people have died due to COVID-19 outbreak in Kamloops.According to Interior Health, there have now been a total of five deaths associated with the outbreak at Overlander Long Term ...
Oct 15, 2021

Clearwater emergency room closed for the weekend once again
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed for another weekend.In a news release, Interior Health says the closure will begin Friday after...
James Peters Oct 15, 2021

Number of carbon capture plants depends on government policies: Carbon Engineering CEO
KAMLOOPS - The Merritt Electro Fuels Project, a carbon capture plant to be built on the Upper Nicola Indian Band, hopes to revolutionize how we fuel vehicles - whether it's cars, planes or other machi...
Oct 15, 2021

'Tk'emlúps to Gaza Walkathon' set to kick off in Burnaby on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society (KAFS) will be among many organizations walking in Deer Lake Park in Burnaby on Sunday, October 17 to support children's programs in Gaza and Firs...
James Peters Oct 15, 2021

PM Trudeau to make long-awaited Tk'emlups visit Monday
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the community on Monday (Oct. 18). It comes three weeks after the prime minister rebuffed invitations to join Tk...
James Peters Oct 15, 2021

'These babies are coming home': a spirit walk from Winnipeg to Kamloops
MEDICINE HAT, AB. - Clad in an orange shirt, an Every Child Matters facemask and carrying a blue backpack, Jasmine Lavallee paid a visit to the Saamis Tepee in Medicine Hat, Alberta Thursday.The south...
James Peters Oct 15, 2021

Upper Nicola Indian Band continues innovative trend with partnership in $1.3 billion carbon capture plant
KAMLOOPS - Carbon Engineering has been working on helping the climate for the last decade, developing technologies to capture carbon from the atmosphere.In 2015, the company first collected carbon fro...
Oct 14, 2021

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