Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian will not run for re-election this fall
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian has announced he will not run for re-election in the 2022 municipal election.Christian was first elected mayor in a 2017 by-election after his predecessor, Pete...
Feb 21, 2022
CSRD Board of Directors vote to postpone logging in areas affected by Two Mile wildfire
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) directors say they are not supporting a proposal to conduct salvage logging in the Sicamous and Wiseman Creek watersheds.In a news releas...
Feb 20, 2022
Vehicle incident closes Highway 1 in Salmon Arm
UPDATE (7:30 a.m.): DriveBC reports Highway 1 in Salmon Arm is clear, but drivers should expect delays in the area. EARLIER: SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway is closed in Salmon Arm to star...
Feb 20, 2022
Highway 1 east of Revelstoke closes for most of Saturday due to avalanche control work
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops and area drivers planning to head east for Family Day long weekend traveling may need to wait for most of Saturday (Feb. 19).DriveBC says the Trans Canada Highway from Townley Stre...
Feb 19, 2022
IH lays out blueprint for return to full service at health centres in rural communities
KAMLOOPS - After a month of reduced services at several smaller, rural hospitals throughout the region, Interior Health has announced the phased return of services.This includes restarting inpatient s...
Feb 18, 2022
Environment Canada issues Coquihalla snowfall warning ahead of long weekend
MERRITT, B.C. - Just in time for pre-long weekend travel, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the major route between the Interior and the Lower Mainland.The forecaster says a frontal...
Feb 18, 2022
Westsyde couple overwhelmed with kindness following mobile home fire
KAMLOOPS - Evan Robinson's beloved hot rod was torched in a Wednesday (Feb. 16) morning fire at Warrens Mobile Home Park. The man who sold Robinson the car heard about the tragedy."He reached out to m...
Feb 18, 2022
Faculty Association president hopes strong non-confidence mandate can open up communication at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association (TRUFA) announced the results of a non-confidence vote undertaken by its members. The results show that 81 percent of TRUFA...
Feb 18, 2022
Longtime CSRD CAO Charles Hamilton announces retirement
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is looking for a new chief administrative officer (CAO).Charles Hamilton, who has led the CSRD for more than 13 years, has announced hi...
Feb 18, 2022
B.C. hospitalization from COVID-19 down to 733 ahead of Family Day long weekend
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Ministry of Health is reporting another decrease in hospitalization due to COVID-19 as the province heads into Family Day weekend.In its latest update issued Friday afternoon (Feb. 1...
Feb 18, 2022
