Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19: B.C. hospitalization total drops by 16 Wednesday
VICTORIA - The province's Ministry of Health is reporting another sizable decrease in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19.In a news release, the ministry says the hospitalization total for...
Mar 16, 2022
Kelson Group breaks ground on 'game-changer' City Gardens
KAMLOOPS - Crews have officially started working on the most ambitious housing project ever approved in the city. City Gardens, a multi-family 525-unit apartment complex, is now underway."I really bel...
Mar 16, 2022
Supply chain problems led to road line paint shortage in 2021: City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you think the road lines in Kamloops are lighter than usual for this time of year, you're right.Civic Operations Director Jen Fretz says the City of Kamloops was only able to paint road ...
Mar 16, 2022
Kamloops RCMP searching for missing 60-year-old man
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for a missing man.Mohd Abdullah, 60, was last heard from on Friday (March 11) and failed to attend work on Monday (March 14). RCMP say it is out of character for h...
Mar 16, 2022
Woman injured, man arrested after stabbing outside Columbia Street motel
KAMLOOPS - A woman is in hospital and a man is in police custody following a reported stabbing at a Columbia Street Motel Tuesday (March 15) evening.Kamloops RCMP attended a motel on the 1300-block of...
Mar 16, 2022
Village of Lytton looks to fill two council seats in spring byelection
LYTTON, B.C. - The Village of Lytton put out a call for candidates for a byelection to fill two seats on its council. Those elected would serve as councillors for the Village of Lytton until the next ...
Mar 16, 2022
Freezing fog alert issued for the Shuswap: Environment Canada
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Drivers traveling through the Shuswap are told to be prepared for poor visibility and slipper roads Wednesday (March 16) morning.Environment Canada says freezing fog was observed in...
Mar 16, 2022
Logan Lake man charged after allegedly steering off Highway 97C
MERRITT, B.C. - A man from Logan Lake who allegedly steered a vehicle off the highway was charged by Merritt RCMP on Feb. 28.Officers were called to a collision near the 3200-block of Highway 97C on J...
Mar 16, 2022
Air quality advisory issued for Kamloops Wednesday due to 'high concentrations of fine particulate matter'
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, in collaboration with Interior Health, issued an air quality advisory for Kamloops Tuesday (March 15). In a special weather statement post...
Mar 16, 2022
Kamloops non-profits weathering high gas prices waiting for respite
KAMLOOPS - It's something you've likely already noticed at the pumps - fuel prices have sky-rocketed to nearly $2 per litre in Kamloops. The inflated costs are all across Canada and British Columbia i...
Mar 15, 2022
