Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops, Merritt, local First Nations among communities to receive fire prevention grants
KAMLOOPS - The province is doling out more than $3.5 million dollars to 26 municipalities and First Nations within the Kamloops Fire Centre for wildfire-risk-reduction projects.The money will come in ...
Apr 19, 2022
Stella Black to receive Freedom of the City after distinguished healthcare career in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will bestow its highest honour on a pillar of the local healthcare community this week.Stella Black will receive the Freedom of the City at an awards ceremony Wednesday...
Apr 19, 2022
One dead, another injured in ATV rollover east of Enderby
ENDERBY, B.C. - An all-terrain vehicle rollover near Enderby resulted in the death of a Vernon man.RCMP received a request to assist B.C. Emergency Health Services in responding to an ATV accident on ...
Apr 19, 2022
Kamloops pipeliner bows out of American Idol
HOLLYWOOD - Cameron Whitcomb is coming home.The 18-year-old Kamloops pipeliner who went from never performing in front of an audience to American Idol's Top 20 was eliminated from the competition Mond...
Apr 19, 2022
Transit service to TRU to be reduced after academic year ends
KAMLOOPS - Transit service to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will be reduced as the 2021-22 academic year wraps up.In a news release Tuesday (April 19), BC Transit says the seasonal service change i...
Apr 19, 2022
Traffic on Highway 1 east of Revelstoke affected due to vehicle incident
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Drivers are told to expect delays on the Trans Canada Highway east of Revelstoke Tuesday (April 19) morning.After a brief closure that was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m., DriveBC ...
Apr 19, 2022
VIDEO: Kamloops' Cameron Whitcomb is into the American Idol Top 20
HOLLYWOOD - Kamloops' own American Idol contestant is into the show's Top 20. Cameron Whitcomb performed the Black Sabbath song "Changes" on Sunday night (Apr. 17), earning plaudits from all three jud...
Apr 18, 2022
Highway warning for Easter Monday travellers
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is warning drivers of the possibility of heavy snowfall along the Trans-Canada highway east of Kamloops.The Special Weather Statement advises travellers a weather system ...
Apr 18, 2022
Kamloops City Council makes it easier for city staff to balance personal and political lives
KAMLOOPS - In what they call a move for inclusivity, Kamloops City Council has voted to allow Councillors to participate in meetings virtually and work from home when family circumstances preclude pro...
Apr 17, 2022
Roller rink, roller derby scrimmages coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - If you've ever wanted to try roller skating or roller derby, Tournament City Derby Diversified (TCDD) is hosting drop in roller rink sessions at the MacArthur Island curling rink.The league...
Apr 17, 2022
