Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. flood survivor warns others to check insurance amid rising climate disasters
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A survivor of British Columbia's catastrophic floods last year is warning others to check their insurance policies after she said she received a payout of only $30,000 when...
Apr 15, 2022
Easter Egg-citement returns to Kamloops Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the B.C. Wildlife park is bringing back their Easter Egg-citement festival all weekend long, with the park expecting to welcome over 6,...
Apr 14, 2022
New ideas needed as the opioid crisis marks its sixth anniversary
KAMLOOPS - Parents from Moms-Stop-the-Harm gathered this afternoon (Apr. 14) to continue bringing much needed attention to the crisis that claimed the lives of their sons. Six years have passed in whi...
Apr 14, 2022
Overnight closures coming for Clearwater emergency department
CLEARWATER - Interior Health says the emergency department in Clearwater will be closed periodically over the long weekend. As a result of unforseen limited staffing, overnight emergency department ho...
Apr 14, 2022
RCMP seek public's help identifying suspect in threats investigation
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect involved in a threats investigation. In a release today (Apr. 14), RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says around 10:...
Apr 14, 2022
Merritt to receive more than $24M in provincial grant funding for flood-recovery efforts
MERRITT - The City of Merritt has been announced as one of ten communities in B.C. that will be receiving $53.6 million in provincial funding to support recovery efforts. Merritt will receive $24,255,...
Apr 14, 2022
Lillooet woman scammed out of more than $23,000 by supposed South African lover
LILLOOET, B.C. - RCMP say a Lillooet woman was swindled out of more than $23,000 by a South African man she thought was her soulmate.The woman told RCMP she had travelled to South Africa in 2021. Whil...
Apr 14, 2022
Valleyview Secondary student one of 35 to win $100,000 scholarships
KAMLOOPS - A Valleyview Secondary student has won a prestigious scholarship to continue her studies at the post-secondary level. The Kamloops-Thompson School District says Ila Campbell is one of only ...
Apr 14, 2022
City of Kamloops to have outreach workers join Community Service Officers on foot patrol
KAMLOOPS - The City will hire outreach workers from social agencies like ASK Wellness to accompany Community Services Officers on foot patrols. Outreach workers help connect unsheltered homeless peopl...
Apr 13, 2022
Phoenix Centre's Out of the Ashes bursary looking for applicants and donors
KAMLOOPS - In 2008, Leann and Ron Kopytko established the Out of the Ashes bursary, which is available to people who have experienced substance use and addiction, and want to make positive changes in ...
Apr 13, 2022
