Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Highway 5 left northbound lane closed at Meadow Creek Road in Lac le Jeune
UPDATE (8 a.m. Monday): The northbound right lane at Meadow Creak Road re-opened shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday following vehicle recovery work, according to DriveBC. BC Emergency Health Servics told CF...
Mar 13, 2022
Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - A pedestrian was taken to hospital in stable condition early this morning after being hit by a vehicle.A call to B.C. Emergency Health Services (EHS) came in at 3:07 a.m Saturday (March 12)...
Mar 12, 2022
B.C. Review Board grants Merritt child killer greater freedoms
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A B.C Review Board panel has granted Merritt child killer Allan Schoenborn's request for greater freedoms.In a decision posted Friday (Mar. 11), the panel says Schoenborn will b...
Mar 11, 2022
With temporary permits set to expire, Kamloops businesses await City's plan for patio season
KAMLOOPS - The temperature may not be there yet, but businesses in Kamloops are trying to figure out what this summer's patio season will look like. More than 2,000 restaurants and businesses in B.C. ...
Mar 11, 2022
Sun Rivers helping major population growth on Tk'emlups reserve
KAMLOOPS - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc reserve was home to a little more than 3,000 people in 2016. Five years later, the population is now nearly 4,000 after the latest census numbers came out in Febr...
Mar 11, 2022
Council approves closure of 400-block of Nicola Street following sale to Kelson Group
KAMLOOPS - The 400-block of Nicola Street will soon be closed off.Kamloops Council passed a bylaw during Tuesday's (March 8) meeting where they authorized the closure of the stretch of downtown roadwa...
Mar 11, 2022
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc prepares for visit with Pope Francis
KAMLOOPS - The Chief of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc is preparing for a trip to the Vatican City to meet with Pope Francis. Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir leaves in two weeks for the Mar. 28 meeting. On Thursday ni...
Mar 11, 2022
TNRD Board of Directors formally apologize for 'previous lack of accountability' regarding former CAO Sukh Gill
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) Board of Directors publicly apologized to its residents Friday (March 11).The apology comes after a notice of motion presented by director and C...
Mar 11, 2022
Kamloops records 11 overdose deaths in January; 207 in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The first month of 2022 was deadly for overdoses in Kamloops.According to preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, at least 207 British Columbians died due to toxic illicit drugs in Jan...
Mar 11, 2022
Downtown Kamloops undergoes winter transformation for holiday movie shoot
KAMLOOPS - Downtown Kamloops is looking busy and festive this week, as shooting continues for an upcoming holiday movie. The 200-block of Victoria Street was closed to vehicle traffic Thursday (Mar. 1...
Mar 10, 2022
