Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops closing all city-owned boat launches as river levels rise
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops announced it is closing all city-owned boat launches to the public starting Friday (June 10) to limit access to the North and South Thompson Rivers.In a news release Th...
Jun 9, 2022
Kamloops records seven illicit drug deaths in March, up to 32 in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Seven more illicit drug deaths were recorded in Kamloops in April 2022.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops still has the fifth-most illicit drug de...
Jun 9, 2022
Kamloops RCMP arrest man for erratic driving, seize drugs and weapons
KAMLOOPS - Drugs and weapons were seized after a Kamloops man was arrested for reportedly driving erratically on the city's north shore.Kamloops RCMP say they attended the 700-block of Fortune Drive o...
Jun 9, 2022
B.C. Wildlife Federation wants critical areas of fire-damaged Thompson-Okanagan roads off-limits for vehicles
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is calling for a science-based return to restricted backcountry access to fire-damaged forests, in which critical areas are off-limits to all motorized a...
Jun 9, 2022
Updated: RCMP confirm missing woman found safe
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a 23-year-old woman who was reported missing this week has been located safe and sound. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to thi...
Jun 8, 2022
Floods or fire: Kamloops may face catch-22 with delayed snowmelt
KAMLOOPS - The North and South Thompson basins both saw substantial snowpack increases as of June 1, 2022, relative to seasonal norms. In an update to B.C.'s map of snow basin indices Wednesday (June ...
Jun 8, 2022
As inflation rises, concerns grow about what B.C. seniors will give up to make ends meet
KAMLOOPS - With record high prices at the pumps - and on grocery store shelves - it's hard to avoid inflation in B.C. For seniors on a fixed income, it's even more difficult to budget. "Some seniors a...
Jun 8, 2022
Cariboo rivers upgraded to flood watch stage; North Thompson remains at high streamflow advisory
QUESNEL, B.C. - The B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) has upgraded rivers in the Cariboo Mountain region to flood watch stage. That includes the Horsefly River and Quesnel River and other west-flowin...
Jun 8, 2022
Missing Quesnel woman may be in Kamloops: RCMP
QUESNEL, B.C. - Mounties in Quesnel are seeking your help in locating a missing woman. Thirty-three-year-old Haley Louise Reimer was reported missing on June 2 and was last seen in Quesnel on the morn...
Jun 8, 2022
'Positions have not been filled': Few paramedics to provide care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - As Royal Inland Hospital faces severe staffing shortages on many wards, staffing shortages are being felt in emergency care in Kamloops as well.There was only one ambulance team from two in...
Jun 8, 2022
