Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
More assessments required for areas destroyed by White Rock Lake wildfire
VERNON, B.C. - Preliminary assessments on the hazards caused by the White Rock Lake wildfire have been completed, but the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO) says more needs to be done before...
Feb 13, 2022
Interior Health issues toxic drug alert for Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health issued a toxic drug alert for Merritt on Friday (Feb. 11).The alert notes the substance, that looks like white granules with coloured flecks and is sold as crack, conta...
Feb 12, 2022
Local author releases Boogie the Bridge book
KAMLOOPS - Marcy Beauchamp wanted her newly-released children's book to be unmistakably Kamloops.It's called C'mon Everyone, Let's Boogie, and it tells the story of the long-running Boogie the Bridge ...
Feb 11, 2022
Canada's 55+ games expected to boost Kamloops economy by $3 million
KAMLOOPS - Canada's 55+ games are returning to Kamloops after being postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic for two years. More than 2,500 senior athletes from all over Canada will be coming to the Tournam...
Feb 11, 2022
TNRD factoring in previous wildfire, flooding damage with upcoming snowmelt monitoring
KAMLOOPS - Emergency preparedness within the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is a year-round practice. Ahead of late spring freshet season, officials are keeping a watchful eye on areas previously d...
Feb 11, 2022
City of Kamloops, BC Housing working with businesses to make shelters smoother
KAMLOOPS - Some residents are now into Merit Place on Notre Dame Drive. By next week, all 50 beds will be filled. There are safety concerns from businesses about what could happen in the neighbourhood...
Feb 11, 2022
RCMP teams bring commercial truck under control after wild ride through Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A commercial truck driver is facing a series of charges after allegedly failing to stop for police while speeding through the Shuswap Thursday (Feb. 10).In a news release, Salmon Ar...
Feb 11, 2022
RIH bringing on 28 recent or soon-to-be nursing graduates
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is boasting about the newest cohort of nurses to be hired at Royal Inland Hospital.In a news release, IH President and CEO Susan Brown says 28 nursing students - all of them...
Feb 11, 2022
Fatal overdoses on the rise in Kamloops; Interior Health issues drug alert
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a general overdose alert for Kamloops, saying "fatal poisonings (overdoses) are increasing" in the area.The alert, issued Thursday (Feb. 10), notes some of the ov...
Feb 10, 2022
Finance critic Milobar looking for tight timelines in upcoming NDP budget
KAMLOOPS - The newly-named opposition critic for finance says he will have a lot of questions as the NDP government's next budget is unveiled later this month.Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar...
Feb 10, 2022
