Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Resiliency centre services extended in Cache Creek and Spences Bridge
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Gold Country Communities Society, announced that resiliency centres will be open weekly during February in Cache Creek ...
Feb 01, 2022
Man charged after allegedly stealing identification and thousands of dollars from Merritt restaurant
MERRITT, B.C. - A man has been charged with theft under $5,000 and unauthorized use of a credit card after a reported theft Sept. 1, 2021.RCMP say the man allegedly walked into a restaurant on Nicola ...
Feb 01, 2022
Man arrested, box cutter seized after Victoria Street scrap Monday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP did not receive much cooperation from the participants in a downtown brouhaha Monday night (Jan. 31).According to a news release from Cst. Crystal Evelyn, it happened at about 8:10 p.m...
Feb 01, 2022
RCMP searching for alleged Salmon Arm sex offender; believed to be travelling with his two daughters
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking people to be on the lookout for a man who was recently charged for sexual interference and sexual assault on a minor.Police say 40-year-old Caleb Gerbrand...
Feb 01, 2022
Nicola Valley ranchers' concerns grow over spring freshet
NICOLA VALLEY, B.C. - Ranchers in the Nicola Valley are calling on the provincial government to speed up the process of handing out Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) before spring freshet.Since the ...
Jan 31, 2022
B.C. surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time
VICTORIA - For the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. has more than 1,000 patients in hospital with the virus.According to B.C.'s Ministry of Health, 1,048 patients are in hospital for Monday...
Jan 31, 2022
Kamloops hockey club dons special orange sweaters in honour of Tk'emlups residential school confirmation
KAMLOOPS - Last May, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced the findings of a ground-penetrating radar search of the grounds of the former residential school. The confirmation of the possible remains of mor...
Jan 31, 2022
TRU professor seeks long-term care resident family members for study into impact of pandemic
KAMLOOPS - A professor in the Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing is looking for relatives of long-term care residents to participate in a study about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions. Dr....
Jan 31, 2022
MP Caputo condemns demonstrators who danced on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
OTTAWA - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo elicited applause from both sides of the aisle with an impassioned speech in the House of Commons Monday (Jan. 31).The House resumed sitting Monday a...
Jan 31, 2022
Body found on Tk'emlups parking lot, police asking for dash cam footage
KAMLOOPS - The body of a young man was found in the shared parking lot of St. Joseph's Cemetery, Tk'emlups Health Clinic, and Tk'emlups Church on Saturday (Jan. 29).The Southeast District Major Crime ...
Jan 31, 2022
