Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C.'s foreign ownership tax led to sky-rocketing price growth in exempt cities like Kamloops: TRU study
KAMLOOPS - A study from Thompson Rivers University shows Kamloops' housing prices have continued to skyrocket since 2016 when the B.C. government implemented a Property Transfer Tax on foreign entitie...
Oct 25, 2021
Highway 5A reopened to single lane traffic north of Merritt
UPDATE at 5:50 a.m.: According to DriveBC.com, Highway 5A is now open to single lane, alternating traffic at the site of the incident. KAMLOOPS - A vehicle incident has closed Highway 5A this morning ...
Oct 25, 2021
COVID-19 exposure notices given for four Kamloops flights: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - A handful of domestic flights in and out of Kamloops over the past two weeks have experienced COVID-19 exposures.According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, the following four Kamloop...
Oct 23, 2021
Temporary change in Ashcroft Hospital's emergency department hours
ASHCROFT - Interior Health is advising Ashcroft and area residents of a temporary change to the emergency department hours at the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care Centre this weekend.The em...
Oct 23, 2021
Kamloops adding another sidewalk plow to fleet, accelerating snow-clearing time
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it'll be more on top of clearing snow and ice from sidewalks and bus stops this winter. City council this week approved an additional $120,000 to better take care ...
Oct 22, 2021
Interior Health investigating capacity, potential vaccine card mix-up at Blue Grotto
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says it is working with a couple hypotheses in mind around what caused multiple COVID-19 cases at the Blue Grotto nightclub on the evening of Oct. 14. Blue Grotto owner Davi...
Oct 22, 2021
BC Wildlife Park hopes for a strong finish to 2021 season
KAMLOOPS - Many tourist attractions throughout the province have struggled throughout the pandemic. Travel restrictions have certainly had an effect on the BC Wildlife Park over the past 19 months - b...
Oct 22, 2021
Water consumption down in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - "More than anything we want people to know that their sacrifices this year have made a difference," said CAO Sean Smith.Water use and water restrictions are usually a hotly debated top...
Oct 22, 2021
Police watchdog recommends charges after man injured in 2020 arrest near Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) has announced a charge recommendation against RCMP officers after an incident near Sicamous in April, 2020.At about 12:00 noon on A...
Oct 22, 2021
Police investigate fatal shooting of horse near Salmon Arm, appeal for tips
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Salmon Arm RCMP detachment in B.C.'s Southern Interior is reaching out to the public in the hopes of finding the person(s) responsible for shooting and killing a horse.On Oct. 9...
Oct 22, 2021
