Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
One dead in Lillooet house fire
LILLOOET, B.C. - RCMP in Lillooet confirm one person has died in a house fire there.The blaze began at a home in the area of Texas Creek Road and Mitchell Road on Wednesday evening (Feb. 16) and firef...
Feb 18, 2022
Shuswap crash kills mother and child from Okanagan Falls
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A T-bone collision in Sicamous Thursday (Feb. 17) claimed the lives of an Okanagan mother and child.RCMP say the crash took place just after 9:00 a.m. Thursday in the 1800-block of Tr...
Feb 18, 2022
Kamloops RCMP find truck stopped on Trans Canada Highway, nab suspected impaired driver
KAMLOOPS - A truck stopped in the travel lanes of the Trans Canada Highway led Kamloops RCMP to an impaired driving arrest Wednesday (Feb. 16).At about 10:00 p.m., officers were called to Highway 1 ne...
Feb 18, 2022
'Not in the spirit of reconciliation': Canim Lake councillor critical of TRU business school renaming
KAMLOOPS - A councillor for the Canim Lake Band is taking Thompson Rivers University to task for the renaming of its School of Business and Economics after businessman and philanthropist Bob Gaglardi....
Feb 18, 2022
RCMP renew appeal for video, tips in Westsyde trailer arson probe
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are once again appealing for surveillance video or photos of a man suspected of setting fire to a mobile home in Westsyde Wednesday (Feb. 16).The fire at about 8:00 a.m. destr...
Feb 17, 2022
After four years, the Shtuka family continues to search for answers to son Ryan's disappearance
KAMLOOPS - Four years ago Thursday (Feb. 17), Ryan Shutka disappeared from Sun Peaks Resort. There have been countless hours spent searching for the young man who came to that community from Beaumont,...
Feb 17, 2022
TRU President questioned about ongoing investigation into bullying, harassment by senior administrators
KAMLOOPS - While the focus at TRU on Thursday was on the new Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, the president of the university was asked about the school's investigation into harassment, ...
Feb 17, 2022
Dike, multi-use path project underway in Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - One of Kamloops' most popular parks is getting a facelift.Workers are constructing a permanent dike to prevent flooding at Riverside Park. In 2020, the City spent around $300,000 on tempora...
Feb 17, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak at Nicola Meadows in Merritt declared over; hospitalizations down to 744 in B.C.
VICTORIA - A Merritt assisted living facility has been removed from the province's COVID-19 outbreak list.In its Thursday (Feb. 17) update, B.C.'s Ministry of Health says the outbreak at Nicola Meadow...
Feb 17, 2022
Merritt councillor Bhangu to go to trial on threats charge in November
KAMLOOPS - A former Merritt councillor will go to trial in November on a charge of uttering threats.Mike Bhangu was charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm after an incident last A...
Feb 17, 2022
