Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Loved ones, community members take up search for missing Kamloops woman Shannon White
KAMLOOPS - Monday (Nov. 22) marks 22 days since the disappearance of Shannon White - a 32-year-old Kamloops woman who hasn't been seen since the morning of Nov. 1.But her best friend, Angela Hulsman, ...
Nov 22, 2021
Classic Kamloops Christmas activity kicks off as Woodward's Christmas Tree farm opens for the season
KAMLOOPS - For the past 30 years, the Woodward Christmas Tree Farm has been the best location for families to kick off the Christmas season."You load up the family and bundle up. Head out on the hay w...
Nov 22, 2021
Peer mentoring program offered out of TRU for early childhood educators receives $1.4 million boost
KAMLOOPS - What was once a pilot project operating out of Thompson Rivers University is now an expansive peer mentorship program for early childhood educators. The university announced Monday (Nov. 22...
Nov 22, 2021
Kamloops Search and Rescue play role in rescuing Merritt residents from flood waters
KAMLOOPS - It's been a busy week for members of Kamloops Search and Rescue (KSAR), which has been helping with Shannon White's disappearance and also rescuing Merritt residents trapped in flood waters...
Nov 22, 2021
C.P. Rail says line between Kamloops and Vancouver will reopen Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Canadian Pacific says it will re-open its main rail line between Kamloops and Vancouver by mid-day Tuesday (Nov. 23). The line has been out of service since last week's storm led to widespr...
Nov 22, 2021
Highway 3 closed again following another washout: DriveBC
UPDATE (4 p.m.): Highway 3 between Sunshine Village and Allison Pass re-opened to single lane alternating traffic with major delays due to a mudslide.DriveBC says the highway remains open to essential...
Nov 22, 2021
Missing Red Deer man may be in Kamloops or Chilliwack
RED DEER, Alta. - RCMP in Red Deer are asking for the public's assistance to locate a missing 62-year-old man who may be in Kamloops.Ronald Gaudreau was last seen Oct. 29 in Red Deer, Alta., and polic...
Nov 22, 2021
Coldwater River to be temporarily rerouted
MERRITT - When the flood waters partially receded on Wednesday (Nov. 17), City of Merritt officials noticed that the Coldwater River had carved out a new path down a section of Pine Street. While the ...
Nov 22, 2021
Riverside Park construction expected to be complete in the summer
KAMLOOPS - Construction in Riverside Park will begin on Monday (Nov. 22) and is expected to be complete in the summer.The beach, pier, Rivers Trail, spray park, and adjacent washroom building will be ...
Nov 21, 2021
Merritt man last seen walking into flood waters found safe in Kamloops
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP confirms a missing man who was last seen walking into fast-flowing flood waters has been identified and found safe in Kamloops."He is patiently waiting for the evacuation ...
Nov 21, 2021
