Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Citizens can be arrested if they disobey an evacuation order: Merritt RCMP
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents are reminded not to enter the city while under an evacuation order.Sgt. Josh Roda with Merritt RCMP says citizens can be arrested under the Emergency Program Act, the...
Nov 20, 2021
Highway 99 re-opens for essential travel
LILLOOET, B.C. - The B.C. government announced Highway 99 is now open for motorists travelling for essential purposes only.Highway 99 connects the Lower Mainland to Pemberton, Lillooet, and the Interi...
Nov 20, 2021
Bodies of three men recovered from Highway 99 mudslide south of Lillooet
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP confirmed that the bodies of three men have been recovered from the search at the mudslide near Duffy Lake Road.In a news release Saturday (Nov. 20) morning, RCMP say th...
Nov 20, 2021
Interior Health leads B.C. in new COVID-19 cases Friday; Gemstone outbreak declared over
VICTORIA - Interior Health is in a rare position Friday (Nov. 19) - leading the province in new COVID-19 cases.According to the B.C. Ministry of Health, there are 497 new cases of the virus found Frid...
Nov 19, 2021
Sun Peaks Resort optimistic about upcoming season, despite travel challenges facing B.C.
KAMLOOPS - There's just one more sleep until Opening Day at Sun Peaks Resort. In preparation, the snow cannons are hard at work laying down a base for all the skiers and boarders who plan to hit the s...
Nov 19, 2021
Kamloops pulp mill, union don't anticipate changes with new owner
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops pulp mill has been operating in the city since 1965 and it has seen many changes. Weyerhauser bought it in 1971, then sold it to Domtar in 2007. Another big change is coming wi...
Nov 19, 2021
IH, Health Minister address claims of 'toxic work environment' at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Frustrated, angry and exhausted. Those are the words the BC Nurses Union is hearing from the staff at Royal Inland Hospital. Union representative Scott Duvall says the best ratio to provide...
Nov 19, 2021
Merritt RCMP trying to identify man seen walking into fast-flowing flood water
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt are trying to confirm the safety of a man seen walking into fast-flowing flood waters on the day the city was deluged.On Monday (Nov. 15) at about 4:22 p.m., the man wa...
Nov 19, 2021
Truckers waiting for highways to reopen, receiving help from Kamloops Sikh community
KAMLOOPS - Harmanjit Singh has been spending this week in Kamloops just relaxing in the cab of his semi in, as he waits for any B.C. highway to the Lower Mainland to reopen. "It's very difficult to wa...
Nov 19, 2021
Kamloops shows record-breaking generosity for food bank at B-100 Basics for Babies
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Food Bank says the community's generosity made the 15th Annual B-100 Basics for Babies event a record setting success. Friday morning (Nov. 19), Kamloops residents came out in ...
Nov 19, 2021
