Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fundraiser identifies six-year-old girl killed in crash near Logan Lake
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - An online fundraiser has identified the family involved in a horrific crash near Logan Lake Thursday (Nov. 19).The GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help with funeral costs for s...
Nov 19, 2021
Barb's Used Book and Music Sale opens this weekend
KAMLOOPS - Barb's Used Book and Music Sale is back.The Kamloops Symphony will open doors to its 444 Seymour Street location on Saturday (Nov. 20).Volunteers are accepting used books, records and music...
Nov 19, 2021
Merritt’s EOC provides update; some residents to be allowed access following inspection
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is bringing in inspectors to provide rapid damage assessment of the properties that were directly affected by the floods."Following the RDA process, homes will be t...
Nov 19, 2021
Salvation Army gathering donations to build Christmas hampers for Merritt evacuees
KAMLOOPS - The Salvation Army's Kamloops branch has set up an avenue for people to support Merritt evacuees and flood victims.Major Kelly Fifield says donations made through a link on the branch's web...
Nov 19, 2021
Canadian land border waiving proof of COVID-19 testing for stranded British Columbians
KAMLOOPS - If you're stranded in Vancouver because of the Coldwater Flood damage to BC highways and trying to return home to the Interior, you can pass through the United States even if you only have ...
Nov 18, 2021
15th Annual Basics for Babies to fill Food Bank's baby needs Friday
KAMLOOPS - At the Kamloops Food Bank, the baby bank is always well-stocked. That's due in large part to the success B100's Basics for Babies has had for the past fifteen years, in helping to highlight...
Nov 18, 2021
COVID-19 cases down in Kamloops and Salmon Arm last week, up in Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area saw a slight decrease in COVID-19 cases last week, according to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).COVID-19 case counts broken down by local ...
Nov 18, 2021
Kamloops mill to be sold as condition of Domtar merger with Paper Excellence
KAMLOOPS - The future of the Domtar Kamloops pulp mill is cloudy after news broke that the company's merger with Paper Excellence was approved.In a news release issued Thursday (Nov. 18) - Domtar anno...
Nov 18, 2021
Province updates highway re-opening timelines, says Highway 8 may be most damaged
VICTORIA - Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure officials have a better idea of the damage wrought on Interior highways from this week's historic rainstorm - and it's not pretty.Mi...
Nov 18, 2021
Health Minister acknowledges challenges at Royal Inland Hospital, wants to talk to Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Health Minister Adrian Dix is acknowledging there is a healthcare crisis at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH)."There's no hospital in B.C. - and I don't believe any hospital in Canada - th...
Nov 18, 2021
