Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Eye-opening documentary on the impacts of residential schools to be screened in Kamloops Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Local residents are being invited to the screening of a revelatory documentary that "exposes the link between residential schools and the 29,000 Indigenous children and youth in Canada's ch...
May 10, 2022
Driver and kitten escape with minor injuries after going off Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT B.C. - Merritt RCMP are encouraging the public to be well-rested ahead of driving on highways after a driver and their kitten suffered minor injuries.Officers attended a single-vehicle collisi...
May 10, 2022
North Thompson snowpack grows, spring flooding threat remains for Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - High mountain snowpacks that feed the North Thompson river are continuing to increase according to the latest provincial data from May 1.According to the B.C. River Forecast Centre's (BCRFC...
May 10, 2022
Potential flurries for Coquihalla Summit again: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - For the second day in a row, Environment Canada is advising travellers in the Nicola, Shuswap, and Columbia regions of potential flurries on local highways.In a special weather statement is...
May 10, 2022
Five cent fuel increases can cost the city of Kamloops $60,000
KAMLOOPS - The price of fuel in British Columbia is continuing to rise, with some jurisdictions once again cracking the 2-dollar-per-litre mark. Prices are going to be high over the next several weeks...
May 9, 2022
Kamloops welcomes The Wizard of Oz production starting May 12
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is once again hosting its production of the Wizard of Oz right here in Kamloops. Starting on Thursday (May 12), the show will be put on at the Sagebrush Theatre...
May 9, 2022
VIDEO: Driver arrested after dangerous flight from police in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A dangerous drive through Kamloops ended in the Oak Hills area of Westsyde Monday afternoon (May 9) with a driver under arrest. Scroll down for videos of the incident and arrest. In a news ...
May 9, 2022
BCNU taking nursing strain concerns to legislature
KAMLOOPS - This week the BC Nurses Union (BCNU) is ramping up calls for more action to be taken to respond to widespread staffing challenges. BCNU President Aman Grewal says the nurses union often rec...
May 9, 2022
Three nurses in emergency: opposition MLAs press health minister on RIH nursing shortage
VICTORIA - The severe nursing shortage at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops took centre stage during question period in the B.C. Legislature Monday (May 9). Opposition MLAs from both the B.C. Li...
May 9, 2022
District of Sicamous lifts evacuation alert for mobile home park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The District of Sicamous lifted its evacuation alert for numerous properties in the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park.In an update Monday (May 9) morning, the Columbia Shuswap Regional ...
May 9, 2022
