Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Clearwater emergency room to close during overnight hours this weekend
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Clearwater emergency department will be closed overnights this weekend.In a news release, Interior Health notes the ER at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital will be closed between 5...
May 6, 2022
Weapons call leads to brief hold-and-secure at Valleyview school
KAMLOOPS - A weapons complaint led one Valleyview school to declare a brief hold-and-secure protocol Friday morning (May 6). RCMP say Mounties responded to the complaint just before noon Friday, with ...
May 6, 2022
Kamloops RCMP say man whose photo was distributed as person of interest cleared of wrongdoing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a man whose photograph was distributed as a person of interest in a suspicious act near an elementary school was not involved in criminal activity.On Thursday (May 5), RCM...
May 6, 2022
Reported COVID-19 infections down in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Interior Health saw overall COVID-19 figures fall on a week-to-week basis in the latest report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).The weekly update showed that between April 2...
May 6, 2022
Health Minister's comments on backlog of surgeries being wiped are 'misleading': RIH surgeon
KAMLOOPS - A general surgeon at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) says Health Minister Adrian Dix's comments regarding the backlog of surgeries from the COVID-19 and weather events being wiped are misleadin...
May 6, 2022
Even as provincial funding rolls in, Merritt still needs more than $100-million: mayor
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is receiving more provincial funding in the aftermath of November's devastating floods. The province is funding flood mitigation planning projects to help them prep...
May 6, 2022
No landslide triggered, but threat remains for Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - An evacuation alert remains in effect for 27 units in the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park.In an update Friday (May 6), the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says conditions in the Wi...
May 6, 2022
Interior Health issues toxic drug alert for Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Interior Health issued a toxic drug alert for Merritt on Thursday (May 5). The alert notes the substance, that looks like a light, yellow, and chalky, is sold as down and fentanyl. It ...
May 6, 2022
Kamloops residents asked to take down bird feeders to combat bird flu outbreak
KAMLOOPS - Avian influenza - or bird flu - is spreading rapidly across Canada and the BC SPCA and Wildsafe BC are requesting the public to temporarily take down their bird feeders.Locals are advised t...
May 5, 2022
With rain in the forecast, high streamflow advisory issued for Deadman River
SAVONA, B.C. - The first high streamflow advisory of the 2022 spring freshet season in the Kamloops area has been issued for the Deadman River.In a bulletin issued Thursday afternoon (May 5), the B.C....
May 5, 2022
