Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. government providing $1,300 a month for those in interim housing due to wildfire season
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government announced it's working with the Canadian Red Cross to provide financial assistance to eligible residents who were affected by the 2021 wildfires.Starting December 2021, ...
Nov 07, 2021
New trail in Aberdeen aims to give beginner mountain bikers a fun and safe introduction
KAMLOOPS - After a winter of snow, moisture, and hikers to help compact the dirt, Kamloops residents interested in mountain biking for the first time will have a trail suited for them.The Kamloops Bik...
Nov 06, 2021
Advance voting underway for Tk'emlups te Secwepemc
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) members can vote until 8 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 6) for the 2021 election that will elect one chief and seven councillors.Voting takes place at Moccasin Square...
Nov 06, 2021
Ken Gillis re-elected as chair of TNRD board of directors
KAMLOOPS - Ken Gillis has been re-elected chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board of directors.Gillis has been the chair since 2018. He says 2021 was one of his most challenging years as ...
Nov 05, 2021
Ben's Story: How the Memorial Arena shelter is one man's saving grace
KAMLOOPS - After recreational user groups in Kamloops expressed their frustration with a shelter located at the Memorial Arena - the Canadian Mental Health Association is sharing one shelter resident'...
Nov 05, 2021
School District 73 launches staff survey on COVID-19 vaccination policy
KAMLOOPS - School District 73 is asking its staff to weigh in on a potential COVID-19 vaccination policy.The district's Board of Education voted on October 25 to create a committee to come up with dir...
Nov 05, 2021
Missing man last seen in Prince George wanted in connection with Kamloops brothers' killings
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It turns out that the man reported missing and last seen in Prince George by the Prince George RCMP this week is actually wanted in connection with a double homicide that occurre...
Nov 05, 2021
Friday morning police situation near NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - 11:15 a.m.: RCMP say staff and students have returned to NorKam Secondary School.Cst. Crystal Evelyn says police are still investigating "the nature of the threat."RCMP and the school distr...
Nov 05, 2021
Friends make desperate plea for help in Kamloops woman's disappearance; RCMP Serious Crimes Unit investigating
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the Serious Crimes Unit is now involved in the search for a missing Kamloops woman. Shannon White's disappearance is being investigated as suspicious, and her friends are ...
Nov 04, 2021
MP Caputo calls on Ottawa to restore clean drinking water to Whispering Pines-Clinton reserve
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo is urging the Trudeau government to take action on poor drinking water at a local First Nations reserve.Caputo has penned a letter to Indigenous Se...
Nov 04, 2021
