Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Florentine opening second floor to displaced Merritt residents
MERRITT, B.C. - The Florentine in Merritt is looking to help displaced Merritt residents by opening up their second floor to evacuees who have lost their homes. President Frank Rizzardo addressed the ...
Dec 06, 2021
Blazers Teddy Bear Toss returns in person, RIH Foundation asking for online donations
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers Teddy Bear Toss is taking a hybrid route for 2021. While the teddy bear toss returns in person during the Blazers game Friday (Dec. 10) at the Sandman Centre against th...
Dec 06, 2021
Kamloops snowfall makes for tricky road conditions
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops driver should give themselves more time to make it into work this morning (Dec. 6). Snow overnight has made for slick road conditions in the Kamloops area. According to Environment...
Dec 06, 2021
Vigil taking place at TRU campus on Polytechnique massacre anniversary
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) Faculty Association's Gender Equity Committee will host a vigil for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.The vigil will take...
Dec 05, 2021
Volunteers needed to help recreate Inks Lake outdoor rink
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Outdoor Skating Association (KOSA) is looking for donations and volunteers to help maintain great skating ice at Inks Lake this winter for recreational skating, shinny hockey and s...
Dec 05, 2021
Disaster Financial Assistance eligibility expanded for those affected by flooding and landslides
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government announced that Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) eligibility has been expanded for people affected by flooding and landslides from Nov. 14 to Dec. 2, 2021.DFA is avail...
Dec 05, 2021
Blazers can't solve Rockets again, fall at home 4-3
KAMLOOPS - Off the ice, there was plenty for the Kamloops Blazers to celebrate Saturday (Dec. 4) evening.For the first time in the 2021-22 Western Hockey League (WHL) season, the Blazers were able to ...
Dec 05, 2021
'Safe for the Season' campaign begins to help prevent holiday crimes
KAMLOOPS - As the holiday season picks up, Kamloops RCMP are reminding residents that the giving season could be a chance for some to steal.A group of volunteers from the RCMP and City of Kamloops kic...
Dec 04, 2021
Snow removal efforts continuing overnight in Kamloops, crews won't hit smaller roads until Sunday
KAMLOOPS - Snow removal efforts started at 5 a.m. on Saturday (Dec. 4) in the City of Kamloops and will continue overnight until Sunday. Kamloops' Streets and Environmental Service Manager Glen Farrow...
Dec 04, 2021
Slippery sections and compact snow reported on Highways 1, 5, and 5A around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Drivers in Kamloops are asked to watch for compact snow and slippery sections.On Saturday (Dec. 4), Argo Roads Thompson, the B.C. road maintenance contractor for the Thompson region, report...
Dec 04, 2021
