Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
BC SPCA says education and neutering can address Kamloops' cat overpopulation problem
KAMLOOPS - Last year, 78 per cent of the BC SPCA's total feline intake came from the City of Kamloops.That's according to a delegation request sent to Kamloops Council from the BC SPCA Kamloops and Di...
Oct 17, 2021
Clearwater RCMP searching for missing man whose rental truck was found in East Blackpool
KAMLOOPS - Clearwater RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a man whose rental Ford pickup truck was reported abandoned in East BlackpoolDaniel Ritchie, 35, had his truck found about 14 kilom...
Oct 17, 2021
Still "a lot of room for growth" in legal cannabis industry: B.C. solicitor general
KAMLOOPS - Sunday will mark three years since cannabis became legal in Canada.B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth touted huge growth in the retail cannabis sector since the first retail store opened...
Oct 15, 2021
Peace for Pride Gathering at Riverside Park on Saturday
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (Oct. 16), the community is invited to gather at Riverside Park for Peace for Pride - an event meant to show support for a trans youth who was attacked in the city in September....
Oct 15, 2021
Two more deaths from COVID-19 outbreak at Overlander Long Term Care in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - Two more people have died due to COVID-19 outbreak in Kamloops.According to Interior Health, there have now been a total of five deaths associated with the outbreak at Overlander Long Term ...
Oct 15, 2021
Clearwater emergency room closed for the weekend once again
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The emergency room at the Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater will be closed for another weekend.In a news release, Interior Health says the closure will begin Friday after...
Oct 15, 2021
Number of carbon capture plants depends on government policies: Carbon Engineering CEO
KAMLOOPS - The Merritt Electro Fuels Project, a carbon capture plant to be built on the Upper Nicola Indian Band, hopes to revolutionize how we fuel vehicles - whether it's cars, planes or other machi...
Oct 15, 2021
'Tk'emlúps to Gaza Walkathon' set to kick off in Burnaby on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society (KAFS) will be among many organizations walking in Deer Lake Park in Burnaby on Sunday, October 17 to support children's programs in Gaza and Firs...
Oct 15, 2021
PM Trudeau to make long-awaited Tk'emlups visit Monday
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the community on Monday (Oct. 18). It comes three weeks after the prime minister rebuffed invitations to join Tk...
Oct 15, 2021
'These babies are coming home': a spirit walk from Winnipeg to Kamloops
MEDICINE HAT, AB. - Clad in an orange shirt, an Every Child Matters facemask and carrying a blue backpack, Jasmine Lavallee paid a visit to the Saamis Tepee in Medicine Hat, Alberta Thursday.The south...
Oct 15, 2021
