Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
ASK Wellness' affordable housing complex for seniors opens
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness' 37-unit seniors housing complex, honouring one of its greatest supporters Cookie Reimer, officially opened on Tuesday (Feb. 1).Ground broke for Cookie's Place in August, 2020....
Feb 02, 2022
Kamloops transit recovering better than expected, more frequency to be added
KAMLOOPS - Transit in Kamloops saw a decline in riders through the pandemic but is now recovering better than expected, according to the Annual Transit Performance Summary that went before council tod...
Feb 01, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations ease slightly, remain above 1,000
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Ministry of Health reports 1,035 COVID-19 hospitalizations for Tuesday (Feb. 1), a decrease of 13 since Monday.Of those patients, 139 are in intensive care, a slight increase of one....
Feb 01, 2022
CFJC Boogie the Bridge is back after two-year hiatus
KAMLOOPS - Boogie the Bridge is back! Organizers are gathered at Colombo Lodge Tuesday (Feb.1) morning to announce that the run will return after a two-year hiatus."We are so excited and very, very gr...
Feb 01, 2022
Resiliency centre services extended in Cache Creek and Spences Bridge
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Gold Country Communities Society, announced that resiliency centres will be open weekly during February in Cache Creek ...
Feb 01, 2022
Man charged after allegedly stealing identification and thousands of dollars from Merritt restaurant
MERRITT, B.C. - A man has been charged with theft under $5,000 and unauthorized use of a credit card after a reported theft Sept. 1, 2021.RCMP say the man allegedly walked into a restaurant on Nicola ...
Feb 01, 2022
Man arrested, box cutter seized after Victoria Street scrap Monday
KAMLOOPS - RCMP did not receive much cooperation from the participants in a downtown brouhaha Monday night (Jan. 31).According to a news release from Cst. Crystal Evelyn, it happened at about 8:10 p.m...
Feb 01, 2022
RCMP searching for alleged Salmon Arm sex offender; believed to be travelling with his two daughters
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking people to be on the lookout for a man who was recently charged for sexual interference and sexual assault on a minor.Police say 40-year-old Caleb Gerbrand...
Feb 01, 2022
Nicola Valley ranchers' concerns grow over spring freshet
NICOLA VALLEY, B.C. - Ranchers in the Nicola Valley are calling on the provincial government to speed up the process of handing out Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) before spring freshet.Since the ...
Jan 31, 2022
B.C. surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations for the first time
VICTORIA - For the first time amid the COVID-19 pandemic, B.C. has more than 1,000 patients in hospital with the virus.According to B.C.'s Ministry of Health, 1,048 patients are in hospital for Monday...
Jan 31, 2022
