Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lytton announces candidates for councillor byelection
LYTTON - Lytton will hold a by-election for two vacancies on the Village Council on April 30.The Chief Election Officer of the Village of Lytton Bev Kennedy released Friday (March 25) the names of the...
Mar 26, 2022
Provincial planning continues for cancer care centre in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - During a visit to Kamloops yesterday at Royal Inland Hospital, B.C.'s Health Minister provided an update on the status of a future cancer care centre for the city. The government-promised f...
Mar 25, 2022
Search dog training facility almost ready to open in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - In 2019, the Cooper Family Foundation announced they were investing over $40 million dollars in the North Shore. That number included the construction of the Catalpa community on Ord Road n...
Mar 25, 2022
Insurance rebate to do little to relieve high gas prices: Liberal finance critic
KAMLOOPS - Liberal finance critic Peter Milobar says the rebate announced Friday by the NDP will barely cover a full tank of gas for some drivers, and he feels the money will come too late. The MLA fo...
Mar 25, 2022
Families at Kamloops Christian School to save up to $1,400 with new $10-a-day care model
KAMLOOPS - Naomi Toews says the $10-a-day childcare that kicks in April 1 at the Early Learning Centre is a game-changer. The new funding model will help save her family nearly $1,400 a month. "Right ...
Mar 25, 2022
Chase's new radiology room and X-ray machine getting good use: Interior Health
CHASE, B.C. - The new radiology room in the Chase and District Health Centre has been well used by residents, according to Interior Health.After opening to patients on Jan. 31, 2022, Interior Health s...
Mar 25, 2022
Kamloops Fire Rescue knocks down grass fire at Arrowstone Park
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is once again warning residents of how dry the climate is. Firefighters responded to a grass fire at Arrowstone Park in Lower Sahali Thursday (March 24) evening. ...
Mar 25, 2022
Theft of pontoon boat from Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP are hoping someone spots a pontoon boat that was stolen in the Shuswap.The boat's owner called police on Tuesday (March 22) to report the theft from the 1800-block of Tappen No...
Mar 25, 2022
"We're not meeting the standard of care": BC Orthopaedic surgeons call for health ministry meeting to address growing waitlist
KAMLOOPS - The BC Orthopaedic Association has released a letter this week requesting a meeting with Health Minister Adrian Dix to discuss the state of orthopaedic surgery wait times in the province. M...
Mar 24, 2022
COVID-19: Hospitalizations back down in B.C. after Wednesday's brief uptick
VICTORIA - After a rare increase, hospitalization due to COVID-19 is back on the downswing in B.C.According to the Thursday (Mar. 24) surveillance report from the province's Ministry of Health, there ...
Mar 24, 2022
