Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU adding 114 temporary modular housing units to Kamloops campus
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has added more than 100 modular living units for students on campus that are set to open in the new year. In a release Monday (Dec. 13), TRU says it's expan...
Dec 13, 2021
PIT Stop and Kamloops Daybreak Rotary provide more than 330 Christmas meals on Sunday
KAMLOOPS - For over a decade, the PIT Stop Program at the United Church has teamed up with the Rotary Club of Kamloops Daybreak to provide a Christmas dinner for people in need in the community. Howev...
Dec 13, 2021
Provincial state of emergency extended, cap on non-essential fuel use to be lifted
VICTORIA - A provincial state of emergency will remain in effect for at least another two weeks, but the BC Government says the order limiting non-essential fuel use in the Lower Mainland will be lift...
Dec 13, 2021
Merritt woman charged in alleged targeted home invasion
MERRITT, B.C. - A Merritt woman was charged after allegedly invading a home with a baton.In its investigation, Merritt RCMP say a home invasion on Oct. 8, 2021, on the 2400-block of Clapperton Avenue ...
Dec 13, 2021
Public parking access at Royal Inland Hospital temporarily adjusted due to construction
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says the access road to the Clinical Services Building parkade at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) will be closed from this week (Dec. 13 to 19).While the parkade will remain ope...
Dec 13, 2021
Highways across southern B.C. expected to see snow Monday night
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning drivers to be prepared for difficult driving conditions on highways throughout southern BC. It says a low pressure system w...
Dec 13, 2021
Merritt students set to be back in school by early new year
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 (SD58) is announcing its face-to-face learning plan which will allow Merritt students to access in-person learning by mid-January. Since the Coldwater River burst it...
Dec 12, 2021
Secret Santa warms the hearts of lonely seniors in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Centre for Seniors Information is getting ready to give out more than 600 Secret Santa gifts to seniors in need.Inside each bag is $50 worth of personal hygiene items, comfort items suc...
Dec 12, 2021
Thompson Hotel seeing jovial response to Christmas toy drive for Merritt residents
KAMLOOPS - When the City of Merritt was evacuated nearly a month ago, many headed to Kamloops and took shelter at local hotels. One of those hotels, the Thompson Hotel downtown, has been hearing the h...
Dec 11, 2021
'It's fragmented': British Columbia Seniors Advocate Office's report suggests flaws in gathering senior abuse information
KAMLOOPS - The British Columbia Seniors Advocate Office released a review on Seniors Abuse and Neglect earlier this week. The report reviews five years of existing data. In its findings, it highlights...
Dec 11, 2021 Image Credit: Photo 80342057 / Ian Allenden / Dreamstime
