Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kanaka Bar Indian Band to build climate-resilient houses for displaced Lytton residents
KANAKA BAR, B.C. - The Kanaka Bar Indian Band is partnering with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology to build climate-resilient houses that will home displaced Lytton residents and members of...
Jan 19, 2022
Mount Ida Mews in Salmon Arm the latest care home with a COVID-19 outbreak
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A Salmon Arm care home is the latest to turn up on the Interior Health COVID-19 outbreak list.IH says Mount Ida Mews in the Shuswap city had an outbreak declared on Tuesday (Jan. 18...
Jan 19, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP include screams for help, stolen car from Kelowna, and vehicle fire on highway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 397 calls for service from midnight on Friday (Jan. 14) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 17). Below are some highlights from those reports.Screams for h...
Jan 19, 2022
Merritt man wanted province-wide after alleged assault
UPDATE (1:40 p.m.): Merritt RCMP announced Wednesday (Jan. 19) afternoon than Jonathan Charlie was located and arrested. EARLIER: MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's help in locat...
Jan 19, 2022
Logan Lake man scratches $50,000 lotto ticket, plans tropical getaway
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A Logan Lake man says he will use his lotto windfall to fund a tropical vacation.Michael Soul scratched a Pirate's Treasure scratch-and-win ticket to find he had won $50,000.Soul bo...
Jan 19, 2022
TRU intending to build and operate cleaner energy system for Kamloops campus
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has announced it will build, own and operate an on-campus energy system for its Kamloops campus, pending approval from the BC Utilities Commission.In partne...
Jan 19, 2022
Kamloops RCMP arrest 'very slow' suspected stolen truck driver
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have a man in custody after he allegedly swiped a police car with a stolen truck early Friday (Jan. 14) morning.Around 3 a.m., officers observed a truck traveling at around 15...
Jan 18, 2022
IH medical health officer has power to request school vaccine statuses, weighing options for vaccine mandate
KAMLOOPS - The province has been hesitant to implement a vaccine mandate for teachers, but the latest order from Dr. Bonnie Henry is taking it one step closer.The medical health officer in Kamloops, D...
Jan 18, 2022
Gyms re-opening soon with adjusted restrictions, still asking for facility transmission data
KAMLOOPS - Most of the provincial restrictions announced back in December are staying in effect for now, but fitness facilities will soon be allowed to re-open on Thursday (Jan. 20).Gyms and fitness c...
Jan 18, 2022
Intensive care COVID-19 patients surpass 100, hospitalizations increase again
VICTORIA - The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care has increased B.C Tuesday (Jan. 18).The Ministry of Health reports 112 intensive care cases for Tuesday, up by 13 since Monday (Jan. 17). H...
Jan 18, 2022
