Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops coffee roasters partner with Elizabeth Fry Society to help raise funds
KAMLOOPS - There's nothing quite like that first cup of coffee in the morning. Kazia Poore, floor manager at The Vic in downtown Kamloops, provides that special feeling for dozens of customers a day."...
May 13, 2021
Environmental, accessibility improvements coming to the BC Wildlife Park
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park is upgrading for accessibility and conservation. Every public pathway at the BC Wildlife Park will soon be paved. "Most of our pathways are gravel, don't hold up well i...
May 13, 2021
Kamloops nurses feeling appreciated during National Nurses Week, BCNU calls for more PPE
KAMLOOPS - Prabh Dhillon is a licensed practical nurse who works at The Hamlets in Westsyde. She, like many other healthcare workers, has been putting herself on the line to help others during the pan...
May 13, 2021
Kamloops brothers identified as men found dead near Penticton
NARAMATA, B.C. - Two men found dead near Penticton Monday (May 10) were brothers from Kamloops.In a post made to Facebook Wednesday, Gordon Fryer shares news of the deaths of his sons, Carlo and Erick...
May 13, 2021
Merritt RCMP release photo, details on wanted man
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public's help tracking down a wanted man.Dean Anthony Seymour is wanted for being unlawfully in a dwelling house with intent to commit an offence.It ste...
May 13, 2021
B.C. finds 587 new cases of COVID-19; 60 in Interior Health
VICTORIA - B.C. is reporting 587 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday (May 13), including 60 cases within Interior Health. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed the totals in a news conference...
May 13, 2021
North Shore restaurant pledges to open for indoor dining, even if it violates provincial order
KAMLOOPS - The owner of Minos Greek Restaurant on the Kamloops North Shore says the restaurant will open for indoor dining on May 25 - regardless of if that violates public health restrictions.B.C.'s ...
May 13, 2021
Caravan of Care raises more than $20,000 to help tackle youth homelessness in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Two local charitable organizations will benefit from a grassroots fundraiser held earlier this month. Organized by Kamloops resident Nathaniel Martin, the Caravan of Care raised $21,125 for...
May 13, 2021
Alleged footwear thief nabbed by eagle-eyed Merritt Mountie
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP in Merritt say an alleged porch pirate was caught stepping all over the evidence.In a release, B.C. RCMP spokesperson Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says Cst. Carly Gerein was browsin...
May 13, 2021
Police watchdog clears RCMP officer after Lytton man dies fleeing from traffic stop
LYTTON, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer in the case of a Lytton man who went missing and was later found dead after fleeing from a traffic stop.The Independent Investigations...
May 13, 2021
