Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
One person believed dead after house fire ignites on Hook Road
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say one person is suspected to have died last night (June 8) after a large house fire ignited along Hook Road east of Kamloops. Kamloops RCMP Media Relations Officer Cst. Crys...
Jun 09, 2021
SD58 confirms COVID-19 exposure at Merritt Central Elementary
MERRITT, B.C. - School District 58 Nicola Similkameen has confirmed a COVID-19 exposure among the community at Merritt Central Elementary School.The exposure is stated to have occurred between June 1-...
Jun 09, 2021
Adams Lake Indian Band honouring residential school suvivors with walk from Kamloops to Chase
KAMLOOPS - Over the course of three days, Adams Lake Indian Band members will walk from Kamloops to Chase to honour the Kamloops Indian Residential School survivors and the children who never made it ...
Jun 09, 2021
Large fire burns home east of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There was a major house fire along Hook Road just east of Kamloops Tuesday night (June 8). The Pritchard Volunteer Fire Department was called out to the blaze which was clearly visible from...
Jun 09, 2021
Dr. Albert de Villiers, face of Interior Health pandemic response, arrested for sex crimes
KELOWNA - The chief medical health officer for Interior Health in B.C. has been arrested.Alberta RCMP said Dr. Albert de Villiers was arrested in Kelowna Tuesday (June 8) on one count of sexual assaul...
Jun 08, 2021
Former West Victoria Street security guard involved in assault hoping to return to protecting streets
KAMLOOPS - Rick Eldridge hopes to be protecting the streets of West Victoria Street again soon. It's been three months without a job after a video surfaced of Eldridge assaulting a street person. "It'...
Jun 08, 2021
Métis Nation BC advocates for acknowledgment and education on residential school system impacts
TK'EMLUPS - Out of the recent discovery of more than 200 burial sites at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School grounds, B.C.'s Mtis people are advocating for continued education about the scho...
Jun 08, 2021
RAW VIDEO: Clinton Mounties free hawk trapped behind pickup truck's grill
CLINTON, B.C. - No two days are the same for a police officer - especially in small, rural postings.Sgt. Brandon Buliziuk and Cst. Marika Masters were at work at the Clinton detachment Friday (June 4)...
Jun 08, 2021
2021 marks the second virtual edition of Ride Don't Hide for CMHA Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Ride Don't Hide is the largest mental health bike ride in Canada. However, it's not only a fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA).This year, like last, organizers have...
Jun 08, 2021
Kamloops Sports Council and NorthPaws 50/50 draw aims to fund local teams' return to play
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sports Council and Kamloops NorthPaws baseball team are hosting a 50/50 raffle draw to help local sport organizations resume play amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The NorthPaws we...
Jun 08, 2021
