Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City considers stopping train whistle on Lorne Street crossings
KAMLOOPS - Ten times a day, a 90-decibel whistle blows just metres away from some Lorne Street homes.The ground rumbles, coal dust floats in the air, and car traffic can be stopped for up to 15 minute...
Feb 2, 2022
Interior Health encourages getting your booster even though its not mandatory
KAMLOOPS -Teens and pre-teens, aged 12 to 17, are now eligible for a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia.With the highly contagious Omicron variant circulating, Interior Health says...
Feb 2, 2022
Five charged after RCMP break up New Westminster-Kamloops drug pipeline
KAMLOOPS - Five Kamloops-area residents are facing charges after a nearly two-year RCMP drug investigation led to the seizure of huge quantities of illicit drugs.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn...
Feb 2, 2022
Kamloops MP Caputo surprised by abrupt no-confidence vote for O'Toole
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo's member of parliament (MP) didn't foresee his party's leader being ousted when parliament resumed on Monday (Jan. 31).Conservative Frank Caputo called Wednesday (...
Feb 2, 2022
ASK Wellness' affordable housing complex for seniors opens
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness' 37-unit seniors housing complex, honouring one of its greatest supporters Cookie Reimer, officially opened on Tuesday (Feb. 1).Ground broke for Cookie's Place in August, 2020....
Feb 2, 2022
Kamloops transit recovering better than expected, more frequency to be added
KAMLOOPS - Transit in Kamloops saw a decline in riders through the pandemic but is now recovering better than expected, according to the Annual Transit Performance Summary that went before council tod...
Feb 1, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations ease slightly, remain above 1,000
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Ministry of Health reports 1,035 COVID-19 hospitalizations for Tuesday (Feb. 1), a decrease of 13 since Monday.Of those patients, 139 are in intensive care, a slight increase of one....
Feb 1, 2022
CFJC Boogie the Bridge is back after two-year hiatus
KAMLOOPS - Boogie the Bridge is back! Organizers are gathered at Colombo Lodge Tuesday (Feb.1) morning to announce that the run will return after a two-year hiatus."We are so excited and very, very gr...
Feb 1, 2022
Resiliency centre services extended in Cache Creek and Spences Bridge
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), in partnership with the Gold Country Communities Society, announced that resiliency centres will be open weekly during February in Cache Creek ...
Feb 1, 2022
Man charged after allegedly stealing identification and thousands of dollars from Merritt restaurant
MERRITT, B.C. - A man has been charged with theft under $5,000 and unauthorized use of a credit card after a reported theft Sept. 1, 2021.RCMP say the man allegedly walked into a restaurant on Nicola ...
Feb 1, 2022
