Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salvation Army gathering donations to build Christmas hampers for Merritt evacuees
KAMLOOPS - The Salvation Army's Kamloops branch has set up an avenue for people to support Merritt evacuees and flood victims.Major Kelly Fifield says donations made through a link on the branch's web...
Nov 19, 2021
Canadian land border waiving proof of COVID-19 testing for stranded British Columbians
KAMLOOPS - If you're stranded in Vancouver because of the Coldwater Flood damage to BC highways and trying to return home to the Interior, you can pass through the United States even if you only have ...
Nov 18, 2021
15th Annual Basics for Babies to fill Food Bank's baby needs Friday
KAMLOOPS - At the Kamloops Food Bank, the baby bank is always well-stocked. That's due in large part to the success B100's Basics for Babies has had for the past fifteen years, in helping to highlight...
Nov 18, 2021
COVID-19 cases down in Kamloops and Salmon Arm last week, up in Kelowna
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area saw a slight decrease in COVID-19 cases last week, according to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).COVID-19 case counts broken down by local ...
Nov 18, 2021
Kamloops mill to be sold as condition of Domtar merger with Paper Excellence
KAMLOOPS - The future of the Domtar Kamloops pulp mill is cloudy after news broke that the company's merger with Paper Excellence was approved.In a news release issued Thursday (Nov. 18) - Domtar anno...
Nov 18, 2021
Province updates highway re-opening timelines, says Highway 8 may be most damaged
VICTORIA - Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure officials have a better idea of the damage wrought on Interior highways from this week's historic rainstorm - and it's not pretty.Mi...
Nov 18, 2021
Health Minister acknowledges challenges at Royal Inland Hospital, wants to talk to Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Health Minister Adrian Dix is acknowledging there is a healthcare crisis at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH)."There's no hospital in B.C. - and I don't believe any hospital in Canada - th...
Nov 18, 2021
Coldwater River in Merritt carves new channel, could delay residents' return home
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coldwater River, which broke its banks overnight Monday to cause widespread flooding, has an entirely new channel. With this latest development, the timeline for a return could be ...
Nov 18, 2021
Highway crash near Logan Lake claims life of child
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - RCMP say a child was killed in a head-on crash near Logan Lake during the noon hour today.In a news release, Cpl. Mike Halskov of B.C. Highway Patrol says the crash took place at ab...
Nov 18, 2021
No charges against officers after woman dies in car evading RCMP near Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is not recommending charges after a woman was killed in a vehicle evading police near Sicamous earlier this year. On May 20, RCMP officers tried to pull over a ...
Nov 18, 2021
