Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP notify residents 'dangerous sex offender' plans to move to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are notifying Kamloops residents that a "dangerous sex offender who poses a high risk to re-offend" plans to move to Kamloops.James Leo Gracie, 61, occasionally uses the alias Finn McI...
Apr 23, 2021
Kamloops residents asked to dig into their pantries for Saturday's Rotary Food Drive
KAMLOOPS - Rotarians will be on the hunt for yellow bags Saturday (Apr. 24) during the annual Spring Rotary Food Drive. The Kamloops Food Bank is in need of non-perishable items to stock the shelves f...
Apr 23, 2021
Community rallying together for Kamloops youngster facing rare kidney condition
KAMLOOPS - Ferris Backmeyer is a bright, smily four-year-old. What her face doesn't show is the incredible stress that her tiny body has been through over the past few years. Ferris has Mainzer-Saldin...
Apr 23, 2021
Kamloops tourism operators hit with wave of cancellations as travel restrictions kick in
KAMLOOPS - Golf, wine tours - pretty much any staple summer activity that draws visitors to Kamloops has dealt with a steady stream of cancellations this week. Tobiano's Head Golf Professional, Shanno...
Apr 23, 2021
COVID-19 exposure found at Bert Edwards Science and Technology School in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has its first new school exposure of COVID-19 in more than two weeks.According to the Interior Health school exposure website, COVID-19 was present at Bert Edwards Science and Tech...
Apr 23, 2021
Human rights complaint against City of Kamloops to move ahead
KAMLOOPS - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has squashed a City of Kamloops effort to stop the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal from hearing a complaint made by one of the City's employees.In May 2019, the Tribun...
Apr 23, 2021
Bonaparte River peaks at five-year flow rate, expected to stabilize over the weekend
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - High water conditions are improving on the Bonaparte River in Cache Creek, but the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) is maintaining a high streamflow advisory for the river.In a bul...
Apr 23, 2021
Fraudster advertising non-existent Salmon Arm rental suite scams victims out of thousands
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap say a scam artist has been victimizing people looking to move to the region.According to a news release, a recent case saw a victim e-transfer two separate payme...
Apr 23, 2021
Cross Canada marathoner to stride through Merritt Friday en route to Kamloops
MERRITT, B.C. - Rick Fall is running from Mile Zero in Victoria, BC to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, or as he describes it from his old home to his new one. Rick started on April 12, in Victoria with pla...
Apr 23, 2021
Grass fire pops up near Tobiano; B.C. Wildfire Service warns not to burn in strong winds
TOBIANO, B.C. - B.C. Wildfire Service crews are responding to a fire near Tobiano, on the southern shore of Kamloops Lake Thursday afternoon (Apr. 22).Fire Information Officer Kyla Fraser says seven p...
Apr 22, 2021
