Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Keep in mind what you leave behind': Kamloops RCMP reminding residents of auto crime deterrents
KAMLOOPS - April is Auto Crime Enforcement Month, and Kamloops RCMP are asking residents to 'keep in mind what you leave behind'. Thefts from motor vehicles in Kamloops dropped 27 per cent in 2020, as...
Apr 07, 2021
Kamloops' COVID-19 case count rose modestly last week
KAMLOOPS - The latest breakdown of COVID-19 cases by community shows a modest increase in Kamloops, but more concerning numbers in Kelowna and Revelstoke.The B.C. Centre for Disease Control's Local He...
Apr 07, 2021
People's Party leader Bernier books tour through B.C. Interior, in Kamloops Friday
KAMLOOPS - Eschewing public health directives advising people against non-essential travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Canada's political party leaders will make a campaign-style swing throug...
Apr 07, 2021
Brush fire pops up on Tk'emlups Reserve
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) crews are on site of a brush fire along the North Thompson River on the Tk'emlups Reserve.The fire was called in at about 11:00 a.m. Wednesday (Apr. 7) off Chilco...
Apr 07, 2021
Quilchena Creek area wildfire now being held by BC Wildfire Service
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says a wildfire in the Quilchena Creek area outside of Merritt is now classified as being held. Kamloops Fire Centre information officer Nicole Bonnett says 2...
Apr 07, 2021
Schools in Kamloops and Salmon Arm added to Interior Health’s COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - Arthur Stevenson Elementary in Kamloops had a potential COVID-19 exposure take place between March 29 and April 1. Elsewhere, Salmon Arm Secondary - Jackson Campus, had a potential exposure...
Apr 07, 2021
Merritt Mounties investigating a string of dumpster fires
MERRITT, B.C. - On Tuesday (April 6) morning, the Merritt Fire Department was called out to a fire in a commercial garbage dumpster. The responding crew was able to knock down the fire and prevent it ...
Apr 07, 2021
Kamloops man charged following crime spree across Thompson Nicola region
MERRITT, B.C. - Numerous criminal charges have been approved against a Kamloops man accused of carrying out a crime spree across the Thompson Nicola region at the beginning of the month."On April 1, 2...
Apr 07, 2021
WHL team identifies Shuswap crash victim as player's grandfather
SICAMOUS - A 73-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman tragically died on Highway 1 Tuesday (April 6) afternoon.B.C. RCMP attended the scene of a two-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 1, the main rou...
Apr 07, 2021
Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group announces name change, increased digital focus
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group has announced a name change to reflect a shift in focus toward digital media.In a news release, President Rod Schween says beginning May 1, t...
Apr 07, 2021
