Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
July saw the second-highest total of overdose deaths ever in B.C.; three more deaths in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The latest statistics detailing overdose deaths in B.C. paint a picture of an opioid crisis that is going in the wrong direction.The B.C. Coroners Service says there were 184 deaths due to ...
Sep 29, 2021
RCMP searching for missing hunter
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: This story has been updated here. EARLIER: RCMP in Surrey are looking for a missing 47-year old man who apparently went on a hunting trip last week, possibly to the Merritt area. Po...
Sep 29, 2021
Kamloops council enacts new bylaw governing local film production
KAMLOOPS - For the first time in its history, the City of Kamloops now has a bylaw to govern film productions taking place within city limits.Council passed the new bylaw at its regular meeting Tuesda...
Sep 28, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak in Royal Inland Hospital's Six North ward.The declaration was made late Tuesday (Sept. 28). In a news release, IH says there are only t...
Sep 28, 2021
B.C. COVID-19 case count at 652 Tuesday; 162 new cases in Interior Health
VICTORIA - There are 652 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. Tuesday (Sept. 28), with 162 of them found in Interior Health.The totals are included in an update to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)...
Sep 28, 2021
Skating rink plan shelved as Kamloops council scales down Riverside Park project
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is scaling down a planned revitalization project for Riverside Park.Initially, staff had proposed a project that would see the spray park replaced, an outdoor skating r...
Sep 28, 2021
WildsafeBC warns Kamloops about uptick in local bear activity
KAMLOOPS - WildSafeBC is reminding the City of Kamloops to be aware of the bears. "This year especially we've seen an increase in bear activity. It was a dry spring which means that berry crop wasn't ...
Sep 28, 2021
Twelve-year-old BMX racer raises $8k for children battling leukemia
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops BMX racer has raised nearly $8,000 for children fighting leukemia at the BC Children's Hospital.Twelve-year-old Jacobus Arnold has been gathering bottles with his mother and gran...
Sep 28, 2021
Downtown Kamloops, North Shore patio extensions to remain through next summer
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has voted unanimously in favour of carrying the city's outdoor patio extension pilot program through to next year.At its regular meeting Tuesday (Sept. 28), council voted u...
Sep 28, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Overlander grows by seven in 24 hours
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says the COVID-19 outbreak at Overlander Senior Centre in Brocklehurst has grown by seven new cases in 24 hours.There are now 21 cases at the facility, up from 14 cases...
Sep 28, 2021
