Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
RIH Foundation tower campaign receives $60K donation from Exceed Electrical Engineering
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation's fundraising campaign has been given a $60,000 boost by a local engineering company. Exceed Electrical Engineering $60,000 gift for the Together We Ris...
Nov 18, 2021
Merritt RCMP assure residents community is being kept safe during evacuation
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP have authored a statement on their ongoing work to protect the community during the ongoing evacuations.The Merritt RCMP wants to assure the public they are doing ever...
Nov 18, 2021
United Way BC launches United for BC Flood Response fund
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To assist with flood response efforts, United Way BC (UWBC) has launched a new fundraising campaign - the United for BC Flood Response fund. Money raised will be distributed to supp...
Nov 18, 2021
