Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD to write a letter of support to ban commercial truck traffic from Highway 5A
MERRITT, B.C. - After months of debate and presentations from various stakeholders in the region, the Thompson Nicola Regional District has voted in favour of drafting a letter of support of a ban on ...
Apr 26, 2021
Streamflow advisory issued for Lower Thompson tributaries
VICTORIA - The province is advising residents of the Thompson-Nicola region that this is the week to prepare for high water.In a bulletin issued Sunday (Apr. 25), the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) ...
Apr 26, 2021
Rotary Food Drive another success
KAMLOOPS - The Rotary Food Drive was another big success on the weekend. Food Bank officials say the event resulted in 62,000 pounds of food and over $3500 to help the Food Bank survive what is expect...
Apr 26, 2021
Running a festival during a pandemic showcases films, fun, and learning curves for Kamloops Film Society
KAMLOOPS - It's not the same theatre ambience as the previous 24 years, but the 2021 Kamloops Film Festival has adjusted to new avenues.The Kamloops Film Society (KFS) are showing films at Twin Rivers...
Apr 25, 2021
Three bonfires put out in Kamloops overnight
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) reminded residents and visitors that bonfires within the city aren't allowed.Platoon Captain Darryl Cooper said KFR put out three bonfires within the city Saturda...
Apr 25, 2021
Man passing through Kamloops during run from Vancouver Island to Ontario, raising funds for children with cancer
KAMLOOPS - Rick Fall is two weeks into his cross-country run to fundraise for charities aimed at assisting children with cancer.The man from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. began running from Victoria, B.C. on...
Apr 24, 2021
Kamloops RCMP locate missing teen
KAMLOOPS - RCMP said a missing 17-year-old woman who was last seen Wednesday, (April 21) has now been found.
Apr 24, 2021 Image credit: CFJC Today/File photo.
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
