Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
SNTC receives $500,000 in federal funding for Secwépemc legal project
KAMLOOPS - One of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council's (SNTC) projects is getting a boost from the federal government. "Revitalizing Secwepemc Law through the Implementation and Advancement of our Indi...
Aug 03, 2021
Scam fundraiser for Trozzo Creek firefighters pops up online
CASTLEGAR - The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) is warning the public about scam fundraisers that have popped up online for the firefighters battling the Trozzo Creek fire.The online scams claim to be rais...
Aug 03, 2021
BC Wildfire Service: Light rain did not impact fires
KAMLOOPS - Rainfall over the weekend helped ease some of the evacuation orders across the Thompson Nicola region, but it was not enough to have an impact on the wildfires of note in the Kamloops Fire ...
Aug 03, 2021
National defence minister visits Kamloops to learn more about assistance needed for B.C. Interior fires
KAMLOOPS - The Minister of National Defence made a special visit to Kamloops on Tuesday, meeting with the Canadian Armed Forces, which for the last month has been based near the Kamloops Airport assis...
Aug 03, 2021
Person drowns at White Lake north of Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM - RCMP say one person tragically drowned at White Lake near Salmon Arm on Wednesday (July 28).Salmon Arm RCMP's underwater recovery team recovered the body the following day on July 29.S/Sg...
Aug 03, 2021
Kamloops still working on bag ban bylaw, but one local store can help folks reduce consumer waste
KAMLOOPS - The effort to limit the use of single-use plastics has been in the works in the City of Kamloops since early-2019. That effort may have received a boost last week, as the provincial governm...
Aug 03, 2021
MovieMart purchased by Kamloops Film Society, with plans to continue video rentals
KAMLOOPS - With new ownership, and a new location, it won't exactly be business as usual for MovieMart, but the city's only video rental store will be sticking around. In a release today (Aug. 3), the...
Aug 03, 2021
Performance schedule released for 2021 Music in the Park
KAMLOOPS - Music lovers in Kamloops will soon return to Riverside Park for this year's installment of Music in the Park.All shows will be held at the Rotary Bandshell and will run from 7 p.m to 8:30 p...
Aug 03, 2021
Three people arrested in Kamloops after reported robbery, collisions, and vehicle fire in Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say three people have been arrested in relation to an alleged robbery, multiple vehicle collisions, and a vehicle fire in Riverside Park today (Aug. 3). RCMP Cst. Crystal Evel...
Aug 03, 2021
Interior Health to host pop-up vaccination clinic at FreshCo in Sahali
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) says another pop-up vaccination clinic will be available in Kamloops next week. Starting Monday, Aug. 9, IH will be hosting a recurring pop-up clinic at the FreshCo gro...
Aug 03, 2021
