Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
COVID-19 decrease recorded in Kamloops last week, increases in Merritt, Kelowna, and Revelstoke
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area had 30 cases of COVID-19 last week, according to latest mapping from the BC Centre for Disease Control. Between March 21 and 27, the Kamloops case count dropped slightly t...
Apr 01, 2021
Investigation underway after man stabbed in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a stabbing incident last night (Mar. 31). In a release, Sgt. Kelly Butler says officers were called to a report ...
Apr 01, 2021
Downtown streets closed as Kamloops RCMP investigate incident
KAMLOOPS - RCMP taped off a portion of Victoria Street in downtown Kamloops as they investigated what appears to be a serious incident.Multiple RCMP vehicles converged on an area around 6th Avenue and...
Mar 31, 2021
Extended patios back for another season, being built sooner with new health orders
KAMLOOPS - Following Monday's announcement banning indoor dining, the City of Kamloops has pushed up the timeline for extended patios to be built. The work on the patio extensions started on Wednesday...
Mar 31, 2021
Business improvement associations applaud security for downtown, Tranquille
KAMLOOPS - Every morning, downtown business owners are welcomed by garbage piled up in back alleys and more piles of junk at their front doors. "Every single day, we're experiencing challenges through...
Mar 31, 2021
"Simple story of kindness" inspires Kamloops community to give back
KAMLOOPS - When Dee-Anna Irwin paid a stranger's bill at the dollar store she works at, she didn't expect anything in return. But Dina Chase, who was buying snacks for her students at Valleyview Secon...
Mar 31, 2021
More assessment work to be done ahead of Riverside Park flood protection project
KAMLOOPS / TK'EMLUPS - Ahead of flood protection upgrades in Riverside Park, archaeology teams have unearthed several pieces of cultural significance. During a semi-annual forum with Tk'emlps te Secwp...
Mar 31, 2021
How to be a better ally on International Trans Day of Visibility
KAMLOOPS - March 31 is International Trans Day of Visibility. It's an opportunity to celebrate transgender rights and inform folks about gender identity, as well the discrimination trans people face t...
Mar 31, 2021
RCMP respond to threats to NorKam Secondary
KAMLOOPS - 4:05 p.m.: The Kamloops-Thompson School District says the lockdown at NorKam Secondary has now been lifted. 3:15 p.m.: The Kamloops-Thompson School District says the lockdown has been lifte...
Mar 31, 2021
Airports in Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake chosen for provincial pandemic relief funds
VICTORIA - The provincial government has announced how pandemic relief funding for regional airports and inter-city bus companies will be doled out.The funding, totalling $16.5 million for airports an...
Mar 31, 2021
