Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Volunteers patrol Valleyview parking lot for bait after busy week for thieves
KAMLOOPS - Volunteers with the City of Kamloops and RCMP officers patrolled Valleyview Square on Thursday (Sept. 17) to educate drivers on removing theft bait from their vehicles.The Lock Out Auto Cri...
Sep 20, 2021
One injured, one charged after Saturday stabbing at Sahali motel
KAMLOOPS - One man was injured and another arrested in a stabbing at a Lower Sahali motel Saturday (Sept. 18).In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says police were called ...
Sep 20, 2021
On election day, outgoing MP McLeod reflects on 13 years in Ottawa
KAMLOOPS - There will be a new Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo on Monday night without Cathy McLeod in the race.She announced she wouldn't be running again earlier in February.From ...
Sep 20, 2021
New COVID-19 outbreak with four cases found at Overlander Seniors Care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A third Kamloops care facility is now dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak.Interior Health says two staff and two patients at Overlander Seniors Centre in Brocklehurst have tested positive for ...
Sep 20, 2021
Province partners with A Way Home Kamloops to build 39-unit apartment for homeless youth and young adults
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government has announced it is partnering with A Way Home Kamloops and a local developer on a proposal to provide 39 new homes for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness ...
Sep 20, 2021
Wildfire season not quite over
KAMLOOPS - It may seem to many that wildfire season is over, but the Wildfire service had to deal with a couple of spot fires on Saturday near Pinantan Lake. Both were held at less than a hectare. One...
Sep 20, 2021
Currie joins Green Party leader in Victoria visit; disappointed in summer of in-party turmoil
KAMLOOPS - Two days before Canadians who hadn't voted during advance polls or via mail-in ballot cast their vote, the leader of the federal Green Party made her way to B.C.Annamie Paul visited Victori...
Sep 19, 2021
TRU named Sierra Club's top Canadian post-secondary institution for environment track record
KAMLOOPS-Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is the only Canadian post-secondary institution included in the top 10 of the Sierra Club's annual Coolest School rankings.TRU placed third in the sustainabil...
Sep 19, 2021
Late WWII and Korean War veteran sent off in military fashion
KAMLOOPS - A veteran of the Second World War (WWII) and the Korean War was finally laid to rest in military fashion.Col. William "Robbie" Robertson was also the past commanding officer of the Rocky Mo...
Sep 18, 2021
Milobar named environment critic until BC Liberals leadership race concludes
KAMLOOPS - The former Official Opposition critic for Environment in B.C. will hold the title once again, until the BC Liberals determine their new leader.Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar was ...
Sep 18, 2021
