Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Merritt man celebrates $200k Keno win
MERRITT, B.C. - Two months after his big lotto win, a Merritt man is sharing the news with the world.Arnold Gray won $200,000 in the June 14 Keno draw. He purchased the winning ticket at the Canco gas...
Aug 18, 2021
Kamloops man with a knife arrested after fight in Lower Sahali restaurant
KAMLOOPS - A 24-year-old Kamloops man faces charges for failure to comply with probation orders, following a report involving a knife and a restaurant washroom.Kamloops RCMP say they responded to a we...
Aug 18, 2021
Canadian Tire buys 25 per cent stake in Ashcroft Terminal
ASHCROFT, B.C. - A prominent Canadian retailer is buying a stake in Ashcroft Terminal.A news release on Ashcroft Terminal's website says Canadian Tire Corporation has acquired a 25 per cent stake in t...
Aug 18, 2021
Kamloops' mass COVID-19 vaccine clinic relocating to Aberdeen Mall
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is downsizing its mass COVID-19 immunization clinic in Kamloops. Effecting Monday, Aug. 23, the mass immunization clinic will relocate from the Tournament Capital Centre to ...
Aug 18, 2021 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Evacuation order rescinded for 45 properties near Westwold, Paxton Valley
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has rescinded an evacuation order in place for 45 properties in the area of Paxton Valley, Monte Lake and Westwold.Residents of the following propertie...
Aug 17, 2021
Cherry Creek residents head home as evacuation order lifted for 166 properties
KAMLOOPS - The rain and cooler temperatures are having a big positive impact for residents of Cherry Creek.The Thompson-Nicola Regional District announced late Tuesday (Aug. 17) that an evacuation ord...
Aug 17, 2021
Mudslide cleanup expected to see Trans Canada near Lytton closed through Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - The province says the Trans Canada Highway through the Fraser Canyon will remain closed for at least one more day as crews work feverishly to clean up the results of a pair of Monday night ...
Aug 17, 2021
Kamloops council approves $500,000 in funding to cover Canada Day Juniper Ridge fire costs
KAMLOOPS - The cost of the Juniper Ridge East Interface Fire on Canada Day has been unveiled.During Tuesday's (Aug. 17) meeting, Kamloops council approved to fund nearly $500,000 to cover response cos...
Aug 17, 2021
Kamloops man charged after allegedly starting fire, scrapping with off-duty police officer
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a suspect has been charged after an off-duty officer came upon a grass fire along Columbia Street last Thursday (Aug. 12). Police say around 9:00 p.m on August 12, officer...
Aug 17, 2021
Kamloops council approves permit for Tranquille affordable housing building
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council authorized a development variance permit for a 40-unit, multi-family affordable housing rental building at the intersection of Tranquille and Oak Roads.The permit is held p...
Aug 17, 2021
