Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fraser-Nicola MLA Tegart focuses on wildfire recovery plans and mental health as legislative session begins
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. Legislature has reconvened for a six-week fall session.Fraser-Nicola Liberal MLA Jackie Tegart represents a vast region of the Interior that was heavily affected by the wildfi...
Oct 5, 2021
Biggest supporters of Tim Hortons orange-sprinkled donuts campaign is Kamloops community
KAMLOOPS - More than 2,300 orange-sprinkled donuts were sold at the Tim Hortons restaurant on the Tk'emlps te Secwepemc reserve - just on the first day of the company's initiative for Truth and Reconc...
Oct 5, 2021
RCMP find no confirmation of gunshot at Motel 6 in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Motel 6 in Valleyview was evacuated and searched following a report of a gun shot heard Monday (Oct. 4) morning.Kamloops RCMP say each room in the motel on the 1700-block of East Trans Cana...
Oct 5, 2021
Province contemplates revamping Glenfair seniors complex in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Housing says it is looking into an extensive renovation or replacement of the Glenfair seniors apartment complex in downtown Kamloops.Owned by B.C. Housing, the complex is located at 1...
Oct 5, 2021
New art exhibit opens doors at TRU for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) opened the doors to a new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls (MMIWG) on Monday (Oct. 4).The exhibit will display work of local collaborators ...
Oct 4, 2021
Time for travellers on B.C. highways to trade all-seasons for winter tires
KAMLOOPS - Call it fall, autumn, spooky season, hockey season, or pumpkin spice latte time - it all means the weather is getting cooler and folks who drive B.C.'s highways should be making plans to ge...
Oct 4, 2021
Kamloops real estate sales drop again, but prices rise in September
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops and District Real Estate Association (KADREA) says real estate sales fell again in September 2021 compared to the same time last year, but it's gearing up for a strong final qu...
Oct 4, 2021
B.C. averages 662 COVID-19 cases daily over the weekend; active caseload declines
VICTORIA - B.C. reported 1,986 new cases of COVID-19 over the past three days, an average of 662 new cases per day. The new totals are contained in an update from the province's health ministry Monday...
Oct 4, 2021
Salmon Arm woman wins half-a-million in Lotto 6/49 draw
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A Salmon Arm woman is well on her way to her dream of owning an acreage, thanks to a big lotto jackpot.B.C. Lottery Corporation says Serena Bosley won $500,000 in the Sept. 1 Lotto ...
Oct 4, 2021
Nearly 80 schools have COVID-19 exposures as of Monday: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Several more schools were added to the list later in the day.EARLIER: Nearly 80 schools within Interior Health are reporting relevant COVID-19 exposures as of Monday afternoon (Oct....
Oct 4, 2021
