Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Juniper Ridge parent felt better communication could've prevented COVID-19 spread
KAMLOOPS - Dianna Johnston's daughter Frankie noticed 14 kids missing from her Grade 6 class at Juniper Ridge Elementary last Friday (Sept. 24), a distressing moment for her and her mom. Dianna was to...
Sep 29, 2021
Students reflect on residential schools ahead of first truth and reconciliation holiday
KAMLOOPS - Ahead of the country's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday (Sept. 30), schools across the Kamloops-Thompson School District commemorated Orange Shirt Day. Ms. Nielse...
Sep 29, 2021
Lillooet man wielding homemade spear arrested along with nearby hype man
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP are investigating a standoff where police shot and arrested a man with a homemade spear and arrested a nearby resident who was cheering him on. On Monday (Sept. 27), at ...
Sep 29, 2021
Driver nabbed for excessive speed in Lillooet, claims car's nav system displayed incorrect speed limit
LILLOOET, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP are reminding drivers that the applicable speed limit on any road is the one posted on roadside signs - not on your vehicle's navigation system.The reminder comes after ...
Sep 29, 2021
TRU finds short-term solution to student housing crisis
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has come up with a short-term solution for its international students who are struggling to find housing in Kamloops.The university has inked an agreement w...
Sep 29, 2021
Dead in the water: high court dismisses appeal for public access to Merritt-area lakes
KAMLOOPS - For the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club, it's the one that got away.Club spokesman Rick McGowan says, after years of fighting for access to a pair of Merritt-area lakes, the Supreme Court ...
Sep 29, 2021
RCMP seek tips after shooting victim turns up at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for information after a gunshot victim showed up at the local emergency department Tuesday (Sept. 28).In a release, Cpl. Dana Napier says the man turned up at Roya...
Sep 29, 2021
Missing Surrey hunter found dead near Stump Lake
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP say a Surrey hunter reported missing in the Merritt area has been found dead.Shi Liu, 47, travelled to the Merritt area on a hunting trip last week. Friends and family called RCMP...
Sep 29, 2021
UPDATE: Seven Kamloops-area schools on Interior Health COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Interior Health added five more schools to the school COVID-19 exposure website early Wednesday afternoon for a total of seven relevant exposure events. They are St. Ann's Academy (...
Sep 29, 2021
July saw the second-highest total of overdose deaths ever in B.C.; three more deaths in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The latest statistics detailing overdose deaths in B.C. paint a picture of an opioid crisis that is going in the wrong direction.The B.C. Coroners Service says there were 184 deaths due to ...
Sep 29, 2021
