Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Rescued osprey on the mend at BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After getting tangled up in some problematic nesting materials, a rescued osprey is almost ready to check out of the BC Wildlife Park. "We've given him a full week of cage rest at this time...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. woman shares injury story on Day of Mourning to remind others to take precautions at work
KAMLOOPS - National Day of Mourning recognizes people who have been injured or died in workplace incidents. There were 151 work-related deaths in 2020 in B.C., many of which were the results of occupa...
Apr 28, 2021
One in custody as RCMP probe suspicious death in home near Adams Lake
ADAMS LAKE, B.C. - A man has been arrested after the suspicious death of a woman in a home near Adams Lake.In a news release, RCMP Southeast District spokesman Cpl. Jesse O'Donaghey says Chase RCMP me...
Apr 28, 2021
Paramedics respond to single-vehicle crash on Coquihalla just outside of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Emergency responders are on scene of a single-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway just outside of Kamloops.According to Cst. Crystal Evelyn, Tk'emlups Rural RCMP were called to scene ju...
Apr 28, 2021
Kamloops RCMP’s weekend included Pioneer Park parties and a teenager being beaten and robbed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 415 calls for service from midnight on Friday, April 23, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday April 26, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls.Parties a...
Apr 28, 2021
Nicola Valley teachers union president questions vaccination timeline for teachers
MERRITT, B.C. - As the third wave of the pandemic continues across BC, the local teachers union is questioning when teachers will receive vaccines.President of the Nicola Valley Teachers' Union Peter ...
Apr 28, 2021
MENDING A RELATIONSHIP: 'They wanted the Italian community to pledge their allegiance to Canada'
KAMLOOPS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that in May, the federal government will formally apologize for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War (WWII).According to th...
Apr 28, 2021
Kamloops School of the Arts added to Interior Health's COVID-19 school exposure list
KAMLOOPS - There are now three active potential COVID-19 exposure events at Kamloops schools.Kamloops School of the Arts had a potential exposure on April 23. It joined Bert Edwards Science and Techno...
Apr 28, 2021
Merritt enters infrastructure funding agreement with Trans Mountain
MERRITT, B.C. - Following a unanimous vote by City Council, Merritt has entered into a funding agreement with Trans Mountain to construct a bulk water and sanitary dump location."The City has worked w...
Apr 28, 2021
Kamloops Heritage Building Gets New Life
KAMLOOPS - One of Kamloops' heritage buildings will get a new life. The old CN train station downtown east of the Sandman Centre has been purchased from the Culos Group for 2.5 million dollars by a gr...
Apr 28, 2021
