Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council to Trudeau government: deem overdose crisis a national public health emergency
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council will put pen to paper and formally request that the federal government declare the overdose crisis a national public health emergency. Councillors Dale Bass, Sadie Hun...
Dec 15, 2020
Lose a wedding ring? It may be at the Kamloops RCMP detachment
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops would like to reunite a lost wedding ring with its owner.In a news release, the local detachment says the ladies wedding ring was turned in to the local detachment Monday e...
Dec 15, 2020
UPDATE: Missing women found
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the two women reported missing Dec. 15 have been located.
Dec 15, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today / File
Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre gets piece of $10 million provincial grant
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) is one of 23 organizations in B.C. to benefit from a three-year, $10 million provincial grant program.The successful recipients were a...
Dec 15, 2020
Kamloops woman scammed out of $12,000 in intricate phone fraud
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a Kamloops woman has been bilked out of $12,000 in an elaborate phone scam. According to a news release from Sgt. Darren Michels, the woman phoned the local detachment on Monday (D...
Dec 15, 2020
Winter storm warning issued for Hope-to-Merritt stretch of Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - Drivers are asked to take extra care on the Coquihalla Tuesday (Dec. 15) as a winter storm warning is in effect for the Hope to Merritt stretch of the highway. Environment Canada says ...
Dec 15, 2020
Temporary road closures planned on Lorne St., Overlanders Bridge off-ramp
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is planning road closures at a couple of downtown locations this week.The first will take place in the 600-block of Lorne Street, just west of the Red Bridge. According...
Dec 15, 2020
Kamloops-to-Vancouver flight added to COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops flight has been added to the COVID-19 exposure list. The exposure happened on an Air Canada Jazz flight (#8195) from Kamloops to Vancouver one week ago, December 8. According to ...
Dec 15, 2020
Record campout fundraiser highlights community impact of late A Way Home Kamloops founder
KAMLOOPS - Friday evening's (Dec. 11) campout was a fundraising success for A Way Home Kamloops, but there were mixed emotions running through volunteers and event organizers. The organization's 33-ye...
Dec 14, 2020
Kamloops residents step up and provide Christmas gifts for women and children fleeing violence
KAMLOOPS - The Family Stepping Stones program run by the Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society gives women fleeing violence a supportive long-term place to live while they seek a new start for t...
Dec 14, 2020
