Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Send a personalized message to a patient in Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 is presenting a different kind of isolation and sadness for those who will need to spend a portion of the holiday season in Royal Inland Hospital.Due to pandemic restrictions i...
Dec 14, 2020
Online event planned for Wednesday will celebrate the life of Katherine McParland
KAMLOOPS - Those whose lives were touched by the late Katherine McParland are being invited to take part in an online remembrance event for her.The Zoom event will take place this Wednesday (Dec. 16) ...
Dec 14, 2020
Eleven impaired Kamloops drivers caught in weekend road checks
KAMLOOPS - Holiday parties are not happening this year, but that hasn't completely eliminated impaired drivers from Kamloops roads.Kamloops RCMP say CounterAttack operations over the weekend found 11 ...
Dec 14, 2020
Update: Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness raises more than $100,000
KAMLOOPS - Participants in the annual Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness Friday evening (Dec. 11) have raised more than $108,000 for A Way Home Kamloops. Fundraisers who took part camped in their own ...
Dec 13, 2020
Kamloops Fire Rescue knocks down Willow Street house fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews quickly extinguished a fire at a home on the city's north shore last night (Dec. 12). KFR says a call for a structure fire on Willow Street came in just after 6 p...
Dec 13, 2020
Santa going online to read stories, bring Christmas joy to Kamloops kids
KAMLOOPS - Santa Claus is trying to stay jolly and keep up his Christmas spirit. With all in-person visits with the big guy cancelled due to COVID-19, Santa is going virtual. "It's different, but it's...
Dec 11, 2020
Police watchdog clears RCMP after man's self-inflicted death outside Merritt detachment
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog says Merritt RCMP officers played no role in the death of a man outside the detachment last Saturday (Dec. 5).The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) was for...
Dec 11, 2020
Memorial tree provides space for grieving during overdose crisis
KAMLOOPS - Christmastime can be difficult for those who are grieving. With the overdose crisis worsening in B.C., many families will be missing a loved one this holiday season. A memorial tree has bee...
Dec 11, 2020
Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness breaks fundraising record prior to event
KAMLOOPS - The Camp Out to End Youth Homelessness event is taking place Friday night (Dec. 11). Participants will camp in cardboard boxes or tents, setting up in their own backyards to experience the ...
Dec 11, 2020
PLAY Kamloops wants to get families outdoors this December
KAMLOOPS - With fewer than eight hours of daylight during December days, it can be difficult to find the motivation to get outside and move our bodies. As we approach the winter equinox, a group of or...
Dec 11, 2020
