Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Fire Centre danger rating moderate-to-high after fierier season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fire Centre has seen 103 wildfires burn nearly 2,100 hectares between April 1 and June 21, 2021. It's a notable uptick from the 10-year average of 73 wildfires for nearly 1,200...
Jun 22, 2021
TRU Law in hot water after over-offering seats to prospective students
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, several posts on social media claimed that Thompson Rivers University Law School had rescinded acceptance to 42 students who had previously been offered places within the ...
Jun 21, 2021
Rollover crash near Merritt kills young driver
MERRITT, B.C. - One man was killed and another injured in a rollover crash near Merritt Saturday (June 19).In a news release, Merritt RCMP say the crash happened along Kane Valley Road, off the Okanag...
Jun 21, 2021
B.C. averages 76 new COVID-19 cases per day over the weekend; 60 new cases found in Interior
VICTORIA - B.C. averaged 76 new cases of COVID-19 per day over the past three days, according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. In a release, Henry notes there were 94 new cases found Sat...
Jun 21, 2021
Interior First Nations bands visit residential school site as part of Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
KAMLOOPS - In recent weeks, drumming and singing has become commonplace on the steps of the former Kamloops residential school. Since the discovery of 215 unmarked graves last month, groups and indivi...
Jun 21, 2021
Brock Fraser honoured for raising $65,000 for his 215-kilometre charity run
KAMLOOPS - Two days after finishing the last leg of his 215-kilometre run - a charity run to honour the 215 unmarked graves found last month - Brock Fraser was honoured on Monday (June 21) by the Indi...
Jun 21, 2021
Interior Health using drop-in appointments, mobile clinics to boost vaccination uptake
KAMLOOPS - As the vaccination roll out continues in B.C, Interior Health says an uptick in regional cases last week was not entirely unexpected.Interim Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Sue Pollock sai...
Jun 21, 2021
Edmonton pair arrested after Salmon Arm kidnapping victim escapes
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm say the escape of a kidnapping victim Sunday (June 20) led to two arrests and the recovery of thousands of dollars in suspected stolen goods.In a release, RCMP sa...
Jun 21, 2021
Salmon Arm RCMP investigate reports of women being watched and followed
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm say several suspicious occurrences are believed to be unrelatedMounties say they became aware of rumours that had been circulating about women being watched and f...
Jun 21, 2021
TNRD bans cardboard from landfills, including within City of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is cracking down on cardboard being sent to landfills instead of recycling facilities. A release from the regional district deems corrugated car...
Jun 21, 2021
