Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Cement truck overturns on Highway 5A in Aberdeen; no injuries or major spill
KAMLOOPS - A cement truck tipped onto its side Monday (June 21) morning at Highway 5A and Aberdeen Drive, but the driver and area were left largely unscathed.Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) said the driver...
Jun 21, 2021
Kamloops expecting temperatures in the 40s this weekend, no relief on the way
KAMLOOPS - A long stretch of hot and dry weather Kamloops typically sees in July and August showed up earlier than normal.Environment and Climate Change Canada projects Kamloops to be sunny throughout...
Jun 21, 2021
Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day virtually
TK'EMLUPS - Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic get in the way of National Indigenous Peoples Day.TteS is holding a virtual "Day of Sharing" that began at 9:00 a.m. and run...
Jun 21, 2021
TNRD lifts evacuation alert related to George Road wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. - The evacuation alert south of Lytton in Electoral Area "I" was rescinded to all clear Monday (June 21) morning. Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) put the alert in place Thursday ...
Jun 21, 2021
Spezia House's chicken biryani named B.C.'s favourite family recipe
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' only Pakistani restaurant achieved a unique milestone over the weekend.Amna Ahmed, part of the family-owned Spezia House in Kamloops, had her "Spezia Special Chicken Biryani" name...
Jun 20, 2021
Skeetchestn Indian Band family sells 400 bannock, raises $1,600 to assist Tk'emlups te Secwépemc
CLINTON, B.C. - The Francis family from the Skeetchestn Indian Band was hit hard by the news of the 215 children who were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site. Megan Francis' gr...
Jun 20, 2021
