Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Logging truck, minivan collide on Highway 5 near Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - Ambulance crews are on scene at a crash along the Yellowhead Highway in the Barriere area.According to B.C. Emergency Health Services, paramedics were called to a scene about three ki...
Feb 19, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seek tips after store employee chased with hammer
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are distributing a surveillance photo of a suspect in a long weekend armed robbery.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident happened at 8:20 p.m. last Saturday...
Feb 19, 2021
Grenier set to make Conservative candidacy public
KAMLOOPS - Another name is expected to be tossed into the political ring on Monday. Long time resident Michael Grenier has a Zoom news conference set for 10:00 AM Monday morning, at which time he is e...
Feb 19, 2021
Merritt CAO pens open letter on perceived water shortages
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt's CAO Sean Smith has penned an open letter to the community about perceived water shortages."I want to state in the clearest possible terms that Merritt is not running out of w...
Feb 18, 2021
'We'll still be here': Kamloops non-profits talk feasibility of operating during COVID-19
KAMLOOPS - In Kamloops, the near one-year sample size of operating under different provincial health guidelines since March 18, 2020 has shown the peaks and valleys for non-profits.The provincial Stat...
Feb 18, 2021
Vehicle windshield hit with bullet in Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have an ongoing investigation after a report of shots fired led to the discovery of a damaged vehicle in Rayleigh.On Thursday (Feb. 18) at around 1:00 a.m., frontline officers...
Feb 18, 2021
Kamloops COVID-19 outbreaks stable; RIH down to ten active cases
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says the four COVID-19 outbreaks in Kamloops remain stable and are winding down.In a Zoom conference with media Thursday afternoon (Feb. 18), Chief Medical Health Officer Dr...
Feb 18, 2021
Kamloops-Thompson School District completion rate neared 90 per cent in 2019-20
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District says its overall completion rate rose last year, but dropped for Aboriginal students.In a news release, Superintendent Terry Sullivan says the number o...
Feb 18, 2021
BC Trucking Association noting increase in commercial traffic during pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Throughout the pandemic, commercial trucking has been deemed an essential service and the province is seeing an uptick in this sort of traffic. While most Canadians are encouraged not to tr...
Feb 18, 2021
Coldest Night of the Year raising money for Men's Sober Living Centre
KAMLOOPS - A fundraiser to help support an organization that looks after Kamloops' homeless and hurting is set to take place in a virtual format Saturday (Feb. 20). The Coldest Night or the Year fundr...
Feb 18, 2021
