Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

One person dead, one seriously injured after separate accidents overnight
KAMLOOPS - One person has died, another seriously injured in two separate accidents in the area last night and early this morning. RCMP Staff Sergeant Ed Preto says police were called out at 5:08 PM T...
Aug 14, 2020
Fatal crash closes Trans-Canada west of Savona
KAMLOOPS - A two-vehicle crash has claimed the life of one person on the Trans-Canada highway west of Savona.RCMP and BC Ambulance were called out to the crash shortly after 5:00 pm (Aug. 13) at the i...
Aug 13, 2020

More parents turning to homeschooling amid uncertainty about return-to-school plan
KAMLOOPS - As the province tries to iron out details of the return-to-school plan, some parents across the province are trying to find alternative education plans for their children this fall. Those n...
Aug 13, 2020

Mayor not in any hurry to explore public drinking in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Imagine this: enjoying a cold, crisp beer to quench your thirst as you frolic in the Thompson River on a sweltering summer day at Riverside Park."I would say that I'd participate in somethi...
James Peters Aug 13, 2020

McGill Road utility project to get underway Friday
KAMLOOPS - Site work will begin on a major road project in the area of Thompson Rivers University Friday (Aug. 14).According to the City of Kamloops, Extreme Excavating will begin milling up pavement ...
Aug 13, 2020

Gifts, cards pour in from around the world for Kamloops girl's birthday
KAMLOOPS - Surrounded by gift wrap and brightly coloured cards and envelopes, Charlie is beaming. It's her sixth birthday, a celebration she was supposed to be sharing with family from the U.S. "We wo...
Aug 13, 2020

Power goes out in Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Hydro is reporting a power outage covering the Juniper Ridge neighbourhood. The lights went dark at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 13) and the outage covers an area south of Valleyvie...
Aug 13, 2020

One killed in Trans Canada crash near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are working to identify a driver killed in a crash near Revelstoke early Thursday morning (Aug. 13).The crash was reported at about 4:40 a.m. alon...
Aug 13, 2020

Inadequate training, supervision led to Kamloops teen's death: Worksafe BC
KAMLOOPS - A newly-released report into a workplace accident that killed a young Kamloops man shows a series of errors led to the tragic death.Nineteen-year-old Brendan Stokes died in Dallas on June 2...
James Peters Aug 13, 2020

Pinantan community receives new playground through provincial grant
KAMLOOPS - Pinantan Elementary School has a new playground that has been years in the making. The Pinantan Elementary Parent Advisory Council (PAC) applied for and received an $85,000 grant from the p...
Aug 13, 2020

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