Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
VIDEO: More than 215 trucks roll past former Kamloops residential school to show support for Indigenous community
KAMLOOPS - Horns were honked, fists were raised, and tears were shed. More than 215 transport trucks, pick-up trucks and cars from Merritt, Williams Lake and Kelowna drove onto Tk'emlups land in solid...
Jun 5, 2021
McLure Ferry out of service until further notice
KAMLOOPS - The McLure Ferry along the North Thompson River is currently out of service.An update from Drive B.C. Friday (June 4) morning said the closure is due to high water levels. Another update is...
Jun 5, 2021
Missing Grande Prairie man possibly ran out of gas near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Jesse Faulkenham, a 31-year-old man missing from Grande Prairie, Alta., might be traveling to Penticton. According to his wife Brooke Timewell's Facebook post, Faulkenham might have drove u...
Jun 5, 2021
Rally in support of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc expected near Highway 5 and Shuswap Road
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is advising the public of traffic delays in the area of Highway 5 and Shuswap Road.A large rally in support of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc is planned near the grounds of the Kamloo...
Jun 5, 2021
Walk-up vaccination clinic planned for Sunday in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health will be hosting a neighbourhood immunization clinic Sunday in the parking lot of the Cascades Casino.The clinic will operate from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. No advance appointment...
Jun 4, 2021
Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society eyeing new building, 32 housing units
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society is in the midst of raising funds for a new building that would provide office space as well as housing for low-income families and elders. The bui...
Jun 4, 2021
Tk'emlups chief seeks Catholic Church apology, says school records have not been handed over
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Chief Rosanne Casimir says the final report of the Kamloops residential school findings will be released at the end of the month. Tk'emlups te Secwepemc hosted a media conference ...
Jun 4, 2021
Founder of Orange Shirt Day celebrates new national holiday in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There were an emotional few moments on Friday (June 4) at the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Centre, hosting Phyllis Webstad - the founder of Orange Shirt Day that's taken off since launchi...
Jun 4, 2021
Interior Health warns Kamloops drug users of purple powder laced with fentanyl, benzodiazepines
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued an alert for a toxic drug being sold in Kamloops. The drug is a purple powder sold as down, and contains a high toxicity level of fentanyl, as well as benzodiazep...
Jun 4, 2021
Trish Smillie leaves Kamloops-Thompson to assume superintendent's role in Nelson
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School District isn't the only B.C. district getting a new superintendent this summer. The district has announced administrator Trish Smillie has left to take the supe...
Jun 4, 2021
