Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
VIDEO: Long-term care worker becomes first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in Kamloops. Tuesday (Dec. 22), a healthcare worker was the first to receive her dose. Kelsey Medhurst is an assisted living care coordinator at the Hamlets...
Dec 22, 2020
Kamloops community brings Christmas cheer amid COVID-19 by filling B100 Toy Houses
KAMLOOPS - Christmas Amalgamated is ready to deliver gifts to families for this holiday season, but its stock of toys for next Christmas is already piling up. A team from B100 and CIFM went around the...
Dec 22, 2020
Kamloops-area film production features Scott Eastwood, Mel Gibson
KAMLOOPS - Variety magazine is reporting a movie with some very recognizable Hollywood stars is shooting in the Kamloops area.The action thriller is titled Dangerous, and stars Scott Eastwood and Mel ...
Dec 22, 2020
RCMP release more details in Cache Creek jade boulder caper
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - RCMP say the truck and trailer used in the brazen heist of a jade boulder in Cache Creek have been found - but there is still no sign of the huge rock.The boulder was taken from Ca...
Dec 22, 2020
Kamloops-based Jim Pattison Broadcast Group purchases Merritt's Q-101
MERRITT, B.C. - The CRTC has approved the application by the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) to take over ownership of Merritt Broadcasting Ltd CKMQ-FM, Q-101.Owner of Merritt Broadcasting Elizabe...
Dec 22, 2020
VIDEO: Rayleigh residents hold Christmas parades to benefit Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - The community of Rayleigh set out to spread some Christmas cheer Sunday (Dec. 20) with a couple of festive parades. The group held one parade in the morning and one in the evening, entertai...
Dec 21, 2020
Kamloops RCMP still nabbing impaired drivers during COVID, urging people to plan ahead over the holidays
KAMLOOPS - While many people are staying at home this Christmas, the Kamloops RCMP say it's pulling just as many impaired drivers during its Counter Attack season. Since Dec. 1, local police have take...
Dec 21, 2020
Poor conditions, crashes close Merritt-to-Hope Coquihalla stretch
MERRITT, B.C. - Poor weather and hazardous road conditions have led to the closure of the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope.In a tweet, Drive BC says there have been multiple vehicle inciden...
Dec 21, 2020
Police watchdog to investigate after man injured in weekend theft incident on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is taking over the probe into a police incident on the Kamloops North Shore Saturday evening (Dec. 19).According to an IIO news release, th...
Dec 21, 2020
Kamloops Code Blue says province will review effluent from Ajax site
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops environmental groups are claiming victory after their efforts to increase scrutiny on the Ajax mine site proved fruitful.In a news release, Kamloops Code Blue - which is comprised ...
Dec 21, 2020
