Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
WATCH: Winner of 2020 Y Dream Home Lottery drawn
KAMLOOPS - A local resident is the winner of this year's Y Dream Home Lottery grand prize.In an abbreviated draw Wednesday morning (July 8), Nicole Larson was announced as the winner of the Orchards W...
Jul 08, 2020
Access to Highway 5 to be interrupted Sunday night
KAMLOOPS - Roadwork will create a minor slowdown for some drivers looking to take Highway 5 North in Kamloops.Road rehabilitation work will block access to the eastbound exit of Highway 1, leading to ...
Jul 08, 2020
Surrey man arrested in assault of security guard at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - RCMP have made an arrest in the assault of a security guard at Riverside Park last Thursday (July 2).According to a news release issued Tuesday evening (July 7), members of the Kamloops RCM...
Jul 07, 2020
Kamloops Art Gallery reopens to the public after three-and-half-month COVID-19 closure
KAMLOOPS - On March 16, 2020, the Kamloops Art Gallery shut its doors temporarily due to concerns over COVID-19. For three and a half months, the facility remained closed to the public - until today, ...
Jul 07, 2020
Kamloops student drivers back on the road, have long wait to conduct road exam
KAMLOOPS - Students drivers who have been stalled during the pandemic are now able to book their road test.ICBC has announced it will be resuming non-commercial road tests on July 20. Motorcycle exams...
Jul 07, 2020
Developers break ground on Kamloops' newest commercial development
KAMLOOPS - Back in January, a brand new real estate development was announced, and today the project is officially underway. The Hive, which will take shape along Lansdowne Street between Fifth and Si...
Jul 07, 2020
Kamloops RCMP seek woman who witnessed North Shore dog attacks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking to speak with a woman who may have witnessed a man use his dog as a weapon.According to a news release from Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, the incident happened on June 28 at ...
Jul 07, 2020
Trans Canada twinning project near Chase awarded to Kamloops firm
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops company has won a $25.9 million contract to twin a portion of the Trans Canada Highway near Chase.The province has awarded the contract to twin 3.3 kilometres of highway from Cha...
Jul 07, 2020
Investigation underway after assault on Riverside Park security guard
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: This story has been updated here.EARLIER: The City of Kamloops says police are looking into a recent altercation that injured a Riverside Park security guard. While on the job watch...
Jul 07, 2020
Advisories come down as Kamloops-area flood danger subsides
VICTORIA - The flood threat is easing in the Kamloops area, as the province is easing advisories on area rivers.As of 11:00 a.m. Tuesday (July 7), the B.C. River Forecast Centre (RFC) has downgraded t...
Jul 07, 2020
