Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops recorded 26 new COVID-19 cases last week; 314 found in Kelowna region
VICTORIA - The first weekly breakdown of COVID-19 cases in the province's communities shows the virus present in most regions of the Interior - but the most prevalent in the Central Okanagan.In the su...
Dec 10, 2020
Kamloops RCMP experiencing more mental health calls, Car 40 interventions increasing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are busier than ever these days responding to mental health calls. There have been 22 more mental health calls from July to September this year compared to the same time in 20...
Dec 10, 2020
Kamloops Food Bank encourages people to donate while watching CP Holiday Train online
KAMLOOPS -There will be no CP Holiday Train rolling through Kamloops this year, but the celebration will continue. The annual Holiday Train has raised more than $19 million for food banks across Canad...
Dec 10, 2020
Revelstoke RCMP fine, charge belligerent anti-masker
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A woman in Revelstoke learned that refusing to wear a mask inside a public place can be an expensive stand to take.According to Revelstoke RCMP, officers were called to a restaurant...
Dec 10, 2020
Coach company applies for new bus route serving Shuswap, Okanagan
VICTORIA - Rider Express has applied to offer passenger bus service through the Shuswap into the Okanagan.The Regina-based coach company already provides service from the Alberta border through Kamloo...
Dec 10, 2020
RCMP search Upper Sahali home connected to ongoing investigation
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a large police presence in Upper Sahali Thursday morning (Dec. 10) was related to a search warrant.According to Sgt. Darren Michels, RCMP officers came to the neighbourhood around ...
Dec 10, 2020
Kamloops band sets out to support Salvation Army through music
KAMLOOPS - A local band is raising money for the Salvation Army's Kettle campaign by launching a 24-day music advent calendar. The two band members of LooPS, Kevin Roy and Jon Fennell saw the challeng...
Dec 10, 2020
Merritt family donates $200k to RIH Patient Care Tower
KAMLOOPS - A Merritt family has donated $200,000 to the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation for medical equipment in the new Patient Care Tower. Frank and Almerina Rizzardo have strong connections to hea...
Dec 10, 2020
TRU receives $750k donation to support Indigenous students
KAMLOOPS - BMO Financial Group is donating $750,000 to Thompson Rivers University in support of Indigenous students. The funds will be used to provide scholarships and awards to Indigenous students. A...
Dec 10, 2020
Hotel group hits back at City of Kamloops over nuisance designation, shifts focus to lookout park
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Accommodation Association (KAA) says it is disappointed in a decision by the City of Kamloops to declare several hotels and motels along Columbia Street West nuisance propertie...
Dec 10, 2020
