Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Chamber hoping for more predictability with any future COVID-19 restrictions
KAMLOOPS - The current health order on province-wide COVID-19 restrictions is set to end at midnight on January 8. The Kamloops business community is hoping that means a relaxing of restrictions. In N...
Jan 06, 2021
Merritt teacher seeking federal Liberal nomination
MERRITT, B.C. - Sarah Eves has been a special education teacher for 12 years, and it's helping people, like her students, which she says inspired her to seek the Liberal nomination."I decided to put m...
Jan 06, 2021
'We didn't meet your expectations for snow clearing': City CAO pens open letter to Merritt residents
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt's CAO Sean Smith has penned an open letter to Merrittonians regarding the snow removal process around the City following the storm that hit the region before Christmas."We didn...
Jan 06, 2021
December construction increases record values
KAMLOOPS - While we knew several months ago Kamloops would have a record year for construction and permit values in 2020, final figures from the City show that the values in 2020 were more than 100 mi...
Jan 06, 2021
While some Kamloops retailers struggle over Christmas, others thrive
KAMLOOPS - Jardines Domaine didn't know what to expect during Christmas shopping season, but the clothing company in downtown Kamloops was the busiest its been in nearly two decades. Most of its busin...
Jan 05, 2021
New Year's resolution or not, fitness experts recommend realistic approach for improving health
KAMLOOPS - As many gym owners and personal trainers know, even the best of New Year's fitness intentions can be derailed. Well-meaning gym goers get inspired to improve their health and start out with...
Jan 05, 2021
RCMP ask for help identifying pair who robbed Sahali store
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are trying to identify two suspects in an armed robbery at a Sahali store.According to a release, the incident happened Saturday evening (Jan. 2) at about 6:10 p.m. Officers r...
Jan 05, 2021
Coquihalla contractor expecting heavy overnight snow on highways
MERRITT, B.C. - Yellowhead Road and Bridge is expecting a heavy weather system to come in Tuesday evening (Jan. 5) and into Wednesday morning. Heaviest snowfall is expected for the Coquihalla Summit (...
Jan 05, 2021
Six-hour closure planned for avalanche control along Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS - One of the busiest highways in the B.C. Interior will be closed for several hours starting Tuesday night (Jan. 5).Drive BC says the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope will be close...
Jan 05, 2021
Revelstoke returns to the forefront of COVID-19 activity in Interior Health
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) is once again singling out the community of Revelstoke for increased COVID-19 spread. In a bulletin released Tuesday (Jan. 5), IH says the region saw 22 new cas...
Jan 05, 2021
