Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Disaster Financial Assistance available for British Columbians impacted by summer floods
VICTORIA - British Columbians hit hard by flooding this year can now apply for Disaster Financial Assistance. The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and Emergency Management state in a r...
Jul 18, 2020
Brock pool making a splash this summer
KAMLOOPS - Brock Outdoor Pool and the city's spray parks have been popular since reopening to the public. The reopening of these facilities was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brock Pool opened ...
Jul 17, 2020
Kamloops eateries take advantage of the city's expanded patio program
KAMLOOPS - They're a great place to post up on a sunny summer afternoon to enjoy a cool beverage and some tasty snacks. The City of Kamloops has created a newly expanded patio program this summer to h...
Jul 17, 2020
RCMP seize drugs, thousands in cash in separate Kamloops busts
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a series of busts over the past two days has resulted in about $70,000 worth of illicit drugs being seized.According to a news release from Staff Sgt. Mathias Van Laer, th...
Jul 17, 2020
Revelstoke RCMP seek missing Alberta man
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - RCMP are asking the public's assistance in tracking down an Alberta man last seen in the Revelstoke area.Aidan Alexander Ostrom, 24, was last seen July 7 and, though there have been...
Jul 17, 2020
Developer plans 'luxury rental community' at former Hudson's Bay Landing site in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Kelowna developer is promising to breathe new life into a Kamloops development property long fraught with delays, false starts and unfinished structures.Traine Construction and Developmen...
Jul 17, 2020
Merritt promotes Smith to CAO post, succeeding Hildebrand
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has moved quickly to fill its Chief Administrative Officer vacancy.After 16 months heading up municipal staff in Merritt, Scott Hildebrand was announced as the new ...
Jul 17, 2020
Another lawsuit against Kelowna RCMP officer
VANCOUVER - A second woman has filed a lawsuit accusing a Kelowna R-C-M-P officer of grabbing her by the hair and repeatedly slamming her head into the ground. Documents filed in Supreme Court yesterd...
Jul 17, 2020
TNRD names new CAO
KAMLOOPS - A man with a lot of experience dealing with issues in our area is the new Chief Administrative Officer of the TNRD. Scott Hildebrand will take over his new duties August 17th. Hildebrand ha...
Jul 17, 2020
Interior Health alarmed about rising illicit toxic drug deaths
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday (July 16), the BC Coroners Service released the most recent numbers on Illicit drug toxicity deaths in the province. The news was not good. Throughout B.C., 175 people died from...
Jul 16, 2020
