Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Recovering lynx to be released from BC Wildlife Park soon
KAMLOOPS - A lynx that has been recovering at the BC Wildlife Park is expected to be returned to the wild within the next week. A male lynx was brought in to the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre ...
Nov 10, 2020
BC Wildlife Park's newest residents are endangered wild horse breed
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildlife Park has welcomed a pair of new arrivals. Takhi and Napolean arrived in Kamloops last Thursday (Nov. 5). The pair of Przewalski horses were previously kept at Granby Zoo in ...
Nov 10, 2020
School District 73 increasing security measures around Beattie Elementary
KAMLOOPS - After an increase in problematic incidents along the Columbia Street West corridor, School District 73 will be improving security measures at Beattie Elementary. Concerns were raised by par...
Nov 10, 2020
Shelter spaces in Kamloops ready to handle seasonal increase
KAMLOOPS - With transition plans and beds at the ready, the Canadian Mental Health Association Kamloops branch and City Social Services have entered the winter shelter season with confidence. "Feels r...
Nov 10, 2020
App helps Falkland resident, RCMP track stolen vehicle to Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A Falkland resident got their vehicle back from a thief thanks to an app on their phone.According to Southeast District RCMP, the resident reported a Kia Sedona stolen from their ho...
Nov 10, 2020
As COVID-19 case counts surge, Interior Health warns against non-essential travel
KELOWNA - Interior Health says it is concerned about surging COVID-19 activity and is asking residents to avoid non-essential travel. In an alert, IH says it wants to help this region avoid the type o...
Nov 10, 2020
Kamloops couple hopes big RIH Foundation donation will inspire others to give back
KAMLOOPS - The Royal Inland Hospital Foundation is celebrating a rare six-figure donation from a local couple.In a news release, the foundation says it has received $100,000 from Steve and Ladonne Dav...
Nov 10, 2020
Tourism Kamloops reports banner year for destination golf
KAMLOOPS - There is a silver lining around what has been a disastrous year for tourism in B.C. and the Kamloops area in particular.According to Tourism Kamloops, destination golf had a banner year wit...
Nov 10, 2020
Missing Williams Lake woman may be en route to Kamloops
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP in Williams Lake say a missing woman may be trying to get to Kamloops.Sylvia Mae Jack, 41, was reported missing Saturday (Nov. 7). Police say she is known to spend time in B...
Nov 10, 2020
Kamloops band plans online Remembrance Day shows to support local Legion
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops band says it has noticed how much the local Legion has struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic, and it wants to help.Loops, comprised of Kevin Roy and Jon Fennell, has three online ...
Nov 10, 2020
