Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD defers decision on supporting ban of commercial trucks on Highway 5A
KAMLOOPS - In December, a presentation was made to the TNRD Board of Directors seeking support in banning commercial truck traffic from highway 5a, between Merritt and Kamloops."Highway 5A is ill-equi...
Jan 15, 2021
Argo Road Maintenance calling for patience after employee assaulted on the job
KAMLOOPS - The general manager of Argo Road Maintenance in Kamloops is calling for more patience and compassion after one of his workers was assaulted on the job this week. The employee, who was filli...
Jan 14, 2021
Former Mountie, North Thompson sports coach convicted of sex abuse granted full parole
VANCOUVER - A former Mountie and sports coach convicted of sexually abusing young boys in British Columbia and Saskatchewan has been granted full parole.Alan Davidson was sentenced to almost six years...
Jan 14, 2021
BC Wildlife Park caring for thin lynx spotted in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Yet another lynx is recovering at the Fawcett Family Wildlife Health Centre after wandering around a Kamloops neighbourhood. The female lynx was brought to the BC Wildlife Park by conservat...
Jan 14, 2021
A look at the newly renovated Canada Games Aquatic Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Canada Games Aquatic Centre in the Tournament Capital Centre will welcome general users Friday (Jan 15). The centre closed for a $13.5 million infrastructure improvement project in May ...
Jan 14, 2021
Kamloops arts organizations pivot, look ahead to the end of the pandemic
KAMLOOPS - We've now surpassed the ten-month mark of the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C. While there is hope that a vaccine could bring life back to some sort of normalcy within the calendar year, it will b...
Jan 14, 2021
B.C. records 536 cases of COVID-19, including 115 within Interior Health
VICTORIA - The COVID-19 surge within Interior Health is continuing unabated, while case counts in the rest of the province decrease. In a news conference Thursday (Jan. 14), Provincial Health Officer ...
Jan 14, 2021
Kamloops MLA Stone opts out of B.C. Liberal leadership contest
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone sent a shockwave through his B.C. Liberal party Thursday (Jan. 14), bowing out of consideration for the party's leadership.Stone was a major contender...
Jan 14, 2021
Civil trial wraps; Simpson family seeking nearly $6 million in compensation from attacker
KAMLOOPS - The civil trial to determine compensation for Jessie Simpson has concluded and the family is seeking close to $6 million, most of which is dedicated to cost of care. The Simpson family's la...
Jan 14, 2021
RCMP seek tips on armed robbery of Kamloops store
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops hope you can help identify a robbery suspect.At about 8:12 p.m. last Thursday (Jan. 7), officers were called to the report of a theft taking place at a business in the 1000...
Jan 14, 2021
