Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council, staff vow to target zero tax increase for 2021
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will work toward a zero per cent property tax increase in 2021 based on the direction of city council. At Tuesday's (Aug. 25) regular council meeting, staff presented a...
Aug 25, 2020
Increase in overdose numbers spurs calls for decriminalization
KAMLOOPS - Last month, B.C. lost another 175 lives to suspected illicit drug overdoses. The numbers have spiked in recent months, corresponding with a more toxic drug supply. "The number of people dyi...
Aug 25, 2020
High lumber prices and lack of supply affecting Kamloops builders and suppliers
KAMLOOPS - If you're building a home or just starting a backyard project, be prepared for your costs to increase. Since April, the price of lumber has gone up by almost 170 per cent as a result of the...
Aug 25, 2020
Update: Royal Inland Hospital lock down declared over
KAMLOOPS - PREVIOUS: Interior Health has confirmed that a hospital lock down has been declared over, and Royal Inland Hospital has been given the all-clear by Kamloops RCMP. In a statement from Interi...
Aug 25, 2020
B.C. saw 175 more illicit drug overdose deaths in July; Kamloops has already exceeded 2019 total
VICTORIA - B.C. saw 175 illicit drug overdose deaths in July, the third consecutive month of more than 170 overdose deaths in the province.Provincial health officials spoke to the new totals in a news...
Aug 25, 2020
American expat feels sense of hope with Biden-Harris ticket
KAMLOOPS - While political parties in Canada position themselves for the next federal election, a race just across the border is picking up steam. Lesra Martin, an American citizen living and working ...
Aug 24, 2020
Kamloops MP McLeod celebrating O'Toole's Conservative leadership win
KAMLOOPS - Erin O'Toole promises to lean on Conservative values, focusing largely on the Canadian economy and its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The new Conservative leader is someone Kamloops-T...
Aug 24, 2020
Routine traffic stop leads to $840,000 in suspected drug money seized near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say some discrepancies on a commercial semi's log book led to a huge cash seizure outside of Kamloops last month.According to a news release from B.C. RCMP Traffic Services spokesman C...
Aug 24, 2020
Risk analysis in wake of Kamloops crash results in new safety measures for Snowbird jets
KAMLOOPS - The Canadian Armed Forces say the 'operational pause' that has grounded the Snowbirds fleet of Tutor jets at Kamloops Airport has been lifted.The announcement was made in a news release iss...
Aug 24, 2020
Masks required now on Kamloops Transit buses
KAMLOOPS - When you step onto a bus this morning, you'll be expected to have a mask. BC Transit announced the policy change earlier this month. It says BC health officials have recommended the public ...
Aug 24, 2020
