Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'A once-in-a-lifetime situation'; Merritt working to utilize surplus government flood funding
MERRITT B.C. - The City of Merritt is moving forward with a new housing initiative after an approved recommendation by the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday (March 5) night.The housing market in Merri...
Aaron Schulze Mar 06, 2024
Shuswap wildfires the focus of TRU public forum Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - The wildfires that ravaged North Shuswap communities last summer will be the focus of a public forum at Thompson Rivers University Wednesday (March 6). Environmentalist Jim Cooperman will d...
James Peters Mar 06, 2024
North Shore church broken into twice last month: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say the same Kamloops North Shore church was broken into twice last month.In a news release issued Wednesday (March 6), spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the detachment received br...
Aaron Schulze Mar 06, 2024
Power out for Barriere and area
UPDATE (9:45 a.m.): BC Hydro says crews are on site and power is expected to be restored at around 10:55 a.m.EARLIER: BARRIERE, B.C. - A pair of outages have knocked out power for residents in the Dis...
Aaron Schulze Mar 06, 2024
Kamloops councillor Sarai to pursue NDP nomination in Kamloops Centre
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops councillor Bill Sarai says he is seeking the NDP nomination in the provincial riding of Kamloops Centre ahead of the fall election. Sarai, who is in his second term on council, spo...
James Peters Mar 06, 2024
Vehicle incident reduces traffic flow on Coquihalla Highway between Kamloops and Merritt
UPDATE (9:00 a.m.): Images captured by CFJC Today show two semi-trucks collided on the stretch of Highway.Vehicle recovery remains in progress. Another update from DriveBC is due at 10:30 a.m.Image cr...
Aaron Schulze Mar 06, 2024
Temporary closure of Shuswap Outpatient Lab extended due to ongoing flood repairs
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A temporary closure of the Shuswap Outpatient Lab has been extended by three days.In a news release issued Tuesday (March 5), Interior Health says lab services will remain unavailab...
Aaron Schulze Mar 06, 2024
Avalanche control work planned through Three Valley Gap; Highway 1 temporarily closed
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The Trans Canada Highway through the Three Valley Gap between Sicamous and Revelstoke will be temporarily closed Wednesday (March 6) morning.DriveBC says the closure on the stretch of...
Aaron Schulze Mar 06, 2024
As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, Kamloops has welcomed 300 refugees
KAMLOOPS - Seven-hundred-forty days since the Russian invasion, February 24, 2022 is a day that lives on in the minds of Ukrainians."You do feel the length of time, that it has been two years," said F...
Aaron Schulze Mar 05, 2024
Kamloops council pares down supplemental budget, keeps tax increase below 10 per cent
KAMLOOPS- Avoiding a double-digit increase for taxpayers meant taking the axe to the majority of the supplemental budget items on the table at Tuesday's (Mar. 5) Committee of the Whole meeting. "We ha...
Aaron Schulze Mar 05, 2024
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