Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Pandemic results in cancellation of 2020 Kamloops Pride Parade
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Pride says the annual Pride Parade will not take place this summer.The 2020 event would have been the organization's fourth annual, but will be cancelled thanks to the COVID-19 pan...
Jun 08, 2020
Firefighters douse tanker truck fire on Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews quickly responded to a semi-truck fire this morning (June 7) on the Coquihalla Highway. KFR Platoon Captain Shawn Davidson says crews were called to the area near...
Jun 07, 2020
IIO investigating Lake Country incident involving RCMP
LAKE COUNTRY - B.C's police watchdog has been notified of an incident in the Lake Country area Wednesday morning (June 3), which hospitalized one man. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C (IIO...
Jun 06, 2020
Local churches equip their buildings for in-person services
KAMLOOPS - Churches have been allowed to hold in-person services for the past two Sundays, however few jumped at the opportunity to re-open their sanctuaries. First Baptist Church of Kamloops was amon...
Jun 05, 2020
South Thompson likely to remain at 10-year levels, barring significant rain: B.C. River Forecast Centre
KAMLOOPS - The city has been bracing for a 20-year flood all spring, the worst since 1999 when all of Riverside Park was under water. Hesco baskets have lined portions of the Rivers Trail for weeks in...
Jun 05, 2020
CSRD Chair reinforces kindness, empathy toward tourists
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The Columbia-Shuswap Regional District is encouraging its residents to be kind and demonstrate empathy to tourists this weekend.The B.C. government is only booking provincial campsi...
Jun 05, 2020
Thunderstorms predicted for Kamloops this weekend not expected to be severe
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada says the Kamloops area should escape the brunt of thundershowers predicted for the weekend - but our rivers' tributaries may not. According to Meteorologist Doug Lundquis...
Jun 05, 2020
RCMP look to public to identify Shuswap arson suspect
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP would like you take a good look at a surveillance photo in order to help identify a Salmon Arm arson suspect.Early Thursday morning (June 4), a fire engulfed a garage workshop ...
Jun 04, 2020
Union representing laid off workers at TRU remain optimistic situation will be resolved by September
KAMLOOPS - The union representing more than 600 employees at Thompson Rivers University says it hopes the pandemic will improve enough to save 80 jobs by the start of school in September. President of...
Jun 04, 2020
Passengers get onboard with return of Ebus service in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Ebus is rolling again after a two-month suspension of service. "Between Kamloops and Vancouver we were at about 75 per cent of our reduced capacity," said Glen Desjardine, B.C. operations m...
Jun 04, 2020
