Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. sets overdose death record in May; Kamloops now fourth in province
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service has released some disturbing new numbers around drug overdose deaths.In May, the province recorded 170 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths - the highest monthly t...
Jun 11, 2020
Local Mountie helped rescue elderly woman from North Shore house fire Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say one of their officers was instrumental in ensuring no one was injured in a North Shore house fire yesterday.The fire, at a home on 13th Street and Lethbridge Avenue, broke...
Jun 11, 2020
Calls to defund the police heard, debated in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cries of "defund the police" have been heard at Black Lives Matters rallies across the world as people protest racism and the use of extreme force by police officers. TRU constitutional law...
Jun 10, 2020
TNRD Film Commissioner says the region is ready to welcome back film crews
KAMLOOPS - Last Friday, WorkSafeBC unveiled a list of COVID-19 safety protocols designed to get one of BC's biggest industries rolling again. Film and TV production across BC is worth around $3 billio...
Jun 10, 2020
RIH patient care tower construction staying on course for 2022 completion
KAMLOOPS - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Phase One construction on the new Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital is on schedule for its 2022 completion. Current health protocols require a limit...
Jun 10, 2020
Sun Peaks officials look to locals as summer recreation offerings begin to open
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks Resort is planning a slow restart of recreational opportunities on the mountain - and breathing a sigh of relief that months-long pandemic restrictions didn't come down bef...
Jun 10, 2020
Fire scorches North Shore deck
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue personnel quickly doused a fire on the North Shore Wednesday afternoon (June 10), but not before it charred a home's back deck.Firefighters were called to a home at 13t...
Jun 10, 2020
Dozy trucker crashes along Trans Canada east of Chase
CHASE, B.C. - RCMP say the driver of a semi that rolled Wednesday (June 10) east of Chase may have fallen asleep.According to a news release from B.C. RCMP Traffic Services spokesman Cpl. Mike Halskov...
Jun 10, 2020
Kamloops Y to reopen downtown fitness facility next Monday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops YM-YWCA says it will partially reopen next Monday (June 15).In an email to members, the Y says the downtown facility's dryland fitness amenities, including cardio equipment and...
Jun 10, 2020
Court system faces major backlog as provincial courthouses start to reopen
KAMLOOPS - The wheels of justice turn slowly, and with court proceedings delayed by COVID-19, they will be grinding even slower. Concerns over COVID-19 halted most in-person appearances in provincial ...
Jun 09, 2020
