Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
VIDEO: Protesters march through downtown Kamloops denouncing racism
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents lent their voices to the Black Lives Matter movement on Thursday. More than 500 people showed up to the rally, which was initially cancelled in the morning by organizers ...
Jun 04, 2020
Four-laning of Trans Canada Highway into Salmon Arm out to tender
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has issued a tender for four-laning a portion of the Trans Canada Highway into Salmon Arm.The 2.2-kilometre portion of t...
Jun 04, 2020
