Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Environment Canada issues alert for Friday thunderstorms
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has enacted a severe thunderstorm watch for a large portion of the southern Interior Friday morning (July 24).Areas covered by the watch include the North Thompson, Shusw...
Jul 24, 2020
Scratch ticket win sets Kamloops woman up for life
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman is $675,000 richer after finding a winner in a scratch ticket. According to a news release from BC Lotto Corporation, Angela Gardner was listening to the radio and enjoying...
Jul 24, 2020
RCMP ask for help tracking down suspects caught on Shuswap security camera
SICAMOUS, B.C. - RCMP in the Shuswap are asking for the public's help identifying a trio of suspects in a series of criminal acts Thursday (July 23).Officers responded at 8:21 p.m. Thursday to the rep...
Jul 24, 2020
Province chips in $1.7M for healthcare programs at TRU, NVIT
KAMLOOPS - The province is providing nearly $1.7 million for healthcare training at universities in Kamloops and Merritt.According to a news release from the provincial government, that money will inc...
Jul 23, 2020
Gateway City Church hoping to begin work on new daycare by September
KAMLOOPS - A brand new daycare is being planned at Gateway City Church in Kamloops, thanks to some funding from the province. The funding will create 75 new childcare spaces for Gateway Children's Cen...
Jul 23, 2020
Insight Support Services asks for help funding a playground for its students
KAMLOOPS - An organization that provides education for children with special needs is fundraising to create an outdoor play space of its own. Insight Support Services provides an education to students...
Jul 23, 2020
Cancellation of 2020 Rocky Mountaineer season yet another blow to Kamloops hospitality sector
KAMLOOPS - It's worth more than $50 million to the local economy. However, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rocky Mountaineer made the difficult decision to suspend the remainder of its 2020 season on ...
Jul 23, 2020
Kamloops MP calls on finance minister to resign in light of WE Charity revelations
KAMLOOPS - The Conservative MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is calling for the resignation of Canada's finance minister.Cathy McLeod says Bill Morneau's personal and family involvement with the WE Ch...
Jul 23, 2020
Kamloops Hospice Association receives donation from BC Interior Community Foundation
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Hospice Association has received a boost in funding through the BC Interior Community Foundation. A cheque was presented outside the Marjorie Willoughby Snowden Memorial Hospic...
Jul 23, 2020
Accused in Salmon Arm church shooting found not criminally responsible
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The man accused of killing a Salmon Arm church elder during a Sunday service has been found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder.Matrix Gathergood was charged wi...
Jul 22, 2020
