Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Snowfall warning in effect for Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - Up to 25 centimetres of snow could fall on the Hope to Merritt stretch of the Coquihalla Highway today.Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the area, with some location...
Mar 30, 2020 Image Credit: DriveBC
RCMP seek missing Alberta man after his items were found in Wells Gray Park
CLEARWATER, B.C. - RCMP have launched a missing persons investigation after personal items belonging to an Alberta man were turned in to the Clearwater detachment.The items belong to 63-year-old Wayne...
Mar 30, 2020 Image Credit: RCMP handout
Kamloops RCMP investigating possible attempted child luring attempt
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are investigating a suspicious incident in Rayleigh.Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says in a news release that the incident happened on the Frontage Road in...
Mar 30, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Kamloops Fire Rescue respond to fatal vehicle incident in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews responded to a vehicle incident in Valleyview last night (Mar. 28), which reportedly claimed the life of one man. Platoon Captain Ken Hart says around dinnertime ...
Mar 29, 2020 (Image Credit: Nathan Ritchie)
Kamloops RCMP arrest suspect after four people stabbed at party
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating after four people were stabbed at an apartment complex party last night (Mar. 28). In a release, RCMP say at 11:32 p.m Saturday night, police responded to a ...
Mar 29, 2020 (Image Credit: Nathan Ritchie)
B.C health officials confirm 92 new COVID-19 cases in the province, with 396 recovered
VICTORIA - As of Saturday (Mar. 28), provincial health officials have counted 884 positive COVID-19 cases within B.C. In today's update, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, and Health Minister...
Mar 28, 2020 (Image Credit: BC Government / Ministry of Health communications)
Snowfall warning issued for sections of Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector
MERRITT - With an unseasonably cool spring storm coming through the area, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for sections of the Coquihalla Highway, and the Okanagan Connector. Snowfall ...
Mar 28, 2020 (Image Credit: Drive BC)
Interior Health officials face COVID-19 questions during online townhall meeting
KAMLOOPS - The continued reluctance of health officials to reveal the location of positive COVID-19 viruses was a hot topic during an online town hall meeting Friday evening, hosted by Kelowna Lake Co...
Mar 27, 2020 Online Interior Health Townhall Meeting
Education ministry introducing new guidelines for students online learning
VICTORIA - The provincial government is putting the final touches on new guidelines to transition students to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. B.C.'s K-12 schools were closed indefinitely...
Mar 27, 2020 Image Credit: Natalia Kuzina / Dreamstime.com
Kamloops service businesses adjusting to work in COVID-19 world
KAMLOOPS - While many local businesses have been forced to close as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many are still operating, albeit in a modified fashion. Service businesses like auto-repair shops, ...
Mar 27, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
