Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RIH says 2018 was busiest year in history for emergency department
KAMLOOPS - The head of the emergency department at Royal Inland Hospital says 2018 was the busiest year the hospital has experienced. Dr. Henk Van Zyl says the holiday season was particularly packed i...
Jan 04, 2019
Missing Chilliwack woman may be in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Police in Chilliwack say a woman last seen in mid-November could be in one of several places - including Kamloops. Chilliwack RCMP say in a news release that the public’s help is need...
Jan 04, 2019
U-Haul says Kamloops is one of Canada's top growth cities
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has hit lucky number 13 for growth cities in Canada, according to moving van rental company U-Haul. The company measures where its trucks are heading, and says one-way arrivals in ...
Jan 04, 2019
UPDATE: Downtown Kamloops clear after threat deemed unfounded
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: (11:10 a.m.): RCMP have re-opened a section of the downtown core to the public after a bomb scare earlier this morning. According to a news release, police responded to a threat at ...
Jan 04, 2019
Celebration of life planned for Angelo Iacobucci
KAMLOOPS - A celebration of life has been planned for Kamloops radio legend Angelo Iacobucci. According to Radio NL, where Iacobucci worked for decades, the celebration will take place Saturday, Feb. ...
Jan 03, 2019
Snow Angels putting out the call for more volunteers
KAMLOOPS - When the snow falls in Kamloops, volunteers with the Snow Angels program will once again pick up their shovels to help out seniors. With 200 seniors and people with mobility challenges on t...
Jan 03, 2019
City defends web page aimed at correcting local media outlets
KAMLOOPS - The communications manager for the City of Kamloops says she doesn’t want to see an adversarial relationship between city hall and local media - despite launching a web page dedicated...
Jan 03, 2019
Kamloops man accused of multiple offences to seek bail next week
KAMLOOPS - A man charged with several offences in connection to the execution of a search warrant downtown last month will stay behind bars - at least until next week. Charles Gerald Patrick, 62, is o...
Jan 03, 2019
Operation Red Nose in Kamloops gave more than 1,300 rides during holidays
KAMLOOPS - It was a record year for the Operation Red Nose campaign in Kamloops. The organization posted on its Facebook page that 1,313 rides were given out during the 2018 holiday season, with 180 r...
Jan 03, 2019
Kamloops construction sector ends scorching 2018 at $285 million
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops construction sector built its record year even higher in December. With builders taking out $22.4 million in permits from the City of Kamloops last month, the year-end total fo...
Jan 03, 2019
