Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Missing Quesnel senior found dead in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Quesnel senior reported missing last week has been found dead. Ninety-year-old Malcolm McLaughlin was reported missing January 1 but was found deceased in his vehicle on Tranquille Road i...
Jan 06, 2020
Winter storm warning in place for Coquihalla; snow expected in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - After an arguably mild start to winter in Kamloops, snow is expected to make its way across the region today - including over the Coquihalla Highway.Environment Canada has issued a winter s...
Jan 06, 2020 Image Credit: Drive BC
Light snowfall anticipated to start the week within Kamloops area
KAMLOOPS - With the current weather system moving through the region, Environment Canada says Kamloops could be in for a slightly snowy start to the week. Meteorologist Greg Walters says the rest of t...
Jan 05, 2020 (Image Credit: Kent Simmonds)
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops teen located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: The teenager that had been missing since Jan. 3 has been located.All personal information has been removed from this article.EARLIER: Police in Kamloops are asking for the public's ...
Jan 05, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today
UPDATE: One person confirmed dead after Merritt-area avalanche
MERRITT - Update (4:45 pm) RCMP have confirmed a man has been killed after getting caught in an avalanche Saturday afternoon."The victim was located by searchers, but sadly he did not survive," Cpl. J...
Jan 04, 2020 File avalanche photo from the Canadian Press (*Note that this image is not the Merritt area scene)
Multi-day searches and training hours kept Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers busy in 2019
KAMLOOPS - It was a busy year of work, training, and celebrating for Kamloops Search and Rescue volunteers. KSAR was needed for 44 separate call-outs this year, putting in nearly 3,000 hours of search...
Jan 03, 2020 File photo of Search and Rescue members on a task (Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds)
Semi driver ticketed after Highway 1 crash near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A semi driver was ticketed for driving too fast after his truck jack-knifed across the Trans Canada Highway this morning.The crash happened at 11:40 a.m., about five kilometres west...
Jan 03, 2020 Image Credit: Revelstoke RCMP
More than 1,200 Operation Red Nose rides in Kamloops raised $33,000
KAMLOOPS - Operation Red Nose has wrapped up its 2019 safe ride home campaign and donations for amateur athletes in the community matched what was raised last year. Coordinator Katie Klassen says 1,21...
Jan 03, 2020 File photo of Operation Red Nose volunteers (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Four days into Shuswap power outage mess, CSRD director urges patience, concern for neighbours
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - Thousands of B.C. Interior residents are now into their fourth day without power after a storm tore through on Tuesday (Dec. 31).One of the hardest-hit areas was the North Shuswap, w...
Jan 03, 2020 Image Credit: Global BC
RIH project looms large as City of Kamloops predicts strong 2020 for construction
KAMLOOPS - They can't go on forever, but the City of Kamloops building chief says a fourth straight record year in 2020 is not out of question.City hall issued $288.3 million in permits last year, mar...
Jan 03, 2020 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
