Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops residents interested in expanded transit, active transportation plan
KAMLOOPS - With 13 supplemental items to decide on, mayor and council have some tough decisions to make. They received input from Kamloops residents at Thursday night’s public budget meeting. Ma...
Feb 08, 2019
City crews locate water main break that impacted downtown
KAMLOOPS - A water main break that caused a massive flow of water through downtown Kamloops has now been located. In a news release, the City of Kamloops says crews worked throughout the evening to is...
Feb 08, 2019
O'Reilly topped 2018 election spenders; Christian outspent Turnbull five-to-one
KAMLOOPS - The big spenders were the big winners in last fall’s municipal election – for the most part. Candidate financing documents released by Elections BC showed Mayor Ken Christian ou...
Feb 08, 2019
UPDATE: City of Kamloops confirming water break is city main
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is confirming that a water main that ruptured on Thursday evening is a city main. The break occurred under a sidewalk in the northeast corner of 441 Columbia Street in ...
Feb 07, 2019
Scale-smashing to continue after Eating Disorder Awareness Week
KAMLOOPS - What is often a quiet struggle has recently been given a loud voice in Kamloops. Eating disorder awareness advocates have found a ‘smashing’ way to educate, and garner support f...
Feb 07, 2019
Snow in the forecast brings renewed call for Snow Angel volunteers
KAMLOOPS - With a dump of the white stuff coming in the next few days, Volunteer Kamloops is still looking for people to sign up for its Snow Angels program. The program matches volunteers willing to ...
Feb 07, 2019
Patients in another ward at RIH experiencing symptoms of norovirus
KAMLOOPS - Just when Interior Health thought the norovirus outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital was over - patients in a different ward are experiencing symptoms. IH spokesperson Susan Duncan says RIH wa...
Feb 07, 2019
Importance of North Thompson water intake reinforced with recent emergencies
KAMLOOPS - The city says events like Monday’s fatal train derailment near Field, B.C. are an example of how critical the new North Thompson emergency water intake could be. Three people died on ...
Feb 07, 2019
More overdose deaths in Kamloops during 2018 than year prior
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says a focus on evidence-based efforts is needed to save lives in the overdose crisis. That’s in response to new overdose fatality numbers being release Thursd...
Feb 07, 2019
Major Crimes Unit to assist in search for missing Merritt rancher
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C. RCMP Southeast District's Major Crime Unit has been called to assist in the investigation of missing Merritt cowboy Ben Tyner. Tyner, 32, was last seen on Saturday, Jan. 26. H...
Feb 07, 2019
