Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops campaign fights to establish cardiac care unit at RIH
KAMLOOPS - Al Patel has a dream of better healthcare for Kamloops citizens, and he has taken it upon himself and the ICCHA/Wish Foundation to achieve it. The foundation, which was created by Patel, ha...
May 27, 2018
Kamloops Bike to Work and School Week begins Monday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents are encouraged to dust off their bicycles and get active during Bike to Work and School Week. The week-long initiative aims to reduce green house gas emissions and encour...
May 27, 2018
Multiple apartments gutted by early morning fire in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - An apartment building along the 900 block of Tranquille Road has been heavily damaged by fire this morning. Kamloops Fire Rescue responded to a report of a structure fire shortly after 4 a....
May 26, 2018
Debate on proportional representation shows province is split on electoral reform
KAMLOOPS - A vote on whether the province should switch its voting system to proportional representation will be decided this fall. The NDP government has yet to formulate a question for the referendu...
May 25, 2018
20th annual MS Walk in Kamloops Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The 20th annual MS Walk in Kamloops is set for Sunday, with hundreds expected to participate. The local event typically draws crowds of upwards of 400 people, raising awareness and funds fo...
May 25, 2018
Allie Lake wildfire prompts evacuation orders and alerts
KAMLOOPS - The raging Allie Lake wildfire north of Savona has prompted its first evacuation orders and alerts. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation order for 14 proper...
May 25, 2018
House erupts in flames in Sahali
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Acting Captain Sheldon Guertin of Kamloops Fire Rescue says no one was injured in the blaze, and all occupants got out of the home. Guertin says only one home was ablaze, and there ...
May 25, 2018
TRU botanist wins national teaching award
KAMLOOPS - A prestigious award for a botanist in Thompson Rivers University’s Faculty of Science. Associate Professor Lyn Baldwin is one of five winners of this year’s Desire2Learn Innovat...
May 25, 2018
KFR douses overnight grass fire at Halston
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue had to work quickly this morning to put out a grass fire near the Halston Bridge to prevent it from causing significant problems. No indication at this point what start...
May 25, 2018
Mosquito control ramps up in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A group of mosquitoes is called a Scourge, and that’s exactly what we’re experiencing in Kamloops right now, by the millions. It’s that time of year, when a combination of...
May 24, 2018
