Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Retired Senator Nancy Greene Raine to be honoured tonight
KAMLOOPS - Nancy Greene Raine retired from the Senate last week, and a retirement dinner was planned for Thursday evening. The B.C. Conservative Caucaus planned to celebrate Greene Raine at the Coast ...
May 17, 2018
Kamloops takes precautions with rivers expected to rise over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - As flood waters level off, and even drop in some communities across the Thompson Nicola Region, Kamloops’ flood woes are just beginning. City workers have been following their flood r...
May 17, 2018
Sea-Doo operators survive frightening South Thompson crash
KAMLOOPS - Two personal watercraft users have survived a frightening crash on the South Thompson River near Valleyview this afternoon. RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says it appears two Sea-Doo riders collide...
May 17, 2018
River Forecast Centre: rising rivers could present challenges to North Thompson next week
KAMLOOPS - The combination of a rapid snow melt and soaring temperatures continues to cause flood-related nightmares in many areas of the province, though concerns over the Thompson watershed likely w...
May 17, 2018
Federal Conservatives gather in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Conservative MPs and senators are huddling in Kamloops today. BC/Yukon Chair Bob Zimmer says the goal is to hear stakeholder concerns and updates. “As the Official Opposition, it is o...
May 17, 2018
Kamloops senior robbed while waiting for the bus
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP is seeking the public’s help after a 93 year woman had her necklace stolen at a bus stop in Kamloops Wednesday. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says it happened between 2:00 and 2...
May 17, 2018
Motorcyclist dies after crash on old Merritt Highway Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - One man has been pronounced deceased after a collision late yesterday afternoon between a car and a motorcycle. The accident happened on the old Merritt Highway, highway 5A, near the inters...
May 17, 2018
Accident closes Highway 5A for several hours Wednesday night
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE - One man has been pronounced deceased after a collision late yesterday afternoon between a car and a motorcycle. The accident happened on the old Merritt Highway, highway 5A, near t...
May 17, 2018
Rising rivers prompts city to activate flood response plan
KAMLOOPS - The rising Thompson Rivers have prompted the City of Kamloops to activate various aspects of its flood response plan. Those actions included closing the Rivers Trail between Riverside Park ...
May 16, 2018
Driver injured after car hits utility pole in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say it likely will be 5:00 p.m. before the utility pole and Telus line struck by the car is removed. Police say the pole came down in a precarious position, and will take longe...
May 16, 2018
