Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Brother and sister reflect on kidney transplant 20 years later
KAMLOOPS - March is Kidney Health Month. Even though the month is drawing to a close, the more than 36,000 Canadian being treated for kidney failure won’t simply forget their health concerns whe...
Mar 30, 2017
Ajax review resumes, extra time added
KAMLOOPS - The clock is ticking once again on the KGHM-Ajax environmental review. Project Assessment Manager Tracy James of the BC Environmental Assessment Office says the 180-day review process, whic...
Mar 30, 2017
8-1-1 Health Line has connected 600 residents with primary care
KAMLOOPS - Nearly six months after the Ministry of Health opened up the 8-1-1 Health Line to connect Kamloops residents with incoming doctors - hundreds have already been matched. Health Minister Terr...
Mar 30, 2017
Extra grade added to Sun Peaks Elementary
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Children living in the Sun Peaks area will get a chance to stay close to home for school a little longer. According to a report coming to the Kamloops-Thompson School District Board ...
Mar 30, 2017
Police identify suspect following incident at North Kamloops Canadian Tire
KAMLOOPS - Police indicate the male involved has identified himself and come forward. EARLIER: RCMP are trying to track down a man who allegedly groped a woman in a North Shore store nearly two months...
Mar 30, 2017
RCMP move in on Kamloops North Shore drug-dealing headquarters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they’ve shut down a North Shore home that was a base of operations for street-level drug dealing. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the home in the 400-block of Alexander Avenu...
Mar 30, 2017
TRU information session aims to decrease Kamloops fentanyl-related overdose deaths
KAMLOOPS - With Kamloops seeing the fifth-highest rate of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the province in the first two months of this year, it’s clear there’s still a long way to go w...
Mar 29, 2017
WCT presents The Cure for Death by Lightning
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre is gearing up for another world premiere production. Former WCT Artistic Director Daryl Cloran adapted The Cure for Death by Lightning from a best selling book. The p...
Mar 29, 2017
Close call as semi-truck crushes highway barrier
KAMLOOPS - A close call unfolded this morning on Highway 97 near Monte Lake as a semi-truck rammed a highway barrier. The driver was lucky to walk away uninjured, as large drop-off was beyond the barr...
Mar 29, 2017
Confusion ensues from Halston traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - A routine traffic stop turned chaotic Tuesday night on Halston Ave. An RCMP Southeast District Traffic Services officer pulled over a driver around 6:30 p.m., suspecting the man might be im...
Mar 29, 2017
