Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fleeing psychiatric patient triggers brief lockdown at St. Ann's
KAMLOOPS - St. Ann’s Academy was locked down for a short time during the noon hour today, after a psychiatric patient at Royal Inland Hospital fled the emergency department. RCMP say the lockdow...
May 12, 2016
McLeod says Liberals taking electoral reform away from Canadians
KAMLOOPS - The MP for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo says the Liberal government is not allowing Canadians to have a say on major electoral reform changes. Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef an...
May 12, 2016
Capacity crunch eases slightly at Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - BC’s Health Minister says overcapacity issues at Royal Inland Hospital are easing gradually, but are still very acute right now. Terry Lake notes the hospital is at 124 per cent of ca...
May 12, 2016
Open burning ban takes effect May 15
KAMLOOPS - The annual slate of open burning bans begins in the Kamloops Fire Centre this weekend. As of noon on Sunday, all Category Two and Category Three fires will be prohibited, mainly affecting s...
May 12, 2016
Bursary created in memory of Kamloops music teacher
KAMLOOPS - Those who knew Peter Collins describe him as lovable, passionate, generous, and talented. Now, a year after losing a battle with cancer, a bursary has been created in his memory. “He ...
May 11, 2016
Chain restaurants help Fort McMurray residents
KAMLOOPS - Chain restaurants across Canada are offering opportunities for customers to help Fort McMurray relief efforts. Today only, White Spot will donate $2 for every burger platter or combo sold t...
May 11, 2016
Swarms of mosquitoes emerging early in the season
KAMLOOPS - Warm weather and an early snow melt has created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes. The nuisance bugs are showing up much earlier than normal in the Southern Interior, forcing mosqu...
May 11, 2016
Mounties ticket 60 speeders on Halston Avenue, Westsyde Road
KAMLOOPS - For the second week in a row, Kamloops RCMP traffic members focused their attention on a pair of trouble spots with a speed enforcement project yesterday. Mounties were set up on the Halsto...
May 11, 2016
Westsyde students speak out for drop in voting age
KAMLOOPS - A group of students taking the Social Studies 11 class at Westsyde Secondary School have launched an appeal to the provincial government to lower the voting age in BC. The students say ther...
May 11, 2016
Work begins this week on Notre Dame rehab
KAMLOOPS - The first major Kamloops road construction project of the summer begins this week. The city has contracted Dawson Construction to do a full rehab of Notre Dame Drive between Hillside Drive ...
May 11, 2016
