Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

RIH Clinical Services Building officially opens for business
KAMLOOPS - After years of lobbying and planning the Clinical Services Building is officially open for business, welcoming patients at seven this morning with a rush of people already starting to utili...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2016

Renovation of Westsyde pool begins
KAMLOOPS - It’s been a long wait for Westsyde to have their pool back, but the contractor has put up fencing and construction crews are starting the tear-down. The Westsyde pool has been closed ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2016

Former Lower Mainland residents loving more affordable Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops housing market is among the hottest in the province right now, and the affordability crunch in the Lower Mainland is paying some big dividends for the B.C. Interior. Year to da...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2016

Five men arrested, accused of trying to use fake money in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A group of Lower Mainland men is accused of trying to use counterfeit US $100 bills in Kamloops on the weekend. RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says police were alerted early Saturday morning to a m...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2016

IIO takes over Valleyview crash investigation
KAMLOOPS - Police have release a clarification into a accident that occurred on Monday, August 15. Originally, Kamloops RCMP indicated that a marked police vehicle, with lights and sirens activated at...
Kayla Derkach Aug 15, 2016

B.C. Wildfire Service crews fight Cherry Creek fire
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Wildfire Service has sent additional resources to fight a fire in the Cherry Creek area. Fire Information Officer Rachel Witt said the fire was reported earlier this afternoon, Aug...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2016

B.C. Conservative leadership candidate comes to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Chlo Ellis made a stop in Kamloops as she tours communities on her Fresh Start for BC campaign. Ellis spent Sunday afternoon at Albert McGowan Park ta...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2016

Semi and SUV crash near Savona sends two people to hospital
SAVONA, B.C. - Emergency crews were called to the scene of a head-on collision near Savona this morning, Aug 14. According to Captain Wade Lindoff with Kamloops Fire Rescue, crews were dispatched to t...
Kayla Derkach Aug 14, 2016

Kamloops councillor asks premier to suspend Ajax permitting process
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops city councillor is voicing his concerns about the KGHM Ajax mine proposal. Councillor Denis Walsh has sent a letter to Premier Christy Clark, outlining why he believes the permit...
Kayla Derkach Aug 13, 2016

RIH prepares to open Clinical Services building Monday
KAMLOOPS - The brand new Clinical Services building at Royal Inland Hospital will be open to patients on Monday. Health Service Director Kris Kristjanson said equipment would be moved in over the week...
Kayla Derkach Aug 13, 2016

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