Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops council begins series of town hall meetings with Barnhartvale session
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council kicks off the first of six in-person hybrid format meetings Wednesday night (Oct. 25).Residents in Barnhartvale, Campbell Creek, Dallas, Juniper Ridge, Rose Hill and Valley...
Aaron Schulze Oct 25, 2023
Overnight vehicle incident halts northbound traffic on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Northbound traffic on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt will need to hang tight Wednesday (Oct. 25) morning.DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on the stretch of Hig...
Aaron Schulze Oct 25, 2023
Could the current RCMP detachment become the next Kamloops City Hall?
KAMLOOPS - A City of Kamloops council committee has been told about the advantages of a strategy that would build new homes for the city's police force and its bureaucracy.Council's Build Kamloops com...
Aaron Schulze Oct 24, 2023
'Complete waste of tax dollars'; Kamloops MP Caputo left confused as Liberals shut down committee
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (Oct. 24), a federal government ethics committee hearing was cut short in what the official opposition is calling a coverup, relating back to the 2019 SNC-Lavalin scandal. The Lib...
Aaron Schulze Oct 24, 2023
Kamloops area's early taste of winter not expected to stick around
KAMLOOPS - The first real snowfall of the season hit Interior highways on Monday (Oct. 23), with travel advisories put in place for the entire Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops and the Okanagan...
Aaron Schulze Oct 24, 2023
Wednesday morning gathering planned to bid Kamloops This Week farewell
KAMLOOPS - With Kamloops' last remaining newspaper distributing its final edition Wednesday (Oct. 25), some appreciative readers are planning a show of love and support.Last week, Aberdeen Publishing ...
Oct 24, 2023
Police watchdog clears Barriere RCMP officer who shot armed suspect in May 2022
LOUIS CREEK, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has exonerated a Barriere RCMP officer who shot an armed suspect in May of last year.Mounties were called to the 3400-block of Highway 5 in Louis Creek at ab...
Oct 24, 2023
Appliances taken, garbage left behind in Kamloops North Shore break-in
KAMLOOPS - A white Electrolux dryer, washer and a stainless steel Frigidaire fridge were stolen from a property on the North Shore over the weekend.In a news release issued Tuesday (Oct. 24), Kamloops...
Aaron Schulze Oct 24, 2023
Potential wildfire research institute at TRU enters final consideration stage
KAMLOOPS - A research institute at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) that focuses on wildfires is coming closer to fruition.In a news release issued Tuesday (Oct. 24) morning, TRU announced its senate ...
Aaron Schulze Oct 24, 2023
Building moratorium lifted in fire-damaged Shuswap areas but new hazards linger: CSRD
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - Residents who need to rebuild their homes in areas of the Shuswap impacted by the 2023 wildfire season may begin the process.In a news release issued Tuesday (Oct. 24) morning, th...
Aaron Schulze Oct 24, 2023
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