Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Self-referral option added to Interior Health's Virtual Addiction Medicine Clinic
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health recently rolled out another option that allows people living with an addiction to access care. IH has expanded its virtual addiction medicine clinic to offer people with alc...
Sep 05, 2024
Children's Circle Childcare submits rezoning application for proposed expansion
KAMLOOPS - With a waiting list of approximately 800 names, the Children's Circle Daycare Society in Kamloops is hoping to expand. The centre has submitted a rezoning application for a lot next to the ...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2024
MDS wraps up summer of rebuilding in Shuswap region with additional home dedication
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - The Mennonite Disaster Service has become well-known for its volunteer led rebuild work in areas hit by natural disasters. MDS spent this summer in the Shuswap region, repairing, ...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2024
Merritt hit-and-run victim could have been struck up to five days before body was found: police
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP investigating the death of a man along the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt say he could have been hit up to five days before his body was discovered.The man's body was discovered ...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2024
Vernon Conservative candidate Dennis Giesbrecht focused on improving healthcare, making life affordable in B.C.
VERNON - The new local provincial election candidate has a focus on health care and affordability. The Conservative Party of B.C. (CPBC) named Dennis Giesbrecht as the candidate for the Vernon-Lumby r...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2024
Paula Abdul cancels Canadian Tour, including Kamloops show, due to injury and recovery time
KAMLOOPS - A "Straight Up" unfortunate announcement regarding an upcoming concert in Kamloops was made Wednesday (Sept. 5). In a post to social media, singer and dancer Paula Abdul announced she had t...
Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2024
A week from AAP deadline, Build Kamloops chair defends transparency
KAMLOOPS - The chair of the City of Kamloops Build Kamloops Select Committee says he wants to correct 'rumours and misinformation' circulating about the strategy and the Alternative Approval Process (...
Sep 04, 2024
Five years after tragic fire, Parkcrest Elementary welcomes students back to a brand new school
KAMLOOPS - "We are Parkcrest," rang out in the new Parkcrest Elementary gymnasium.Almost five years to the day after Parkcrest Elementary was lost to fire, students, staff and administrators once agai...
Aaron Schulze Sep 04, 2024
Work to begin shortly on Bruhn Bridge replacement in Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - Sicamous residents and Trans Canada Highway commuters are being advised to prepare for a major bridge replacement project.In a news release, the province's Ministry of Transportation ...
Aaron Schulze Sep 04, 2024
Kamloops drivers told to expect delays Wednesday as crews repair water main on Columbia Street West
KAMLOOPS - Residents traveling between downtown Kamloops and Sahali are told to expect delays on their morning and afternoon commutes Wednesday (Sept. 4). The City of Kamloops says crews will be repai...
Aaron Schulze Sep 04, 2024
Our Community
Week in Review
Week in Review: Week of Sept. 30
Oct 05, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Bonsai for Beginners
Two and Out
PETERS: Four dogs will die and the owners responsible will get away with it
Oct 04, 2024
Looped In
LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: October 3, 2024
Oct 04, 2024
Art of Gardening
Art of Gardening - Making Compost for the Garden
ONE MAN'S OPINION
COLLINS: Changes in our justice system are critical
Oct 03, 2024
Question of the Week
Have you already made an appointment to get your winter tires on?
Oct 02, 2024