Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

MERRITT, B.C. - Another night, another closed emergency room (ER).Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz, city councillors and locals all gathered in protest of the multiple closures the city has had to endure over...

SKEETCHESTN - A Skeetchestn group is launching an education campaign to alert users of the territory of the risks their return poses to mule deer in the region.In a news release issued Monday (Sept. 1...

KAMLOOPS - More than two years after the Village of Lytton was completely wiped out by wildfire, rebuilding the community remains painfully slow. Residents in the North Shuswap, who were just allowed ...

KAMLOOPS - B.C. Premier David Eby was in Kamloops Monday (Sept 11) morning ahead of a tour through the fire-devastated communities of the Shuswap. Eby was in Kamloops a few weeks ago, but with evacuat...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Coyotes got the big league treatment on Sunday, as they were the home team for the second annual Special Olympics vs. First Responders Fundraiser Softball game. On a hot Septem...

KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) has received $300,000 support from Scotiabank for the next three years. The money will fund the BBA First Year Student Project.Eliminating achievement gaps ...

KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Salmon Arm say an officer noticing a stolen bicycle last week led to a significant drug seizure.In a news release, Staff Sgt. Scott West says the incident took place last Thursday (...

KAMLOOPS - A provincial Ministry of Environment (MoE) official says it's not believed a pink liquid draining into Guerin Creek Monday (Sept. 11) is dangerous to humans.MoE and Kamloops Fire Rescue wer...

KAMLOOPS - British Columbia's premier has announced a task force into a cascading series of climate emergencies, saying the province doesn't have the luxury of time.David Eby says the historic wildfir...

KAMLOOPS - On Sunday (September 10), around 250 people gathered at McArthur Island Park to observe World Suicide Prevention Day 2023. Organizers of the grassroots local event decided on a theme of 'Cr...