Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Thompson Regional Hospital Board declines to fund RIH cost over-runs, reduces overall contribution
KAMLOOPS - It was a simple and unanimous vote to approve the Thompson Regional Hospital District's five-year financial plan, equating to a five per cent or roughly $6 a year increase. In doing so, the...
Aaron Schulze Mar 21, 2024
UPDATE: Stolen parrot returned
UPDATE: SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP say the parrot reported stolen on March 19 was returned on March 21. (Please note, for privacy reasons all previous information pertaining to this individual...
Aaron Schulze Mar 21, 2024
Cache Creek, Clearwater and Tk'emlups receive funding as province announces new flood strategy
KAMLOOPS - Local municipalities, regional districts and First Nations received provincial funding to prepare for flooding on Thursday (March 21). B.C.'s Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Re...
Aaron Schulze Mar 21, 2024
Highway 1 west of Revelstoke closed for most of the day due to vehicle incident
UPDATE (10:00 a.m.): DriveBC says traffic reopened in both directions.EARLIER: REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Drivers traveling east of the Shuswap are being warned of a lengthy closure Thursday (March 21). Drive...
Aaron Schulze Mar 21, 2024
Thousands without power on the North Shore Thursday morning
UPDATE (8:30 a.m.): Power has been restored.UPDATE (5:45 a.m.): BC Hydro says power is expected to be restored for 3,453 customers on the North Shore at around 9:00 a.m. Thursday.The impacted area has...
Aaron Schulze Mar 21, 2024
Steady stream of film and television show productions working within Thompson-Nicola region and beyond
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops area, and surrounding regions within B.C.'s interior are known as recreation destinations, but they've also become high demand locations for film and television productions. Ju...
Aaron Schulze Mar 20, 2024
'A perfect storm'; regional hospital board saddled with three major financial asks
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Regional Hospital District board of directors will be asked on Thursday (March 21) to adopt the new five-year financial plan.Included in this year's plan is a five per cent tax...
Aaron Schulze Mar 20, 2024
Kamloops RCMP asking for public's help locating missing 50-year-old man
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing man, last seen on Monday (Mar. 18). In a release, Kamloops RCMP's Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says 50-year-old Clifford Por...
Marty Hastings Mar 20, 2024
Chips and salsa stolen in Valleyview
KAMLOOPS -- Appetite for crime was quelled last weekend in Valleyview, according to a Kamloops RCMP press release. Chips and salsa were stolen during a break and enter in a storage bay on the 1700-blo...
Marty Hastings Mar 20, 2024
RCMP seize weapons, body armour, drugs
KAMLOOPS -- Two traffic investigations this week in Kamloops resulted in weapons, body armour and illegal drug seizures, according to a Kamloops RCMP press release.A Kamloops RCMP frontline officer wa...
Marty Hastings Mar 20, 2024

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