Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Access to housing a key issue for BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
KAMLOOPS - Among the many issues coming to the attention of the Office of BC's Human Rights Commissioner, housing has come to the fore as a key topic. In Kamloops Wednesday (Jan. 22), Kasari Govender,...
Jan 22, 2025
Kamloops' Committee of the Whole okays additional budget for mounting legal fees
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' provisional tax increase is currently sitting at 7.49 per cent. That represents a half-point decrease from the previous estimate after city council held a Committee of...
Jan 22, 2025
Cache Creek under boil water advisory for two days
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The entire Village of Cache Creek is under a boil water advisory. In a Voyent Alert! notification issued Wednesday (Jan. 22) morning, the village asks residents to boil water for a...
Jan 22, 2025
Man arrested after break-in and assault in Malakwa
SICAMOUS, B.C. - A man faces multiple charges after a break-in and assault in Malakwa. Sicamous RCMP say they were called to a break-and-enter in progress early Saturday (Jan. 18) morning where an arm...
Jan 22, 2025
Tk'emlups Rural RCMP searching for two suspects in hunting gear theft
KAMLOOPS - Tk'emlups Rural RCMP are asking for the public's help in finding two suspects related to a break and enter last fall. In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 22) morning, RCMP say two men ...
Jan 22, 2025
Western Canada Theatre artistic director departs mid-season
KAMLOOPS - The man who directed several theatrical productions in Kamloops over eight years is no longer with Western Canada Theatre (WCT). WCT announced James MacDonald departed the Kamloops professi...
Jan 22, 2025
Community builders honoured with King Charles III Coronation medals
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of Kamloops area residents were honoured with King Charles III Coronation medals today (Jan. 21), to acknowledge their contributions to the community. It was a full house of communit...
Jan 21, 2025
Kamloops council votes to defer funding for 5 new Mounties until mid-year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' proposed tax rate for 2025 became clearer at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday (Jan. 21), as councillors voted on a number of budget items, including additio...
Jan 21, 2025
Clearwater mayor cites smoother staffing situation for hospital emergency department consistency
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Healthcare staffing in the North Thompson has seen a slight improvement recently, resulting in fewer temporary closures of the emergency department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital...
Jan 21, 2025
Kamloops Mounties roust snoozing man in running truck, find guns and drugs
KAMLOOPS - An early morning check on a man sleeping inside a vehicle resulted in a large drug and weapon seizure for Kamloops RCMP.Spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says frontline officers were working...
Jan 21, 2025
