Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
ASK Wellness receives funding to keep peer navigator program operating in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A program aimed at improving access to substance use services and building peer-led support systems will continue to operate in Kamloops for the next four years. ASK Wellness Society announ...
Mar 26, 2025
New United Way BC campaign to support Mount Paul Community Food Centre and other regional food programs
KAMLOOPS - United Way BC has launched a food security campaign to support the Mount Paul Community Food Centre and regional community food hubs in Clearwater and Williams Lake. The organization that h...
Mar 26, 2025
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department temporarily closes for seventh time in March
MERRITT, B.C. - For the 11th time in 2025, the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt temporarily closed. In a news release issued at around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday (March 25), Interior H...
Mar 26, 2025
Kamloopsians offer thoughts on federal election issues; U.S.-Canada relations appear top of mind
KAMLOOPS - Canadians will go to the polls on April 28 to elect the next federal government. Issues such as U.S.-Canada relations, housing, environment, economy and inflation are among those on the min...
Mar 25, 2025
Western Canada Theatre rolls out modernized take on Pride and Prejudice
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is performing 'Pride and Prejudice' at the Sagebrush Theatre from April 3 to 13. The play, which has been adapted by Kate Hamill, provides a more modern version...
Mar 25, 2025
Federal election may be turning into a one-issue vote: TRU associate professor
KAMLOOPS - Long before the latest federal election was called on the weekend, opposition parties - and the governing Liberals, for that matter - had been campaigning on a long list of priorities.From ...
Mar 25, 2025
Merritt receives $60M for Coldwater River dike work from province; mayor calls out absence of federal help
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt's flood recovery plan took a massive step forward on Tuesday (March 25), thanks to an influx of provincial funding.The community of Merritt is still working to shore up the ban...
Mar 25, 2025
Province chips in $1.14M to build Kamloops pilot plant for eco-friendly concrete ingredient
KAMLOOPS - On the heels of signing a multi-year federal funding deal, a Kamloops company has been awarded a provincial grant to continue producing an eco-friendly concrete ingredient. In a news releas...
Mar 25, 2025
RCMP say missing teenager found
KAMLOOPS - (UPDATE April 3): Kamloops RCMP say the 19-year-old girl who was reported missing on March 25 has been located. "The RCMP thanks the media and public for their assistance," the RCMP said in...
Mar 25, 2025
Machete-wielding suspect arrested after damaging Scotch Creek business
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - No one was injured after a man reportedly wielded a machete to damage a property in Scotch Creek late last week. Chase RCMP received a weapons complaint from the Scotch Creek gas ...
Mar 25, 2025
