Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lillooet emergency room to be closed for 49 hours this week
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents in the Lillooet area will be without emergency room coverage for 49 hours this week.Interior Health said the ER at the Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be closed as ...
Mar 10, 2025
Two stranded hikers rescued from Cinnamon Ridge Trail in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue says two hikers were safely rescued from the Cinnamon Ridge Trail near Mount Mara after they got stuck Saturday (March 8) afternoon. Search Manager Alan Hobler to...
Mar 09, 2025
Snowfall warning issued on Coquihalla south of Merritt; winter storm warning on Trans-Canada
KAMLOOPS - While the City of Kamloops and area has been experiencing a warmer than usual spell of springlike weather, its still very much winter on mountain highways.Environment Canada has issued a sn...
Mar 08, 2025
Merritt ER to close for ninth time in 2025; second time this weekend
MERRITT - Make it nine emergency room closures at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt this year, and the second of this weekend. Interior Health says the emergency department in Merritt will once ag...
Mar 08, 2025
TRU Provost moving to new job at Lakehead University in Ontario
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is on the lookout for a new Provost and a new President. This as Dr. Gillian Balfour, TRU's Provost and Vice-President Academic is moving to a similar job a...
Mar 08, 2025
Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge near Chase mourns loss of co-founder
CHASE, B.C. - The Turtle Valley Donkey Refuge Society is mourning the loss of co-founder and President, Shirley Mainprize "after a courageous battle with cancer." "It is with deep sadness that we shar...
Mar 08, 2025
RCMP investigating after Kamloops transit bus hit by 'projectile' Friday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say there were no injuries after a BC Transit bus was hit by a "projectile" Friday (March 7) night.Mounties say the bus was about to head over the Overlanders Bridge when it w...
Mar 08, 2025
Women in Science event set for Saturday at Big Little Science Centre
KAMLOOPS - The Big Little Science Centre (BLSC) is promoting a Women in Science event this weekend to encourage all ages to participate in science. The event takes place on Saturday (March 8) in conju...
Mar 07, 2025
Kamloops Search and Rescue recruiting drive slated for Saturday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue is hosting a recruitment drive this Saturday (March 8). The group is looking for more recruits after its busiest year on record. "Our callouts have gone up we had...
Mar 07, 2025
Kamloops MLA Milobar proposes idea to help with regional hospital closures
KAMLOOPS - The Nicola Valley Hospital's emergency room has been closed seven times in the past two weeks and eight total times so far in 2025. That follows approximately 40 closures over the past two ...
Mar 07, 2025
