Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
100 Mile woman charged after escape attempt in stolen Jeep results in 2 damaged Kamloops RCMP vehicles
KAMLOOPS - A 45-year-old woman from 100 Mile House was arrested after damaging two police vehicles while trying to evade officers, according to Kamloops RCMP. Cory Leah Maack is charged with flight fr...
Feb 28, 2025
TRU pushes to reach $50,000 goal in annual Day of Giving
KAMLOOPS - With less than 12 hours left, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is making a final push to meet its $50,000 fundraising goal in its annual Day of Giving-a 24-hour campaign aimed at supporting...
Feb 27, 2025
'That is all I expected him to do'; Jules thanks MLA Milobar for standing up in Victoria
KAMLOOPS - While not saying any names directly, Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar's comments earlier this week were undoubtably focused on social media comments made from within his own Conservative c...
Feb 27, 2025
Kamloops councillor hopes province agrees on 'perfect' childcare opportunity
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is joining the fight to ensure more childcare spaces are opened in the River City - and in particular, long-promised $10-per-day spaces. During Tuesday's (Feb. 25) reg...
Feb 27, 2025
Merritt mayor wants more transparency from Interior Health as ER closures debated during Question Period
MERRITT, B.C. - The mayor of Merritt wants Interior Health (IH) to be more transparent and proactive as the community of around 8,000 people has been forced to navigate another series of emergency roo...
Feb 27, 2025
Prescribed burns at Rose Hill, Peterson Creek parks scheduled for March 5
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service will be moving ahead with a pair of prescribed burns as early as next Wednesday, March 5.In a statement, the BC Wildfire Service says the two burns - an eight hectar...
Feb 27, 2025
Special public avalanche warning issued for much of B.C., western Alberta backcountry
KAMLOOPS - Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for the backcountry across most of British Columbia and western Alberta, saying slides that are triggered slides could be "dangerous and destructive.''...
Feb 27, 2025
Kamloops Council 'not interested' in transitional housing project on River Street
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Council says "it is not interested" in seeing a transitional housing project built on a plot of land at 1286, 1292, and 1298 River Street, near the Kamloops Yacht Club. In a statem...
Feb 27, 2025
Lytton moving ahead with 'community hub' project to replace infrastructure lost to 2021 wildfire
LYTTON B.C. - The Village of Lytton is moving ahead with a community hub project to replace infrastructure that was lost during the wildfire of 2021. At Wednesday's (Feb. 26) meeting, Lytton Council v...
Feb 27, 2025
Miguel Mack's family to hold another community walk in Merritt to mark second anniversary of his disappearance
MERRITT, B.C. - The family of a man who's been missing for two years will hold a community walk to mark the anniversary of his disappearance. According to the Southeast District RCMP, the family of Mi...
Feb 27, 2025
