Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City and RCMP relaunch Kamloops Block Watch program
KAMLOOPS- The City of Kamloops and RCMP have announced the relaunch of the Kamloops Block Watch Program. Locally, the program started in 2016 and at its height had 35 blocks actively participating.Aft...
Marty Hastings Aug 02, 2024
Kamloops RCMP issue arrest warrant for Cameron Cole
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP Detachment is requesting the public's assistance in locating a man wanted on an arrest warrant.Cameron Ronald Ross Cole, age 40, of Kamloops, is charged with one count eac...
Aaron Schulze Aug 02, 2024
Sun Peaks receives $1.5 million in federal funding to accelerate housing development
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks received $1.5 million in federal funding toward developing affordable and market housing. In a news release issued Friday (Aug. 2), Sun ...
Aug 02, 2024
Residents at Lillooet long-term care home being temporarily located due to Chilcotin River landslide
LILLOOET, B.C. - Residents from Mountain View Lodge are being temporarily relocated due to the landslide into the Chilcotin River. As a precautionary measure, Interior Health states 21 residents from ...
Aaron Schulze Aug 02, 2024
Caution urged to highway travellers ahead of busy long weekend
KAMLOOPS- Friday (Aug. 2) marks the start of the B.C. Day long weekend and the Ministry of Transportation is urging travellers to plan ahead and use extra caution on highways. ICBC and the province ar...
Aaron Schulze Aug 01, 2024
Kamloops man recognized for his heroic actions after he pulled swimmers from the Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Rob Griffiths will never forget what happened the evening of July 8th at the float plane dock just off Aviation Way."What happened that night is the craziest five minutes of my life," Griff...
Aaron Schulze Aug 01, 2024
BC United faces fourth defection as October's election nears
KAMLOOPS - It has been another shaky week for the bc united party. On Monday (July 29), BCU MLA Teresa Wat crossed the floor and will run for the BC Conservative party in this October's provincial ele...
Aaron Schulze Aug 01, 2024
Dunn Creek wildfire now listed at more than 2,200 hectares in size
LITTLE FORT, B.C. - The Dunn Creek wildfire has nearly doubled in size. In an update Wednesday (July 31) afternoon, the BC Wildfire Service says the wildfire near Dunn Lake east of Little Fort is now ...
Aaron Schulze Aug 01, 2024
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant reportedly seen in Kamloops and Merritt while traveling to Vancouver
KAMLOOPS - A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant was reportedly seen in Kamloops and Merritt while en route to Vancouver. In a news release issued Wednesday (July 31), Kamloops RCMP say 65-year-old Da...
Aaron Schulze Aug 01, 2024
Crowd gathers in Kamloops to call for ophthalmologist hire; RIH chief of staff comments
KAMLOOPS -- Concerned residents gathered on Wednesday (July 31) at a press conference in downtown Kamloops to implore Health Minister Adrian Dix and the Interior Health Authority (IHA) to open a gener...
Aaron Schulze Jul 31, 2024
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