Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Facing closure related to Red Bridge loss, local children's play facility seeks alternative location
KAMLOOPS - Since the Red Bridge burned down in the fall of last year, several businesses in the Mount Paul Industrial Park say it's resulted in a noticeable change in customer flow. Many businesses ar...
Feb 21, 2025
Canadian tour bookings climbing higher, alongside growing interest in Wells Gray Park
NORTH THOMPSON - Wells Gray Tours is one of the largest tour operators in Western Canada, and owner Roland Neave has noticed a trend when it comes to where people want to go. "The last few weeks there...
Feb 21, 2025
Boil water advisories lifted in Savona, Cache Creek
SAVONA AND CACHE CREEK, B.C. - A long-term boil water notice for Savona and a much shorter-term boil water advisory for Cache Creek were both lifted Friday (Feb. 21).In a Voyent Alert! message sent to...
Feb 21, 2025
RCMP say 100 Mile House man killed in fatal crash west of Savona Thursday
SAVONA, B.C. - The Tkemlups Rural RCMP say a man in his 50s from 100 Mile House was killed in a fatal head-on crash on the Trans-Canada Highway near Savona Thursday night (Feb. 20).They also say two o...
Feb 21, 2025
Judge dismisses AAP lawsuit against City of Kamloops; Wunderlich to appeal
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has won its legal battle against Kathrine Wunderlich, as the BC Supreme Court has ruled that the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) will stand. The AAP was used by the ...
Feb 21, 2025
Prescribed burn on Nooaitch Indian Band land near Merritt scheduled for March
MERRITT, B.C. - Smoke may be visible in the Lower Nicola starting next month. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says it will support the Nooaitch Indian Band in carrying out a 29-hectare prescribed burn ...
Feb 21, 2025
UPDATE - BC Coroners investigating fatal crash on Highway 1 west of Savona
UPDATE (11:45 a.m.): The BC Coroners Service confirmed it's investigating the death of one person following an overnight collision on Highway 1 west of Savona. However, because it's an open investigat...
Feb 21, 2025
Respiratory outbreaks at local facilities reflection of community influenza increase: Interior Health
KAMLOOPS - Respiratory season in the Interior has ramped up, with nearly a dozen facilities in the Interior Health region currently experiencing outbreaks. In Kamloops, Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Cent...
Feb 20, 2025
As war in their homeland drags on, Kamloops' Ukrainian population now faced with growing misinformation
KAMLOOPS - The war in Ukraine, stretching into its fourth year, has resurfaced in headlines around the world, but not for the reason many Ukrainians would hope. Instead, it's due to statements made by...
Feb 20, 2025
Clearwater council calls for provincial intervention in ongoing restaurant licensing dispute
CLEARWATER - The District of Clearwater has taken a years long dispute around food and liquor licensing at a local restaurant to the province. 52 Ridge Restaurant, which is run by Dean Clifford, a man...
Feb 20, 2025
