Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Sentencing hearing underway for man convicted in gruesome double murder of Kamloops brothers
VANCOUVER - A sentencing hearing is underway for a man convicted of second-degree murder in the deaths of two brothers in B.C.'s South Okanagan.A B.C. Supreme Court room heard emotional victim impact ...
Nov 19, 2024
Fall storm bringing strong winds to Kamloops and area; peak gusts expected Tuesday night
KAMLOOPS - Residents in the 100 Mile, Cariboo, Nicola and South Thompson regions are being warned of strong winds starting Tuesday (Nov. 19) afternoon. A special weather statement issued by Environmen...
Nov 19, 2024
Kamloops Storm react to mid-season coaching change
KAMLOOPS -- Andrew Fisher has taken the reins of the Kamloops Storm, assuming head coaching duties after the departure of former bench boss Jan Ludvig, who resigned earlier this month. "It definitely ...
Nov 18, 2024
Merritt emergency department closed Monday night
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be closed overnight Monday (Nov. 18). Interior Health says the shutdown will begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday and last until 8:00 ...
Nov 18, 2024
City of Kamloops, CMHA to operate 25 emergency shelter beds during chilly Monday night
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) will be operating 25 emergency shelter beds Monday night (Nov. 18) as temperatures drop below the extreme cold weather...
Nov 18, 2024
Milobar questions delay in mandate letters for new NDP cabinet
KAMLOOPS - In the coming week, the official opposition BC Conservatives will announce a critic roster, tasked with holding the NDP's new cabinet to account during the next term.Premier David Eby made ...
Nov 18, 2024
Kamloops Airport extends Fulton Field operating lease to 2062
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Airport Authority Society has signed a 20-year-lease extension with management company Vantage Airport Group and operator Kamloops Airport Limited through to 2062.Society presi...
Nov 18, 2024
City of Kamloops budget process kicks off with preliminary tax rate set at about 8.5 per cent
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops' budget process is hitting high gear this week, with the preliminary budget being presented to council during a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday (Nov 19).The s...
Nov 18, 2024
Kamloops RCMP investigating motive behind Parkcrest Avenue shooting Friday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are seeking information from the public as they investigate a shooting incident in a Brocklehurst neighbourhood Friday evening (Nov. 15) which injured one person. Shots were f...
Nov 18, 2024
CSRD, Transport Canada remove sunken boat near Celista
CELISTA, B.C. - A 62-foot paddle wheeler that sank in the North Shuswap nearly five years ago was removed from the water by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) and Transport Canada last mont...
Nov 18, 2024
