Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Perseverance and sacrifices of Indigenous veterans honoured in Tk'emlúps ceremony Friday
TK'EMLUPS - Indigenous Veterans Day is held on November 8 each year in Canada. It's meant to acknowledge the 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis people who served this country in past and current co...
Nov 8, 2024
Purse campaign collecting essential items for Kamloops women's shelter
KAMLOOPS - For the seventh year in a row, a Kamloops woman is collecting purses filled with essentials and holiday gift items for women staying in shelter. Each year Patti Phillips spends weeks collec...
Nov 8, 2024
Lillooet emergency department temporarily closed for 25 hours
LILLOOET, B.C. - The emergency department in Lillooet will be unavailable heading into the weekend. Interior Health states the emergency department at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre will be tempo...
Nov 8, 2024
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman found safe
UPDATE: KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the 28-year-old woman who was reported missing on Thursday, Nov. 7, has been found and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information p...
Nov 8, 2024
TRU club hosts hygiene drive around campus to help the homeless
KAMLOOPS - If you have walked around the campus at Thompson Rivers University recently, you may have noticed colourful cardboard boxes with hygiene items inside. They are part of a drive put on by the...
Nov 7, 2024
Tranquille businesses wary of shelter talk around former Butler Auto and RV lot
KAMLOOPS - Businesses along the Tranquille corridor in Kamloops are expressing concerns about plans to put a temporary shelter in the former Butler Auto lot. Butler Auto closed this summer and the pro...
Nov 7, 2024
Roden returned to TNRD board chair post
KAMLOOPS - Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden has fended off a challenge and will carry on as chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District's Board of Directors. Roden - who has been chair since 2022 - bea...
Nov 7, 2024
Kamloops trying out weekly organics collection during the winter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents will have weekly organics collection for the winter. During Tuesday's (Nov. 5) regular meeting, Kamloops council voted 5-2 in favour of continuing weekly organics collect...
Nov 7, 2024
Overlanders Bridge unscathed after Wednesday night bonfire
KAMLOOPS - A bonfire under the north end of the Overlanders Bridge caught the eye of some Kamloops residents Wednesday (Nov. 6) night. Images captured by the City of Kamloops' webcam showed orange fla...
Nov 7, 2024
Water utility hike in Kamloops likely to remain at 15 per cent; drop to three per cent in 2029
KAMLOOPS - The average water utility rate for Kamloops homeowners is still expected to increase by 15 per cent in 2025. During its regular meeting Tuesday (Nov. 5), Kamloops council allowed city staff...
Nov 7, 2024
