Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City of Kamloops says move to nix deal with child care operator unrelated to Ralph Bell inspection infractions
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says its recent decision to pull out of an operating agreement for a new downtown day care was unrelated to issues with that same childcare company at a separate facili...
Sep 11, 2024
Amid opposition, new homeless shelter takes root in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Last week, Merritt residents packed the civic centre in the Nicola Valley community to share their thoughts on a new homeless shelter expected to open in the city next month. Both mayo...
Sep 11, 2024
RCMP investigation into Lytton wildfire ends with no definitive cause found
LYTTON, B.C. - More than three years after the village was destroyed by wildfire, B.C. RCMP have concluded their investigation without finding a cause.Fire ripped through the village on June 30, 2021 ...
Sep 11, 2024
Suspicious driver in white minivan attempted to pick up child in Salmon Arm: RCMP
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are asking residents to review their surveillance and dashcam video after a suspicious driver in a white minivan reportedly attempted to pick up a child. RCMP say...
Sep 11, 2024
'Huge revitalization'; Northbridge lot developer anticipates hundreds of housing units for Tranquille corridor
KAMLOOPS - Plans around what will become of the former Northbridge Hotel site along the Tranquille Road corridor are taking shape. The Duchess Nightclub and Northbridge Hotel building was demolished e...
Sep 10, 2024
More upward cost pressures coming to City of Kamloops budget: report to council
KAMLOOPS - After barely avoiding a double-digit tax increase this year, Kamloops council is eager to find out what factors it will have to consider when it sets the budget for 2025.Financial Planning ...
Sep 10, 2024
Extended overhaul of Halston Bridge expected to wrap up in October
KAMLOOPS - BC's Ministry of Transportation says a more-than-year-long repair project along the Halston Bridge in Kamloops should be completed by the end of autumn. The work was initially estimated to ...
Sep 10, 2024
Kamloops MP Caputo prepared for potential early election as lawmakers return to Ottawa
KAMLOOPS - "The landscape has certainly shifted, but the question is, will the NDP be true to their word? Will they be opposition?" mused Kamloops Thompson Cariboo MP Frank Caputo as he prepares to re...
Sep 10, 2024
Kamloops man Scott missing; RCMP ask for public's help to find him
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for the public's help to locate a missing Kamloops man. Kamloops RCMP issued a news release on Tuesday (Sept. 10) to note 41-year-old Michael Scott has not been seen or he...
Sep 10, 2024
Mayor's effort to cancel alternative approval process for Build Kamloops goes unsupported
KAMLOOPS - For the second straight Kamloops council meeting, the mayor's attempt to cancel the alternative approval process (AAP) to borrow money for the Build Kamloops strategy has fizzled out.The AA...
Sep 10, 2024
