Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops man 'still in shock' after $500k lotto win
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man was in disbelief after netting a half-million-dollar lotto jackpot last week.In a news release, BC Lottery Corporation says Noel Park won $500,000 by matching four of four nu...
Sep 6, 2024
City of Kamloops, TNRD renew security services deal for North Shore library, downtown civic building
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) have signed a five-year service agreement to employ the city's Community Services Officers (CSO) at the North Kamloops ...
Sep 6, 2024
Man pronounced dead at the scene after motorcycle reportedly leaves roadway on Halston Avenue
KAMLOOPS - A man is dead following a single-vehicle collision on Halston Avenue over the weekend. Kamloops RCMP say responders were called to the 300-block of Halston Avenue at around 3:27 a.m. Saturd...
Sep 6, 2024
Woman in Valleyview suffers serious burns after having tent lit on fire: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A woman in Valleyview was found with serious burns over the long weekend after her tent was set on fire. Kamloops RCMP say officers were called to a gas station on the 1700-block of the Tra...
Sep 6, 2024
Don't look now — near-record heat in Kamloops has fire danger ratings on the rise
KAMLOOPS - With the B.C. Interior flirting with record temperatures to end the week, the B.C. Wildfire Service is warning residents that the fire danger rating is on its way up again."Our fire danger ...
Sep 5, 2024
Self-referral option added to Interior Health's Virtual Addiction Medicine Clinic
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health recently rolled out another option that allows people living with an addiction to access care. IH has expanded its virtual addiction medicine clinic to offer people with alc...
Sep 5, 2024
Children's Circle Childcare submits rezoning application for proposed expansion
KAMLOOPS - With a waiting list of approximately 800 names, the Children's Circle Daycare Society in Kamloops is hoping to expand. The centre has submitted a rezoning application for a lot next to the ...
Sep 5, 2024
MDS wraps up summer of rebuilding in Shuswap region with additional home dedication
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - The Mennonite Disaster Service has become well-known for its volunteer led rebuild work in areas hit by natural disasters. MDS spent this summer in the Shuswap region, repairing, ...
Sep 5, 2024
Merritt hit-and-run victim could have been struck up to five days before body was found: police
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP investigating the death of a man along the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt say he could have been hit up to five days before his body was discovered.The man's body was discovered ...
Sep 5, 2024
Vernon Conservative candidate Dennis Giesbrecht focused on improving healthcare, making life affordable in B.C.
VERNON - The new local provincial election candidate has a focus on health care and affordability. The Conservative Party of B.C. (CPBC) named Dennis Giesbrecht as the candidate for the Vernon-Lumby r...
Sep 5, 2024
