Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Lightning storm slams Cache Creek water treatment plant; restrictions enacted
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The Village of Cache Creek is pleading with residents to cut their water use after the community's water treatment plant was impacted by a lightning storm that passed through Frida...
Aug 23, 2024
Merritt's emergency room subject to 25-hour closer beginning Saturday morning
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt residents have another emergency room closure on the way.In an email distributed to media Friday evening (Aug. 23), Interior Health says the emergency department at Nicola Vall...
Aug 23, 2024
Wind storm wreaks havoc in Kamloops Friday
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (7:35 p.m.): Kamloops Airport says its operations are continuing as normal on backup power. While there is a local power outage, @KamloopsAirport operations continue as normal. All o...
Aug 23, 2024
Kamloops' Ukrainian community preparing to celebrate third Independence Day since Russian invasion
KAMLOOPS - Saturday (Aug. 24) will mark 913 days since Ukraine was invaded by Russian forces. And while muted celebrations during war have seemingly become a norm for the Ukrainian people, year three ...
Aug 23, 2024
Kamloops RCMP say subject of gang violence warning released on bail Friday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are renewing a warning about a man whose presence in the community they say could up the risk of public violence.In a news release issued late Friday afternoon, Sgt. Kevin McI...
Aug 23, 2024
Kamloops Food Bank sees increased numbers but still delivers despite tough times
KAMLOOPS - The cost of living is rising every day, making affordable lifestyles tougher and tougher. One of those factors is food, with food banks across the province seeing a rise in demand, includin...
Aug 23, 2024
Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for most of B.C.'s Southern Interior, including Kamloops and area
KAMLOOPS - A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of B.C.'s southern interior Friday (Aug. 23). Environment Canada's severe thunderstorm watch covers the Fraser Canyon, Nicola, Shuswap and ...
Aug 23, 2024
Injured elderly man, missing for several days, rescued at the bottom of Spius Creek embankment
MERRITT, B.C. - An elderly man who was missing for several days after falling down an embankment in the Nicola Valley was rescued Thursday (Aug. 23) afternoon. In a post to social media Friday morning...
Aug 23, 2024
Vehicle incident impacts southbound traffic on Highway 5 near Inks Lake Road turnoff
KAMLOOPS - Drivers heading from Kamloops to B.C.'s coast may experience delays getting out of the city Friday (Aug. 23) morning. At around 4:20 a.m., Kamloops RCMP confirmed an earlier report from Dri...
Aug 23, 2024
Beloved KSO book sale lives on, even with majority of stock destroyed in St. Andrew's fire
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra will still hold Barb's Used Book and Music sale despite losing 80 per cent of its books earlier in the year.The books were in the basement of St. Andrew's on...
Aug 22, 2024
