Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
PIT Stop focused on maintaining meal service after fire damage at Kamloops United Church building
KAMLOOPS - The PIT Stop meal program out of Kamloops United Church says it doesn't plan on missing this Sunday's meal service - even after a fire on Tuesday (Aug. 13) damaged the building along St. Pa...
Aug 15, 2024
Merritt working on housing plan as they await details from BC Housing on a new shelter
MERRITT, B.C. - The shelter in Merritt, which was run in partnership by BC Housing, and the Nicola Valley Shelter Society has been forced to permanently closes the doors to the old Desert Inn. With th...
Aug 15, 2024
UPDATE: missing man found safe
UPDATE: KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say the 31-year-old man reported missing on Aug. 12, 2024 has been found safe. Editor's note: For privacy considerations, any previous information pertaining to the fo...
Aug 15, 2024
TNRD lifts evacuation alert for 80 properties near Shetland Creek wildfire
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) downgraded its final evacuation alert related to the Shetland Creek wildfire. In a news release issued Thursday (Aug. 15) morning, t...
Aug 15, 2024
Man believed to be at centre of local organized-crime conflict arrested: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A man Kamloops RCMP believe is at the centre of an organized-crime conflict was arrested earlier this week. In a statement issued Wednesday (Aug. 14) evening, S/Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says 40...
Aug 15, 2024
Evacuation alerts lifted for Hullcar Mountain wildfire
ARMSTRONG, B.C. - Some people living near the scene of the Hullcar Mountain wildfire can breathe a sigh of relief.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District and the Township of Spallumcheen lifted the Eva...
Aug 15, 2024
Katzberg talks newfound fame, Thor and marketing opportunities after winning Olympic gold
Ethan Katzberg of the Kamloops Track and Field Club won gold in men's hammer throw earlier this month at the Olympic Summer Games in Paris.The 6-foot-6 Nanaimo product was named one of Canada's flag b...
Aug 14, 2024
United Way seeks local organizations to fight period poverty through Period Promise Policy Agreement
KAMLOOPS - It's estimated that one in six people who menstruate have experienced period poverty - that's a term that refers to the inability to afford or even access the proper products, facilities, a...
Aug 14, 2024
BC Wildfire forced to suspend suppression efforts several times this year due to public interference
KAMLOOPS - There are currently 61 active wildfires burning across the Kamloops Fire Centre, with two being denoted as 'fires of note.'Twenty-six of those fires are considered under control, thanks to ...
Aug 14, 2024
User groups pivoting to other locations following fire at Kamloops United Church
KAMLOOPS - One day after flames broke out inside the Kamloops United Church building, the groups who use that facility are planning where they'll go in the meantime. Tuesday's (Aug. 13) fire began in ...
Aug 14, 2024
