Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Centre for the Arts added to BC Bid website
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is getting the building sector ready for the construction of a performing arts centre.Last week, the city posted an advance notice of the project on the BC Bid website....
Jun 09, 2024
Kruger management, Unifor employees appeal to Kamloops council about the state of forestry
KAMLOOPS - Both the Kruger Pulp Mill and its employees are appealing to Kamloops council about the uncertain future of the forest industry.At Tuesday's regular meeting, Mill Manager Darrell Booker and...
Jun 09, 2024
Kamloops taxpayers doled out about $1.8M more to pay city staff in 2023: report
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops taxpayers shelled out about $1.8 million more to pay city staff in 2023 than they did the previous year, according to a new report coming to council this week.The 2023 Stat...
Jun 09, 2024
B.C. animal emergency response team seeks livestock haulers for wildfire season
KELOWNA - With wildfire season nearing, the Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team is putting out a call for horse and livestock haulers.The response team helps evacuate animals across the Southern I...
Jun 09, 2024
Salmon Arm getting ready for 55-plus B.C. Games later this summer
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The City of Salmon Arm is almost ready for the 55-plus B.C. Games later this summer.The Games will take place Sept. 10-14 throughout the city, and will feature 24 sports and activit...
Jun 09, 2024
Foundation says Ride Don’t Hide helps break down stigma of mental health
A local non-profit organization is making an investment into mental health services for young people in the North Okanagan.The Emily Dahl Foundation (EDF) has announced a $500 donation to the team led...
Jun 08, 2024
Kamloops' 'Reaching Home' funding oversubscribed for 2024-26
KAMLOOPS - 'Reaching Home', is a federally funded community based program to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada. "The program provides grant funding to urban, Indigenous, rural, and remote ...
Jun 08, 2024
Dr. Helmcken Hospital in Clearwater has emergency department closure Saturday
Clearwater, B.C. - The Emergency Department at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital in Clearwater is closed due to a shortages of nurses. Emergency services are unavailable from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sa...
Jun 08, 2024
Merritt's hope for Flood recovery funding may not be dead in the water
MERRITT, B.C. - Earlier this week, city of Merritt officials held a press conference to announce that the community had been denied flood recovery funding from the Federal Government in the form of Di...
Jun 08, 2024
Wildfire areas at 'high risk' for landslides in Shuswap
VERNON, B.C. - Some of the areas burned by the Bush Creek East wildfire in the Shuswap last year are at risk of landslides.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) stated mountain slopes were bur...
Jun 08, 2024
