Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Thompson-Nicola Regional District, Simpcw ink agreement to represent burgeoning bond
CHU CHUA, B.C. - Simpcw and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Protocol Agreement on Wednesday (July 17) in Chu Chua designed to represent the streng...
Aaron Schulze Jul 17, 2024
Searchers redouble efforts to locate Alberta man swept away in North Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Searchers have not given up their desperate quest to locate an Alberta man who was swept away in the fast-flowing North Thompson River last week.Stan Cappis and a friend were enjoying the r...
Aaron Schulze Jul 17, 2024
Financial assistance opens for Savona residents deluged by long weekend flash flood
SAVONA, B.C. - Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA) is now available for Savona residents who were soaked by flash flooding over Canada Day long weekend. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) sa...
Aaron Schulze Jul 17, 2024
Normal month of June for Kamloops building sector but year-to-date construction value still drastically up
KAMLOOPS - At the halfway point of 2024, the Kamloops building sector has seen more than double the construction value than the same timeframe last year. New numbers released by the City of Kamloops B...
Aaron Schulze Jul 17, 2024
Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music students honing their craft, gaining confidence
KAMLOOPS - The halls are alive with the sound of music, as the Kamloops Interior Summer School of Music, also known as KISSM, returns for another season."You don't choose to keep teaching in July as a...
Aaron Schulze Jul 16, 2024
Rezoning moving ahead for multi-use apartment building, daycare space on Columbia Street property
KAMLOOPS - An aging building and parking lot across from Royal Inland Hospital on Columbia Street has been earmarked to be redeveloped into a new 12-storey mixed-use apartment building. Part of the Tr...
Jul 16, 2024
Mandatory water conservation notice issued for Spences Bridge community water system
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) and Cook's Ferry Indian Band (CFIB) on Tuesday (July 16) issued a mandatory water conservation notice for the Spences Bridge community water system. All ou...
Jul 16, 2024
Wildfires burning north of Spences Bridge experiencing notable growth
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. -- Two wildfires burning north of Spences Bridge are experiencing notable growth. The BC Wildfire Service website notes one fire discovered burning 7.5 kilometres north of the com...
Aaron Schulze Jul 16, 2024
Wildfires north of Spences Bridge could continue to grow due to hot, dry conditions, wind gusts
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Two out-of-control wildfires burning north of the community of Spences Bridge could continue to spread on Tuesday (July 16) afternoon. The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) notes an un...
Marty Hastings Jul 16, 2024
"Give people the closure they need": daughter of late Merritt city councillor renews plea for information
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - The daughter of late Merritt city councillor Claire Newman is asking anyone with information on the hit-and-run incident that killed her mother to come forward. In a video posted by ...
Marty Hastings Jul 16, 2024
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