Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City's Safety and Security Committee reiterates need for communication boost to public
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' Safety and Security Select Committee met Tuesday (Jan. 30) to hear fourth quarter reports from several departments, along with updates on existing programs and engagement groups, ...
Jan 30, 2024
Pothole reporting options available to Kamloops residents
KAMLOOPS - Melting conditions in the city mean pothole season has arrived and the City of Kamloops is asking residents to report potholes as they come across them. According to Streets and Environment...
Jan 30, 2024
Lillooet River added to provincial flood warning list Tuesday
LILLOOET, B.C. - As another set of storms makes its way to the B.C. coast, the province is adding the Lillooet River to those under threat of flood.In a bulletin issued Tuesday morning (Jan. 30), the ...
Jan 30, 2024
UPDATE: Child dies after being struck by vehicle near Falkland
UPDATE (9:30 a.m.): RCMP say a two-year-old child has died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident near Falkland. Police say the child was struck by a vehicle on a rural property off Highway...
Jan 30, 2024
Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon remains closed due to flooding
KAMLOOPS - The Trans Canada Highway through the Fraser Canyon remained closed overnight.DriveBC first reported shortly after noon Monday (Jan. 29) the stretch of Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences B...
Jan 30, 2024
Kamloops' Brown rink earns wildcard berth to Scotties
KAMLOOPS - For the third time in her career, Kamloops's Corryn Brown and her rink out of the Kamloops Curling club are heading to the Scotties. Brown is joined by third Erin Pincott, newcomer and seco...
Jan 29, 2024
BC Cancer launches free at-home cervical cancer screening
KAMLOOPS - BC Cancer has launched a new way to screen for cervical cancer. Now, female residents between the ages of 25 and 69 years old can request a free at-home cervix self-screening kit. According...
Jan 29, 2024
KSACC encouraged by new intimate image protection legislation
KAMLOOPS - The BC government has announced new legislation will be taking effect Monday (Jan. 29). It's meant to help people who have had their intimate photos or videos shared online without consent....
Jan 29, 2024
TRU Board of Governors votes to discontinue four visual arts programs
KAMLOOPS - During a special meeting of the Thompson Rivers University Board of Governors, several visual arts programs received the axe.The vote was 6-2, with one vote to abstain. The four programs th...
Jan 29, 2024
Clearwater schools to see increased police presence after possible threat to Raft River Elementary
KAMLOOPS - Students and parents in Clearwater will notice an increased police presence at their schools Monday (Jan. 29).Rhonda Nixon, School District 73 superintendent, says the district's principal ...
Jan 29, 2024
