Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
WCT managing director Evan Klassen steps down
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) is looking for a new managing director.In a news release, the Kamloops-based theatre company says Evan Klassen has announced his resignation after four years at...
Jun 16, 2022
Contract awarded for permanent Coquihalla repairs; RFP issued for Trans Canada through Fraser Canyon
MERRITT, B.C. - The province says it will soon begin permanent repairs to the Coquihalla Highway and the Trans Canada through the Fraser Canyon after last year's devastating floods.An atmospheric rive...
Jun 16, 2022
One person killed in Highway 5 collision north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (8:40 a.m.): One person died in a head-on collision between a semi-truck and a pickup truck Wednesday night (June 15) along Highway 5 south of Little Fort. RCMP say the driver of the...
Jun 16, 2022 Image Credit: Contributed
'Once in a multi-generational opportunity': Kamloops to benefit greatly from 2030 Winter Olympics if bid is successful
KAMLOOPS - The momentum created by the 2010 Vancouver Games was monumental - with a large influx of international visitors during and after the Olympics. According to the Canadian Tourism Commission, ...
Jun 15, 2022
Community health centre model could attract sought-after family doctors to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A group of clinics in Kamloops has an innovative way of supporting their family doctors and preventing burnout.The Supporting Team Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) clinics are a gro...
Jun 15, 2022
TNRD to consider O'Reilly's motion to investigate the district boundaries
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (June 16) during the regular Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) board meeting, Director Mike O'Reilly will seek support for his notice of motion. The Kamloops councillor is l...
Jun 15, 2022
Crown to consider charges against B.C. Highway Patrol officer after 2021 Merritt-area crash
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is forwarding its investigation of an October, 2021 Merritt-area crash to Crown counsel for consideration of charges.Just after 12:00 noon on October 27, 2021, a...
Jun 15, 2022
Mounties seeking witnesses to Kamloops vehicle fire
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Mounties are hoping to speak with three individuals who may have witnessed a vehicle fire last week on the North Shore.In a news release, police say surveillance images from the ar...
Jun 15, 2022
Remembering the Kamloops flood of 1948
KAMLOOPS - 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 floods which devastated Oak Hills and caused damage to low-lying properties across the city. However, 24 years before that, there was another hig...
Jun 14, 2022
Recovery funding too little, too late for some Lytton business owners
LYTTON, B.C. - Federal minister Harjit Sajjan was in Lytton Tuesday morning (June 14) to tour the fire-devastated community and announced more than $77-million in new funding to help the village rebui...
Jun 14, 2022
