Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
No timeline for when striking USW 1-417 workers, Hudson's Bay will return to negotiations
KAMLOOPS - Negotiations between local United Steelworkers union members and the Hudson's Bay Company have reached a stalemate again. The union and the company met alongside a mediator on January 8 aft...
Jan 12, 2024
Winter shelters at capacity as temperatures plummet in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - According to the B.C. government, there are 194 shelter spaces in Kamloops and with temperatures well below -20 in the city, all of those spots have quickly become filled. That includes the...
Jan 12, 2024
Canada Post warns of delayed service in B.C. Interior due to extreme cold
KAMLOOPS - Canada Post is warning Interior residents of potential slow or delayed service due to the frigid weather.The postal service emailed out the advisory Friday afternoon (Jan. 12), saying the I...
Jan 12, 2024
Gas leak triggers evacuation at Merritt Secondary School
MERRITT, B.C. - A gas leak caused staff and students at Merritt Secondary School (MSS) to evacuate the building Friday (Jan. 12) morning.Stephen McNiven, School District 58 superintendent, told CFJC T...
Jan 12, 2024
Extreme cold leads to early closure at OLPH school
KAMLOOPS - As temperatures plummet below -20 C Friday (Jan. 12), at least one school in the Kamloops area will be sending students home. Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) on the city's North Shore pos...
Jan 12, 2024
YKA sees 20 per cent increase in passengers in 2023
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) saw substantial passenger growth year-over-year.In a news release issued Friday (Jan. 12), YKA Managing Director Ed Ratuski says the airport welcomed 311,696 passenge...
Jan 12, 2024
VIDEO: Tears, stories flow during memorial to fallen TRU WolfPack volleyball player
KAMLOOPS - Hundreds of people packed into the Tournament Capital Centre Wednesday for a celebration of life for Thompson Rivers University men's volleyball player Owyn McInnis. He was killed in a mult...
Jan 12, 2024
RCMP investigating after man reportedly hurls rocks at business in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP say it's looking for information in relation to a man who was hurling rocks and insults at a local business and its patrons.In a news release, RCMP say it received reports...
Jan 12, 2024
Kamloops' Kaye Kaminishi, Asahi Baseball Club honoured in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A baseball pioneer was honoured down in Vancouver on Thursday (Jan 11). Kamloops' Kaye Kaminishi is the last surviving member of the Asahi Baseball Club. He played with the team from 1939 ...
Jan 11, 2024
Young Kamloops athletes help share the importance of blood donation
KAMLOOPS - The demand for blood is constant. According to Canadian Blood Services, 100,000 new donors are needed each year to keep up with patient demand. Last year, the Kamloops Blazers partnered wit...
Jan 11, 2024
