Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fog advisory issued for North Thompson region
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Residents in the North Thompson may be battling to see further ahead Tuesday (Jan. 2) morning.Environment Canada issued a fog advisory for the North Thompson region Monday afternoon...
Jan 02, 2024
Blazers fall 4-1 on home ice
KAMLOOPS - It wasn't the best way to finish off the year for the Kamloops Blazers last night (Dec.30). The team fell 4-1 to the Prince George Cougars inside Sandman Centre.Kai Matthew was the goal sco...
Dec 31, 2023
Chase RCMP looking for help in locating missing man
CHASE - The Chase RCMP Detachment is seeking assistance in locating a high-risk missing person, Jayce McDermid.McDermid is 47 years of age and was reported missing by family members who are concerned ...
Dec 31, 2023
After 22 years, Ed the Security Guy plans one last Christmas tree pickup
KAMLOOPS - For more than two decades, Ed LaPierre, maybe better known as 'Ed the Security Guy,' has picked up Christmas trees from the citizens of Kamloops as a fundraiser for local charities."It's be...
Dec 29, 2023
Salvation Army Kettle Campaign wraps up just shy of donation goal
KAMLOOPS - This year's Salvation Army Kettle Campaign has come to an end, and the organization says locally it once again came up short of its fundraising goal. The campaign started Nov. 15 and conclu...
Dec 29, 2023
More tragedies on Highway 5 prompt renewed safety calls from North Thompson leaders
KAMLOOPS - After two more fatal crashes on Highway 5 took the lives of four people on Thursday (Dec. 28), local leaders are - once again - demanding improvements on the road.The highway has been the s...
Dec 29, 2023
Kamloops teen Cassie McNutt raises more than $117,000 for local hospice
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops teen responsible for raising thousands of dollars for the Kamloops Hospice has once again surpassed her fundraising goal. Each year, Cassie McNutt and her family arrange thousa...
Dec 29, 2023
Provincial government silent as Kamloops cancer centre business plan promise deadline looms
KAMLOOPS - Back in May, B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced a cancer care centre is to be built in Kamloops on the Royal Inland Hospital campus. In that announcement, the minister stated that th...
Dec 29, 2023
No snow means City of Kamloops streets crews stay busy elsewhere
KAMLOOPS - The last few months of 2023 have brought us one of the milder winters in memory, thus far. That means city streets crews have had a reprieve from traditional snow and ice mitigation work. H...
Dec 29, 2023
Risk of avalanche still exists in the North Thompson despite lack of snow
KAMLOOPS - There is a lack of snow within city limits. However, the risk of avalanche still exists and people should be cautious when heading in the backcountry.Avalanche Canada says there is no avala...
Dec 29, 2023
