Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Despite snowpack rise, experts warn a drought still appears to be in the cards for B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Despite a small improvement, the latest snowpack figures from the BC River Forecast Centre shows the Kamloops area are still well below average for this time of year.The provincial snowpack...
Feb 9, 2024
Merritt emergency department closed temporarily; first closure of 2024
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt is closed until 8:00 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 10) due to limited physician availability.In a news release issued Friday (Feb. 9...
Feb 9, 2024
Kamloops MLAs cautiously optimistic after cancer centre announcement
KAMLOOPS - "I would expect all those details will be in the business plan, I expect 2027."That was the timeline for a new Kamloops cancer centre promised by Health Minister Adrian Dix back in 2023. On...
Feb 8, 2024
Kamloops' first Black Film Festival to debut next week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops will soon see its first Black Film Festival, hosted downtown at the Paramount Theatre. The Kamloops Film Society partnered with the Kamloops Caribbean Cultural Society and the Vali...
Feb 8, 2024
City of Kamloops, CUPE 900 headed to mediation following dismissed appeal of arbitration ruling
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says it is ready to move forward after it recently lost its appeal of an arbitration decision related to a union grievance. The legal matter stems from municipal depart...
Feb 8, 2024
Local officials pledge to keep the pressure on after province's $359M Kamloops cancer centre announcement
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' long awaited cancer centre is closer to a reality after B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix laid out the next steps in the project on Thursday (Feb. 8). The project is expected to beg...
Feb 8, 2024
Kamloops-area snowpack rises slightly closer to normal: BC River Forecast Centre
VICTORIA - Snowpack conditions in Kamloops and area have moderately improved since the start of 2024 but they are still below normal for this time of year.According to numbers from Feb. 1 from the B.C...
Feb 8, 2024
Construction of long-awaited Kamloops cancer centre to begin in 2025
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government is assuring Kamloops that construction on the approved Kamloops cancer care centre at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) will begin in 2025.Speaking in Kamloops Thursday (Feb. ...
Feb 8, 2024
UPDATE: Kamloops man found safe
KAMLOOPS - Update: Tk'emlps Rural RCMP Detachment says a man reported to be missing in a previous release (Feb. 8) has been found, and is safe. RCMP thank the public for their assistance in finding th...
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Scam calls rising, Salmon Arm RCMP offer advice
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm say they are seeing an "extremely high call volume reporting fraud."The detachment said the incidents are mainly the grandparent scam, where a caller claims a fam...
Feb 8, 2024
