Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
"You're just a criminal": Merrit Mayor Goetz on anniversary of Councillor Claire Newman's death
MERRITT, B.C. - It's been one year since Merritt City Councillor Claire Newman was struck and killed in a hit and run while visiting family outside of Valemount, and to date there has been very little...
Aaron Schulze Jul 05, 2024
Overnight closures announced Thursday for emergency departments in Merritt, Williams Lake
MERRITT AND WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Interior Health (IH) announced overnight closures at emergency room in Merritt and Williams Lake late in the day Thursday (July 4).In news releases distributed to loc...
Jul 04, 2024
Bright Red Book Bus returns for 10th year of supplying summer reading
KAMLOOPS - Like the 'Little Engine that Could', the Bright Red Book Bus is steadily driving through Kamloops for another summer of free books. This summer marks the 10th year that the bus has toured a...
Jul 04, 2024
Kamloops' new pump track opens with ambitions of hosting world class athletes
KAMLOOPS - Years of hard work and dedication came to fruition on Thursday (July 4), as the Kamloops pump track officially opened to it's first riders at the top end of the Kamloops Bike Ranch."Coming ...
Aaron Schulze Jul 04, 2024
City of Kamloops planning for potential hot weather response
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is keeping a close eye on the mercury this week with the forecast calling for daytime highs of 40 degrees by the end of the weekend. "Criteria to be met for us to be ac...
Aaron Schulze Jul 04, 2024
Village of Clinton councillor facing domestic assault charges
CLINTON, B.C. - A Clinton village councillor is facing domestic assault and weapons charges dating back to June 2023.Nicholas Kosovic made his first appearance in court on June 10 at the Kamloops Cour...
Aaron Schulze Jul 04, 2024
Equipment failure knocks out power for more than 2,000 residents in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - Thousands of residents in Aberdeen are expected to be without power for the rest of Thursday (July 4) morning. BC Hydro says 2,115 customers northeast of Aberdeen Drive, south of Hillside D...
Aaron Schulze Jul 04, 2024
PHOTOS: 1940 pickup truck reported stolen from Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - An antique truck was stolen from the Shuswap. Salmon Arm RCMP say a man reported on Tuesday (July 2) that his beige 1940 Ford pickup truck was stolen from a business. In a news rele...
Aaron Schulze Jul 04, 2024
Kamloops expected to have warmer summer but could have normal amount of precipitation: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - A normal month of June didn't worsen the drought situation in Kamloops. Numbers provided by Environment Canada show Kamloops received 30.5 millimetres of precipitation in June, which is wha...
Aaron Schulze Jul 04, 2024
Reports of shots fired on North Shore believed to be targeted: Kamloops RCMP
UPDATE (7:15 a.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue confirmed crews did extinguish a vehicle fire near Westsyde Road Wednesday night.Platoon Captain Jim Gorman told CFJC Today the call came in at around 7:20 p.m...
Aaron Schulze Jul 04, 2024
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Is returning to a balanced budget one of your BC election priorities?
Oct 07, 2024
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B.C. Election 2024: Where to go, how to register ahead of advance voting
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