Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TRU respiratory therapy program trains flexible, skilled professionals for the rigours of the healthcare world
KAMLOOPS - Respiratory therapists (RTs) can be the unsung heroes of the healthcare world. While less well-known than doctors and nurses, they play a vital role in many facets of patient care."From bra...
Oct 25, 2023
Remembrance Day poppy campaign begins with flowers pinned on mayor, Tk'emlups and RCMP reps
KAMLOOPS - The first Remembrance Day poppies were given out Wednesday (Oct. 25) in Kamloops, marking the start of this year's poppy campaign. The official poppy campaign will begin in earnest on Frida...
Oct 25, 2023
Generous donation boosts reward for information into Ryan Shtuka's 2018 disappearance
KAMLOOPS - Ryan Shtuka was last seen in the early morning hours of February 17, 2018 when he left a party on Sun Peaks. He never showed up for work the next day.Over the past five-and-a-half years, Sh...
Oct 25, 2023
As Kamloops This Week winds down, staffers begin to hatch plans for a new newspaper
KAMLOOPS - "Today is Wednesday, October 25, 2023. A momentous day in Kamloops This Week's legacy; our final printing day, our final publication day," Christopher Foulds, former Kamloops This Week edit...
Oct 25, 2023
KTW Christmas Cheer campaign to live on with B.C. Interior Community Foundation
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops This Week (KTW) Christmas Cheer campaign will live on, even as the newspaper closes up shop.In a news release, the B.C. Interior Community Foundation (BCICF) has announced it w...
Oct 25, 2023
'Please slow down'; YRB plow truck being struck the cause of lengthy Coquihalla Highway closure
KAMLOOPS - A snowplow truck being struck was the reason for the closure of the northbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt Wednesday (Oct. 25) morning.In a photo posted to social media...
Oct 25, 2023
Kamloops council begins series of town hall meetings with Barnhartvale session
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council kicks off the first of six in-person hybrid format meetings Wednesday night (Oct. 25).Residents in Barnhartvale, Campbell Creek, Dallas, Juniper Ridge, Rose Hill and Valley...
Oct 25, 2023
Overnight vehicle incident halts northbound traffic on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Northbound traffic on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt will need to hang tight Wednesday (Oct. 25) morning.DriveBC first reported of a vehicle incident on the stretch of Hig...
Oct 25, 2023
Could the current RCMP detachment become the next Kamloops City Hall?
KAMLOOPS - A City of Kamloops council committee has been told about the advantages of a strategy that would build new homes for the city's police force and its bureaucracy.Council's Build Kamloops com...
Oct 24, 2023
'Complete waste of tax dollars'; Kamloops MP Caputo left confused as Liberals shut down committee
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (Oct. 24), a federal government ethics committee hearing was cut short in what the official opposition is calling a coverup, relating back to the 2019 SNC-Lavalin scandal. The Lib...
Oct 24, 2023
