Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Helicopter part stolen from truck parked in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for unique, valuable items that were stolen from a vehicle downtown last week.In a news release issued Monday (Oct. 23) morning, at around 6:30 a.m. Thursda...
Oct 23, 2023
Traci Genereaux's family still searching for answers, six years after her body found
SALMON ARM, B.C. - On Oct. 21, 2017, the body of Traci Genereaux was found on the property of a north Okanagan man with a violent history. However, to this day, the victim's family is still waiting fo...
Oct 23, 2023
Downed power pole on Trans Canada Highway left 3,000 Kamloops customers without power
KAMLOOPS - A downed power pole on the Trans Canada Highway in Valleyview was the cause of a large power outage in Kamloops Sunday (Oct. 22) night.DriveBC reported of a vehicle incident on Highway 1 ne...
Oct 23, 2023
Snow is expected along the Coquihalla Highway Monday
KAMLOOPS - It's that time of year again. Snow is returning to high-altitude highways in parts of British Columbia as a slow moving arctic front is expected to bring freezing levels down to highway lev...
Oct 22, 2023
KCSC hosts town hall discussion on Kamloops sustainability plans
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Community Safety Committee (KCSC) will be hosting a town hall meeting tonight (Oct. 21) to address issues related to implementing sustainability policies by the city and the Th...
Oct 21, 2023
Nurse-patient ratio a key to helping fix B.C. healthcare challenges
KAMLOOPS - Improved retention initiatives, reduction of excessive working hours leading to burnout and phasing out reliance on private nursing agencies were atop the list when the provincial nurses un...
Oct 20, 2023
'It can help us keep the doors open'; Merritt mayor hopes new funding will stabilize ER
MERRITT, B.C. - Closed again for 24 hours, residents in Merritt will be without emergency services until Saturday (Oct. 21) morning. The closure comes mere days after the province announced millions o...
Oct 20, 2023
Federal regulator says TMX tunnelling through culturally sensitive area near Kamloops would be costly, fruitless
CALGARY - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has released its reasons for allowing Trans Mountain (TMX) to trench through a culturally significant area near Kamloops, over the objections of local First...
Oct 20, 2023
Barriere RCMP ask for help locating man wanted on violent charges
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP in Barriere are spreading the word about a local man wanted for violent offences.Cameron James Rose, 59, is wanted on unendorsed warrants for assault and assault by choking.Descr...
Oct 20, 2023
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed until Saturday morning
MERRITT, B.C. - Residents in Merritt and area should prepare for a change in their regularly scheduled health care coverage to start their weekend.Interior Health says the emergency department at Nico...
Oct 20, 2023
