Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Kamloops area's early taste of winter not expected to stick around
KAMLOOPS - The first real snowfall of the season hit Interior highways on Monday (Oct. 23), with travel advisories put in place for the entire Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Kamloops and the Okanagan...
Oct 24, 2023
Wednesday morning gathering planned to bid Kamloops This Week farewell
KAMLOOPS - With Kamloops' last remaining newspaper distributing its final edition Wednesday (Oct. 25), some appreciative readers are planning a show of love and support.Last week, Aberdeen Publishing ...
Oct 24, 2023
