Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Build Kamloops timeline still intact after AAP legal case
KAMLOOPS - On Friday (Feb. 21), the City of Kamloops won its legal battle against Kathrine Wunderlich as the BC Supreme Court has ruled the results of the alternative approval process (AAP) will stand...
Aaron Schulze Feb 24, 2025
Early season fire at Cooney Bay has KFR asking for caution
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) is urging resident to be smart when hanging around Cooney Bay after an early season landscape fire required a firefighter response.Cooney Bay is no stranger to wi...
Victor Kaisar Feb 24, 2025
TNRD officials to meet with B.C. cabinet ministers in early March
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from the Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) will be in Victoria in early March for a series of meetings with the provincial government.TNRD Board Chair Barbara Roden a...
Victor Kaisar Feb 24, 2025
Three people 'lucky to be alive' after Sunday avalanche: Wells Gray SAR
BLUE RIVER B.C. - (UPDATE 4:00 p.m.): Wells Gray Search and Rescue (WGSAR) says three people "were exceptionally lucky to be alive" after they were rescued from an avalanche on Sunday (Feb. 24) aftern...
Victor Kaisar Feb 24, 2025
NorKam Secondary placed on brief hold and secure after nearby Monday morning assault
KAMLOOPS - NorKam Secondary was put on a brief hold and secure Monday (Feb. 24) morning after an assault took place near the school. Kamloops RCMP say a large police presence was visible at around 8:4...
Victor Kaisar Feb 24, 2025
Kamloops Fire Rescue put out vehicle fire on Columbia Street in front of Royal Inland Hospital
KAMLOOPS - A vehicle caught on fire on Columbia Street Monday (Feb. 24) morning. The call from the westbound left turn lane on Columbia Street at Third Avenue came over the scanner at around 8:00 a.m....
Victor Kaisar Feb 24, 2025
Residents in Tobiano and Cherry Creek to vote on new fire protection referendum this summer
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Tobiano and Cherry Creek will be going to a referendum later this year to vote on a proposal for a new fire protection service area that will cover both communities west of Kam...
Aaron Schulze Feb 24, 2025
Salmon Arm RCMP trying to identify booze stealing suspect
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm RCMP are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in a theft from a liquor store. On Feb. 13, RCMP were told of an attempted liquor theft by the same person ...
Aaron Schulze Feb 24, 2025
Emergency rooms in Merritt, Clearwater to be closed overnight Sunday
KAMLOOPS -Residents in Merritt and Clearwater will be without emergency room (ER) coverage for 13 hours Sunday (Feb. 23) night because of a lack of staff. Interior Health says the ERs at the Nicola Va...
Victor Kaisar Feb 23, 2025
Aberdeen Tiny Library lease extended for three more years as planning for southwest Kamloops library continues
KAMLOOPS - The Aberdeen Tiny Library in Kamloops will remain open for the next three years, as its lease has once again been extended by the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL). Chief Librarian Ju...
Victor Kaisar Feb 23, 2025

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