Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cops for Kids ride cycles into Kamloops Friday
KAMLOOPS - Police officers from across B.C.'s Interior will roll into Kamloops as part of the 2023 Cops for Kids Ride. On Friday (Sept. 15) at 4 p.m., the cyclist team made up of 24 law enforcement of...
Sep 14, 2023
Kamloops shelters at full capacity with winter coming up
KAMLOOPS - The Out of The Cold Shelter Society announced new numbers of people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops. At Tuesday's (Sept. 12) council meeting, executive director Renee Stein said they ...
Sep 13, 2023
Kamloops the latest community to push drug use ban, but advocates argue it won't work
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is going ahead with a new bylaw amendment prohibiting use of illicit drugs in public spaces. However, some advocates for those who use drugs don't see it as a solution. "I ...
Sep 13, 2023
'Extremely disturbing'; province, City of Merritt aware of dike issues ahead of catastrophic 2021 floods
MERRITT, B.C. - A new report, authored by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, is providing fresh insights on the state of the diking system in Merritt - what was known and when it was known a...
Sep 13, 2023
Even with concept plan approved, hospital district renews push for Kamloops cancer care centre
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD) is taking nothing for granted. Despite assurances in May that a concept plan for a new cancer care centre in Kamloops has been approved, the T...
Sep 13, 2023
Hospital district moves to make province pay for Sun Rivers, Sienna Ridge residents' tax share
KAMLOOPS - Taxes collected from residents in Sun Rivers and Sienna Ridge do not get passed along to the Thompson Regional Hospital District (TRHD). Now, the district is sending the bill to Victoria.Th...
Sep 13, 2023
CSRD hosts appreciation dinner for regional firefighters
TAPPEN, B.C. - When the Lower East Adams Lake and Bush Creek Wildfires came together on August 18, firefighters from across 13 different paid on-call fire departments in the CSRD travelled to neighbou...
Sep 13, 2023
UPDATE: Missing man found safe
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the 63-year-old man reported missing on Tuesday (Sept. 12) has been located and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaini...
Sep 13, 2023
New listings and sales up, average price of single-family Kamloops home slightly down in August
KAMLOOPS - New listings and sales are up year-over-year in the Kamloops and area real estate market, while the benchmark price is slightly down. According to new statistics provided by the Association...
Sep 13, 2023
Kamloops council okays bylaw amendment banning drug use in public spaces
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has moved forward with a new bylaw amendment prohibiting use of illicit drugs in public spaces. Staff came up with the bylaw upon council's direction in spring. The bylaw w...
Sep 12, 2023
