Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD announces temporary closures of some recycling depots
KAMLOOPS - Some residents within the Thompson - Nicola Regional District (TNRD) who were looking to drop off their recyclables, will have to wait a few days.In a news release issued Monday (Jul. 3), t...
Jul 3, 2023
Two vehicle crash west of Kamloops sends two people to hospital
KAMLOOPS - Two people are in the hospital after they were involved in a multi-vehicle collision Friday (June 30) in Cherry Creek.A spokesperson for BC Emergency Health Services says paramedics receive...
Jul 2, 2023
NorthPaws look to sweep series against Falcons after Canada Day walk-off
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops NorthPaws concluded Canada Day with an exciting walk-off Saturday (July 1) after Falcons pitcher Thrasher Steed failed to get a strike on the NorthPaws' Jude Hall. He would be ...
Jul 2, 2023
Riverside Park filled with Kamloopsians to celebrate Canada Day
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (July 1), Canada turns 156 years old. Residents in the Kamloops area celebrated by gathering at Riverside Park to enjoy the festivities put on by the Kamloops Multicultural Soci...
Jul 1, 2023
Incident on B.C. Transit bus has Kamloops woman searching for answers
KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday afternoon (June 28) Cassandra Strain claims her two children and a niece each with disabilities boarded a bus with their youth worker on Westsyde Rd. The four riders were headi...
Jun 30, 2023
Canada Day starts early at Riverside Park, concludes at dusk with firework display
KAMLOOPS - Celebrating the Great White North starts early this year, with a pancake breakfast at 7 a.m. at Riverside Park. Following some flapjacks, the City of Kamloops will be hosting a variety of a...
Jun 30, 2023
'Belief in the possibility of change'; 'Len' the story of Len Marchand opens at Kamloops Museum
KAMLOOPS - A new exhibit is set to open to the public today at the Kamloops Museum and Archives honouring the life and legacy of the late Len Marchand. Marchand, who passed away in 2016, was an indige...
Jun 30, 2023
Village of Lytton marks second-year anniversary of wildfire, focuses on rebuilding
LYTTON, B.C. - The Village of Lytton is marking the second-year anniversary of the Lytton Creek wildfire Friday (June 30).In a news release, the village says a multi-denominational blessing event will...
Jun 30, 2023
911 overdose calls increase in B.C. as opioid crisis continues
KAMLOOPS - More than seven years after the opioid crisis was declared, B.C. Emergency Health Services are seeing an unprecedented increase in overdose calls. On June 21st, paramedics responded to 221 ...
Jun 29, 2023
Kamloops Fire Rescue preaching caution ahead of Canada Day long weekend
KAMLOOPS - The long weekend is approaching and both Kamloops Fire Rescue and the city want to remind residents about safety for the hot summer weather. KFR and the City of Kamloops are preparing for m...
Jun 29, 2023
