Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Imitation firearms highlight Kamloops RCMP's weekend
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 455 calls for service from midnight on Friday, May 21, to 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls. Nerf gun g...
May 26, 2021
Kamloops COVID-19 case count dropped to 22 last week: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - The latest COVID-19 data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) shows a marked decrease in new cases in Kamloops last week.The Local Health Area (LHA) map updated on the BCCDC web...
May 26, 2021
Kamloops tourism-dependent businesses celebrate prospect of COVID-19 restrictions being lifted soon
KAMLOOPS - Many local businesses are starting to plan for post-pandemic life, especially now that B.C. has released its restart plan. One of the industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic and res...
Doug Collins May 26, 2021
Gusty wind whips Tk'emlups grass fire before KFR crews bring it under control
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) says a grass fire that ignited on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday morning (May 26) grew to about two hectares before firefighters got a handle on it.RAW VIDEO: (V...
May 26, 2021
UBCIC calls severed bear paws found near Shuswap Lake 'a complete lack of respect for wildlife'
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - Appalled and horrified.That's how the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) reacted to 80 to 100 severed bear paws - approximately 20 to 25 bears in total - being discovered in the Ang...
James Peters May 26, 2021
Golfathon for ALS tees off in Kamloops June 24
KAMLOOPS - The Professional Golfers' Association of British Columbia (PGA of B.C.) set June 2021 as its month for the 16th annual Golfathon for ALS 2021.On June 24, Kamloops Golf and Country Club will...
James Peters May 26, 2021
Grass fire breaks out on Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Fire Rescue crews are on scene of a grass fire on the Tk'emlups Reserve Wednesday morning (May 26).The fire broke out near Salish Road at about 10:40 a.m. Smoke billowing from the ...
James Peters May 26, 2021
Métis childcare centre to help improve child welfare in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's a long-standing gap in the system that has denied Mtis children of their culture for years.Lii Michif Otipemisiwak, the Mtis organization in Kamloops that oversees children in care, ha...
May 25, 2021
Indoor dining, faith gatherings to resume as B.C.'s circuit breaker comes to an end
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s circuit breaker restriction have ended and the province is laying out a roadmap to reopening. "This is indeed a good day, and one that I've been waiting for for a long time, as I'm s...
Doug Collins May 25, 2021
Kamloops RCMP seek information in alleged salon assault
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP said they're investigating an alleged assault last week at Cobia Salon on Summit Drive.On Wednesday (May 19) evening, police received a report of a woman who allegedly put ite...
May 25, 2021
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