Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. Housing extends lease for Merit Place shelter until 2025
KAMLOOPS - The homeless shelter set up at the former Greyhound station on Notre Dame Drive will remain in operation for the next two years.Merit Place opened in February 2022, operated by the Kamloops...
Apr 17, 2023
UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (April 18): RCMP say the 34-year-old man has been located and is safe.
Apr 17, 2023 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Frustration grows in Merritt as residents rally against repeated ER closures
MERRITT, B.C. - It's a constant issue that has been occurring too many times now. Residents in the Nicola Valley held another protest on Saturday (April 15) in regards to the ongoing closure at their ...
Apr 17, 2023
UPDATE: Missing woman found safe
TK'EMLUPS - UPDATE: Tk'emlups Rural RCMP say the woman reported missing on April 16 has been located and is safe. (Please note: for privacy considerations any previous information pertaining to this i...
Apr 17, 2023
Downtown Kamloops deli and garden centre closing shop in the summer
KAMLOOPS - A longstanding deli in downtown Kamloops will slice its final set of cold cuts this summer.In a news release issued Monday (April 17), Anita and Dalton Strong - owners of the Smorgasbord De...
Apr 17, 2023
BC Wildfire Service to conduct pile burning near Heffley Creek
KAMLOOPS - Starting on Monday, BC Wildfire Service firefighters will conduct pile burning near Heffley Creek, as part of a fuels management project. Burning the grass now under controlled conditions h...
Apr 16, 2023
Stretch of Lac Le Jeune road closed due to downed hydro lines, no estimated time for reopening.
KAMLOOPS - Lac Le Jeune Road has been closed in both directions due to downed hydro lines at Chuwhels Mountain Road. An assessment is currently in progress. The closure is right outside of the Overlan...
Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Volunteer Fair aims to help Kamloops groups regain momentum after pandemic slowdown
KAMLOOPS -The second annual Kamloops volunteer fair will be kicking off this weekend, with numerous local organizations hoping to attract new bodies. According to Karen Knight, the fair's organizer, m...
Apr 14, 2023
Kamloops group presses for solutions on 7th anniversary of public health emergency declaration
KAMLOOPS - On this day seven years ago, B.C.'s former chief medical health officer Dr. Perry Kendall declared a public health emergency in response to drug-related deaths across the province. The numb...
Apr 14, 2023
Kamloops strengthening bond with T'kemlups
KAMLOOPS - While Kamloops council and mayor struggle to work together, the city and T'kemlups are building their relationship stronger. "Mayor Reid (Hamer-Jackson) and I had a quick little sidebar the...
Apr 14, 2023
