Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Heavy Metal Rocks a unique, hands-on opportunity for students
KAMLOOPS - The Heavy Metal Rocks program is back for its 15th year. The program allows 32 students from SD73 to experience operating heavy equipment and machinery. It was a different experience for ma...
Apr 14, 2023
Clearwater woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2020 killing
KAMLOOPS - A Clearwater woman will serve more than eight years in jail after a 2020 killing.Ashleigh Tschritter was arrested September 6, 2020 in a remote area near the Adams Forest Service Road.At th...
Apr 14, 2023
Kamloops RCMP, KFR looking into half-dozen suspicious fires over the past week
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have added another two fires to a series of suspicious blazes under investigation in recent days.In a news release issued Friday (April 14), detachment spokesperson Cpl. Cryst...
Apr 14, 2023
Friday morning fire destroys structure in Cherry Creek
KAMLOOPS - Authorities are looking into a structure fire in Cherry Creek.The blaze, which broke out around 11:00 a.m., appears to have destroyed a garage structure near Beaton Road and the Trans Canad...
Apr 14, 2023
Kamloops residents preparing for 26th Boogie the Bridge
KAMLOOPS - In what is set to be the 26th annual Boogie the Bridge, Kamloopsians are preparing themselves for the single day event. With 10 days remaining, some runners have been preparing weeks in adv...
Apr 13, 2023
Volunteers begin daunting task of surveying Kamloops homeless population
KAMLOOPS - This year's point-in-time count started overnight at many of the city's homeless shelters and continued around the city Thursday (April 13). Volunteers with the City of Kamloops and various...
Apr 13, 2023
