Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kelson Group seeking community input on revised City Gardens development plans
KAMLOOPS - A multi-million dollar downtown development project is gathering public feedback before it submits for a development permit. In a release today (Mar. 25), the Kelson Group is asking the com...
Mar 25, 2021
Prince George pair arrested after Shuswap drug, weapons bust
SORRENTO, B.C. - A man and woman from Prince George are facing charges after a drug and weapons bust in the Shuswap community of Sorrento.According to Salmon Arm RCMP, a drug-trafficking investigation...
Mar 24, 2021
Kamloops had 56 new COVID-19 cases last week: BCCDC
KAMLOOPS - The most recent COVID-19 case count data broken down by Local Health Area in B.C. shows a slight increase last week in the Kamloops area.There were 56 new cases of the virus found in Kamloo...
Mar 24, 2021
Colorectal cancer patients highlight importance of early screening and diagnosis
KAMLOOPS - March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. It's among the most commonly diagnosed cancers in Canada, yet many people struggle to talk about it. Early signs, like bleeding, bloating, pain o...
Mar 24, 2021
Security owner comes to employee's defense after confrontation on West Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - The owner of Lapper Security says his guard involved in an incident last Thursday, where he's seen on video kicking another person, was pushed to his breaking point after being spat at, swe...
James Peters Mar 24, 2021
Merritt crime rundown includes bomb threat, weapon sentencing and impaired driving
MERRITT, B.C. - The Merritt RCMP weekly media report contains information about a bomb threat to a local convenience store, a Merritt man wanted province wide, and both a sentencing update and new cha...
Mar 24, 2021
IH announces COVID-19 vaccination clinics for all adults in rural communities
KAMLOOPS - Logan Lake won't be the only rural community on Interior Health's (IH) 18-plus vaccination clinic.IH listed communities such as Ashcroft and Cache Creek, Barriere, Clearwater and Vavenby, a...
Mar 24, 2021
VIDEO: Help make Clearwater's Parker Thomas a viral star
CLEARWATER, B.C. - It's been a difficult year for all of us, but it has been particularly rough on 18-year-old Parker Thomas of Clearwater. Parker lives with Down Syndrome and, while his speech is typ...
James Peters Mar 24, 2021
B.C. records 155 more overdose deaths in February; four more in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - B.C. has recorded its 11th consecutive month with more than 100 deaths due to illicit drug overdoses, and its highest total ever for the month of February.New figures released by the B.C. C...
Mar 24, 2021
Small wildfire sparks along Highway 5 north of Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The BC Wildfire Service is currently working on a small spot fire that has sparked along the Coquihalla.The fire is located approximately 10 kilometres North of Merritt along Highway 5...
Mar 24, 2021
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