Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Most regions near Kamloops at below normal snowpack after cool and dry March
VICTORIA - A cool and dry March decreased the provincial snowpack in B.C.In its latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin, using numbers from April 1, the B.C. River Forecast Centre (BCRFC) says th...
Apr 12, 2023
'A new way forward'; Kamloops MLA anticipates party renewal as the B.C. United era begins
KAMLOOPS - Wednesday evening (April 12), the B.C. Liberal Party will be no more, at least by name. As promised by leader Kevin Falcon when he took power, the party will officially rebrand tonight at a...
Apr 12, 2023
Merritt residents begin protests amid emergency department shutdowns
MERRITT, B.C. - With the emergency department at Nicola Valley Hospital still suffering closures, Merritt residents are trying to take action into their own hands."If they think they are going to keep...
Apr 12, 2023
Kamloops council votes to begin process of banning drug use in public places
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council voted to give banning recreational drug use in city parks and public places the old college try.During Tuesday's (April 11) regular meeting, council voted 5-2 in favour of ...
Apr 12, 2023
Appraised value of 435 Cherry apartment block north of $10-million: housing minister
KAMLOOPS - Last week, B.C. Housing announced it is buying a Kamloops North Shore apartment building in order to secure more affordable housing. In a news release, the province says it has purchased th...
Apr 11, 2023
Tk'emlups gets piece of $66M provincial economic diversification funding
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s minister of jobs, economic development and innovation visited the Tk'emlups reserve Tuesday to announce $66 million will be doled out this year as part of the Rural Economic Diversif...
Apr 11, 2023
RCMP major crimes unit on scene at fire-damaged Kamloops home
KAMLOOPS - A heavy police presence was on scene Tuesday (April 11) at a home in the 900-block of Seymour Street. The home on the corner of Ninth Avenue and Seymour was the scene of a fire last Thursda...
Apr 11, 2023
Summit overpass, Riverside Park rink moving ahead with $15.7M provincial windfall
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has set out its plan for spending an unexpected $15.7 million windfall from the provincial government.At a Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday morning (April 11), counci...
Apr 11, 2023
Thompson-Nicola Regional Library receives $500,000+ boost in provincial funding
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional Library (TNRL) received a $533,569 grant from B.C.'s Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Public Libraries Branch.In a news release issued Tuesday (April 11) morning,...
Apr 11, 2023
Kamloops Fire Rescue reports 167 per cent increase in naloxone use in 2022
KAMLOOPS - A new report to city council says Kamloops Fire Rescue (KFR) recorded a 167 per cent increase in use of naloxone in 2022. The statistic was included in the annual report put together by the...
Apr 11, 2023
