Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Interior Health issues alert for substance sold as ketamine that is largely methamphetamine
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has issued a drug alert for users in Kamloops.IH says crystals sold on the street as ketamine have been found to contain only 25 per cent ketamine and 75 per cent methamphet...
Feb 02, 2023
Highway 5 closed south of McLure after two-semi crash
McLURE, B.C. - UPDATE (3:55 p.m.): RCMP have confirmed one person died in a crash on Highway 5 near McLure earlier Thursday (Feb. 2).In a news release, police say the crash before the noon hour betwee...
Feb 02, 2023
Kamloops' Kruger mill 'situated better than most:' union
KAMLOOPS - The forestry sector in British Columbia has been struggling with approximately 800 jobs being lost in the past few weeks as three separate mills have announced closures. Other mills have al...
Feb 02, 2023
White Cane Week back to bring visual impairment awareness to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Reading with your fingertips or using a cane to get around may seem uncommon to most people, but Linda Hall has lived her whole life visually impaired."A lot of people say, 'Well, you don't...
Feb 01, 2023
City of Kamloops mini storage review first step in shaping West Victoria services
KAMLOOPS - The mini storage facility at 48 Victoria Street West was discussed at length at Tuesday night's (Jan. 31) Kamloops city council meeting. Councillors debated whether or not the issue was lar...
Feb 01, 2023
Fallout from Sahali naloxone flap a chance for discussion on toxic drug crisis: SD73 superintendent
KAMLOOPS - In 2022, 34 people under the age of 19 died as a result of the toxic drug supply in BC. It was just one of the shocking statistics from the BC Coroners Service report that came out on Tuesd...
Feb 01, 2023
Man seeking 'encounter' at Sahali motel assaulted, robbed
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are warning the public after a Kamloops man was duped into a motel room robbery over the weekend.In a news release, detachment spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the man had arrange...
Feb 01, 2023
Extreme weather shelter on North Shore provides 310 warm nights
KAMLOOPS - The Mustard Seed, along with Kamloops Alliance Church and B.C. Housing have opened the extreme weather response shelter for a total of 13 days since the shelter first opened in the middle o...
Feb 01, 2023
Kamloops MP's bill to change child pornography name reaches senate
OTTAWA - A private member's bill moved by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo has reached the senate after unanimously passing third reading. Bill C-291 seeks to change the name of child pornogr...
Feb 01, 2023
Longtime owners sell Smith Chev, Kamloops Hyundai dealerships to Kelowna-based company
KAMLOOPS - After more than 70 years in the car business in Kamloops, a pair of local families are handing over the keys to a Kelowna-based firm.In a news release, Anthony Muzzillo and Michael Schreine...
Feb 01, 2023
