Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Wildfire alongside Highway 97 east of Falkland being held
KAMLOOPS - A wildfire that ignited east of Falkland shortly after midnight Wednesday (May 31) morning is now being held, meaning it's unlikely to spread further.Melanie Bibeau, a fire information offi...
May 31, 2023
Kamloops council funds sobering centre business case, puts province, Interior Health on blast
KAMLOOPS - A discussion on putting together a new business case for a sobering centre in Kamloops was another opportunity for Kamloops council to tee off on the provincial government and Interior Heal...
May 30, 2023
Gunshot victim arrested on Canada-wide warrant in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are investigating several suspicious events over two days that may be connected.On Sunday, May 28, Salmon Arm RCMP attended the Shuswap Lake General Hospital for ...
May 30, 2023
Kamloops council okays plan to allow food trucks, rental vendors in Riverside Park this summer
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is opening up Riverside Park for business.At its regular meeting Tuesday (May 30), council put its support behind a temporary exemption to the city's Parks and Public Lands...
May 30, 2023
Memorial Cup officials under just as much pressure as the players
KAMLOOPS - By most fans, they are despised even more than the opposing team. But as much as the crowd may think the referees are against their team, the on-ice officials are striving for perfection in...
May 30, 2023
As Kamloops training camp concludes, Lions brass mulls final cuts
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Lions returned to work for one last time in the Tournament Capital Tuesday morning (May 30) as the team prepares for the regular season. The club is coming off a 30-27 loss to the ...
May 30, 2023
Lower Nicola band holds walk in support of MMIW2S
LOWER NICOLA, B.C. - The Lower Nicola Indian Band (LNIB) put on a walk today (May 30) in support and to raise awareness for the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Two Spirited (MMIW2S).Carol Ba...
May 30, 2023
Kamloops Kids: Recchi and Stankoven make a name for the River City
KAMLOOPS - In the spring of 1980, a peewee team from Kamloops won the BC Provincial hockey championship. On that team, a young Mark Recchi toiled at centre ice, dreams of greatness in his head."You al...
May 30, 2023
Merritt Snowmobile Club helping out BC Trails Day
MERRITT, B.C. - The third annual BC Trails Day is this weekend (June 3) and the Merritt Snowmobile Club is doing their part.Simon Rizzardo, Vice-President of the Merritt Snowmobile Club, said they are...
May 30, 2023
Village of Cache Creek lifts most evacuation alerts for properties
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of properties in Cache Creek are no longer threatened by local flooding.In a Voyent Alert! notification posted online, the Village of Cache Creek says as of 12:00 noon Tuesday (May 3...
May 30, 2023
