Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
66-year-old woman charged in 2021 killing of Sheridan Lake man
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A 66-year-old Sheridan Lake woman has been charged with manslaughter after a suspicious death investigation in 2021.In a news release, 100 Mile House RCMP say Merrilee Hudson ap...
Jan 30, 2023
Kamloops City Council to pore over rezoning application for large residential project along Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council is being asked to consider a rezoning application to make way for an eight-storey 141 unit apartment style building at First Avenue and Columbia Street. The site is cu...
Jan 29, 2023
City Council asked to support site visit of the selection committee of North American Indigenous Games
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council is being asked to support a ten thousand dollar grant to support the bid committee for the 2027 North American Indigenous Games. The money will be used to host a site ...
Jan 29, 2023
"I saw the announcement the same time as you did;" Former Rockin' River promoter Kenny Hess
MERRITT B.C. - The Rockin' River Music Fest has been cancelled for 2023. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon via a post to social media. "Over time, we have been met with a series of economi...
Jan 28, 2023
Drug trafficker busted with stolen license plate
VERNON - Local Mounties arrested a drug trafficking suspect after discovering a stolen license plate on a vehicle in Vernon. Vernon North Okanagan RCMP officers were conducting patrols on the afternoo...
Jan 28, 2023
City fined $60,000 last year for contaminated recycling
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is looking for greater cooperation from residents with regards to its recycling program. The request comes following a report that showed a high contamination rate over...
Jan 28, 2023
TRU hosts Kamloops elementary schools for volleyball game
KAMLOOPS - Friday (Jan. 27) was WolfPack school day - and the TCC was packed with students from schools across the city. They were there to support the TRU men's volleyball team. Students were excused...
Jan 27, 2023
'Education has to be the primary weapon to use against antisemitism': Holocaust Remembrance Day
KAMLOOPS- Today (Jan. 27) is the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp.Holocaust Remembrance Day was established on Jan. 27, 2005, to commemorate the six million Jewis...
Jan 27, 2023
Aspen Planers' cutting permits still being reviewed: Merritt Mayor Goetz
MERRITT B.C. - The Aspen Planers mill in Merritt was shutdown in December for what was supposed to be a three week closure.Earlier this month it was announced that the shutdown had been extended and w...
Jan 27, 2023
Merritt mayor pushes province to lift vaccine mandate, health minister says 'no'
KAMLOOPS - The mayor of Merritt Mike Goetz says there's a quick solution to the recent closures at the emergency room, which has been shut down four times since Christmas due to staffing shortages. He...
Jan 27, 2023
