Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Canada Post returns to normal delivery in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The yellow service alert issued for the Kamloops area for extreme cold weather has been rescinded by Canada Post. Normal delivery has resumed in Kamloops as well as Kelowna, Powell River, a...
Dec 22, 2022
Aberdeen Mall seeing more people shopping in person this holiday season
KAMLOOPS - After two years of pandemic restrictions, it seems more people across the country are turning back the clock and shopping in person. A report from the Retail Council of Canada indicates 63 ...
Dec 22, 2022
Shackan Indian Band Chief Arnold Lampreau to remain in his position
MERRITT, B.C. - Shackan Indian Band Chief Arnold Lampreau will remain in office following a denied application to remove him. In a news release Wednesday (Dec. 21), the band states an arbitration hear...
Dec 22, 2022
Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt reopens after overnight closure
UPDATE (7 a.m.): The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt reopened at 7 a.m. but drivers are told to expect major delays due to congestion. Elsewhere, DriveBC reported at around 6:40 a.m. that ...
Dec 22, 2022
Coquihalla closed south of Merritt
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure closed the Coquihalla Highway between Othello, just east of Hope, and Merritt Wednesday (Dec. 21) afternoon.It blames the closure on str...
Dec 21, 2022
Kamloops teen raises $56k for Hospice House
KAMLOOPS -Cassie's Charity Drive - an annual fundraiser put on by 16-year-old Cassie McNutt has more than doubled its goal of raising $20,000 towards new beds at Kamloops Hospice.The silent auction po...
Dec 21, 2022
Kamloops Honda sets new record in 30th year of Christmas Hamper campaign
KAMLOOPS - For three decades Kamloops Honda has supported the Salvation Army with its Christmas hamper fundraiser. With some help from local businesses like the Save-on-Foods in Sahali and the north s...
Dec 21, 2022
Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre wants your help to Trim the Toyroom
KAMLOOPS - At the Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC), the therapeutic playroom is an important space for the youngest and most vulnerable clients the centre helps."Children and youth, ...
Dec 21, 2022
Christmas Amalgamated benefits again from B100 Toy House campaign
KAMLOOPS - B100 Kamloops and CIFM radio personalities were busy picking up toys across the city from their annual Toy House campaign. The collected toys are donated by the community for Christmas Amal...
Dec 21, 2022
Downed wire knocks out power for 2,000 customers near Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Around 2,000 customers in and around Sun Peaks are without power.According to BC Hydro's outage map, a wire down east of Vinsula Knouff Lake Road north of Whitecroft has knocked out ...
Dec 21, 2022
