Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Weekend reports for Kamloops RCMP include bear-spray assault, and commercial break and enter
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP Detachment responded to approximately 437 calls for service from midnight Friday July 22, to 9 a.m. on Monday July 25, 2022. Below are some highlights from those reports. ...
Jul 25, 2022
Sandman Centre to open as cooling centre amid heat warning
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has announced it will open the concourse at Sandman Centre to give residents temporary relief from predicted record-breaking temperatures this week.In a news release is...
Jul 25, 2022
More volunteers needed for new Monte Creek Fire Department
PRITCHARD, B.C. - Though the volunteer drive at the Pritchard Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) on Saturday (July 23) was successful with around 10 new recruits leaving with applications in their hands...
Jul 25, 2022
Environment Canada issues heat warning for most of B.C.
KAMLOOPS - A heat wave is going to impact B.C. this week.In a public alert issued Monday (July 25) morning, Environment Canada says B.C. will reach daytime high temperatures between 35 to 40 degrees C...
Jul 25, 2022
North Shore's Overlander's Day a big hit once again
KAMLOOPS - The wiener dog race was a highlight of the seventh annual North Shore Business Improvement Association's (BIA) Overlander's Day.Thousands of people gathered at Brocklehurst Park on Sunday (...
Jul 24, 2022
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges
LYTTON, B.C. - The estimated size of a wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has been reduced thanks to more accurate mapping, however the BC Wildfire Service warns there's still a risk it will grow. Th...
Jul 24, 2022
Pedestrian transported to hospital after being hit by car on Columbia Street
KAMLOOPS - One pedestrian was transported to hospital after being hit by a car at Columbia Street and McGill Road shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday (July 23). BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) was ...
Jul 24, 2022
Vehicle incident closes northbound lane on Highway 5 south of Merritt
UPDATE (12:30 p.m.): DriveBC is now reporting the incident has cleared. UPDATE (9:30 a.m.): DriveBC says the right lane is the one that is blocked and that crews are on the scene. MERRITT - One northb...
Jul 24, 2022
Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir hopes papal visit to Edmonton will be a meaningful step forward in truth and reconciliation
TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC - Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Kkpi7 Rosanne Casimir left for Edmonton Sunday (July 23) morning. When she and a delegation of Tk'emlups community members arrive there, they will see P...
Jul 24, 2022
Tobiano Golf Course ranks 90th in Golf Digest's 2022 Top 100 courses in the World
KAMLOOPS - A local golf course has found its way onto Golf Digest's Top 100 courses in the World ranking.Tobiano, located next to Kamloops lake ranks 90th on the worldwide list.The Golf Digest website...
Jul 23, 2022
