Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Vernon chiropractor faces sex assault charges
VERNON, B.C. - A Vernon chiropractor had a court appearance today for sexual assault charges.The BC Prosecution Service said Murray Stephen Kievit will return to provincial court in Vernon March 10 fo...
Jan 18, 2023
Merritt RCMP warn residents to keep their guards up to potential scammers
MERRITT, B.C. - Scammers are very active during the holiday seasons, but Merritt RCMP warn residents they are still prevalent throughout the Nicola Valley in the new year."They're very quick and very ...
Jan 18, 2023
YKA sees 146 per cent passenger increase in 2022, inches closer to pre-pandemic levels
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) is getting closer to seeing pre-pandemic levels of passengers again.In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 18), YKA Managing Director Ed Ratuski says, in the fourth...
Jan 18, 2023
Valleyview Arena gets influx of skating equipment thanks to city grant
KAMLOOPS - Local residents who don't have access to skating equipment have had a barrier to that leisure activity removed.In a news release issued Wednesday (Jan. 18), PLAYKamloops - a group that comm...
Jan 18, 2023
2022 Campout to End Youth Homelessness raises more than $110,000 for Katherine's Place
KAMLOOPS - The in-person return of the Campout to End Youth Homelessness raised some much-needed funds.In a news release, A Way Home Kamloops - the non-profit organization that aims to eliminate youth...
Jan 18, 2023
Hudson's Bay announces plans to open Zellers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Nearly a decade after hanging Zeddy's yellow shirt to the rafters of Target, the Canadian retail chain Zellers is bringing its grey and red ambience back to Kamloops. Zellers announced that...
Jan 18, 2023
Vehicle incident halts traffic on Highway 5 north of Kamloops early Wednesday
UPDATE (8 a.m.): DriveBC says Highway 5 north of Heffley Creek is now open to single-lane alternating traffic.Another update is due at 10 a.m., although DriveBC tells drivers to expect minor delays in...
Jan 18, 2023
City of Kamloops survey finds decline in satisfaction with residents pointing to crime, homelessness
KAMLOOPS - The contention that residents are feeling less settled about life in Kamloops now has some data to back it up.Kamloops council received the 2022 Citizen Satisfaction Survey at its regular m...
Jan 17, 2023
Nurse vacancy rate down, short staffing challenges continue at RIH
KAMLOOPS - There are 460 vacancies at Royal Inland Hospital, 300 of which are nurses. It makes for a 28 per cent vacancy rate among nurses - down from 33 per cent last spring at the height of the staf...
Jan 17, 2023
Kamloops RCMP members busy with business break-ins early Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking into a pair of unrelated business break-ins from early Tuesday morning (Jan. 17).The first occurred around 1:20 a.m. at an Athabasca Street address. In a news rele...
Jan 17, 2023
