Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Upper Nicola chief attending United Nations Climate Change Summit
UPPER NICOLA, B.C. - COP27, the United Nations summit on climate change is underway in Egypt and will run through the 18th of November. The event brings together world leaders from around the globe in...
Nov 08, 2022
Vernon RCMP release sketch in effort to identify suspect in school incident
VERNON, B.C. - Vernon North Okanagan RCMP have released a sketch of a suspect from an incident at a Vernon elementary school in October.The incident on Oct. 11 saw an unknown man on the grounds of Har...
Nov 08, 2022
Kamloops RCMP weekend calls include alcohol-fuelled standoff, false home invasion report
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP officers were called to about 384 incidents between Friday until Monday (Nov. 7) at 9:00 a.m. Here are some of the more notable incidents as distributed by Kamloops RCMP.-----...
Nov 08, 2022
Yacht Club to open tonight as temporary winter shelter
KAMLOOPS - The city's two temporary shelters will both be open as of Tuesday night (Nov. 8), exactly a week after they were initially scheduled to open. After the City of Kamloops announced on Monday ...
Nov 08, 2022
Kamloops crews turn snow removal efforts from main routes to smaller side roads
KAMLOOPS - After weathering through the bulk of nearly 20 centimetres of snow that blanketed Kamloops on Sunday and Monday (Nov. 6 and 7), city crews are finally turning their attention to smaller sid...
Nov 08, 2022
New affordable rental homes open in Merritt
MERRITT - A new affordable housing complex has opened up in Merritt.The new 75-unit, four-storey apartment building is located at 4010 Walters Street."The City of Merritt is very pleased to have 75 ne...
Nov 08, 2022
Stuart Wood winter shelter to open Monday night
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a winter shelter at the former Stuart Wood Elementary School will open Monday night (Nov. 7).In a news release, Community and Protective Services Director Byron Mc...
Nov 07, 2022
Wind, drifting snow pose challenges as Kamloops digs out from weekend snow dump
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents have gone from raking leaves and mowing their lawns to digging out driveways and clearing sidewalks - all in the span of a week.Kamloops received its first significant sn...
Nov 07, 2022
Nearly 50 pack into the Loop to escape cold, say permanent winter shelters needed in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Nearly 50 homeless people were crammed into The Loop on the North Shore Sunday night (Nov. 6) as opposed to sleeping outside."This is a huge emergency. We can take longer ,we can take more ...
Nov 07, 2022
Farm2Chefs donates $10,000 raised from grazing event to PIT Stop Program
KAMLOOPS - When you run a meal program that relies on the generosity of the community and volunteers, an extra $10,000 goes a long way."It's going to give us a choice," Tomas Bijok, PIT Stop Program C...
Nov 07, 2022
