Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
North Shore e-bike stop results in seizure of machete, homemade gun
KAMLOOPS - An e-bike stop resulted in a seizure of various illegal items on the Kamloops North Shore last week.An RCMP officer pulled over an e-bike at about 1:30 p.m. last Thursday (July 7) after the...
Jul 11, 2022
Kamloops soccer parents score $1 million on Lotto Max draw
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Kamloops soccer parents netted $1 million via a Maxmillions prize from the June 3 Lotto Max draw.Michael and Jennifer Strange were watching their kids play soccer before Michael s...
Jul 11, 2022
Kamloops Airport passenger numbers up by more than 600 per cent for second straight quarter
KAMLOOPS - Like the first quarter of 2022, Kamloops Airport's (YKA) second quarter of the fiscal year showed another stretch of traveller numbers being up by more than 600 per cent.In a news release i...
Jul 11, 2022
Industry organization raising funds for Nicola Valley abattoir project
MERRITT, B.C. - The Small-Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA) is launching a fundraising push to help build a meat processing facility in the Nicola Valley.The province doled out $1 million for a...
Jul 11, 2022
Clearwater ER closed until Monday morning
UPDATE (5:15 a.m.): In a social media post late Sunday evening, Interior Health states the emergency department in Clearwater will resume regular hours at 7 p.m. on Monday. It's 12 hours longer than I...
Jul 10, 2022
"Honour Run and Walk for the Missing" hosted in Kamloops Saturday
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (July 9), a local runner Brock Fraser is hosting the second annual Every Child Matters Ronour Run and Walk for the Missing. Beginning at 10 a.m., the Every Child Matters honor r...
Jul 09, 2022
IIO clears Kamloops Mountie in fatal Valleyview motorcycle crash
KAMLOOPS - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared a Kamloops RCMP officer of wrongdoing for his part in the circumstances leading to a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Valleyview. The incident happened...
Jul 08, 2022
Fall COVID-19 booster campaign to begin in September
KAMLOOPS - On Monday (July 4), B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the province was preparing for a possible third wave of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which could hit this fall. As a result he m...
Jul 08, 2022
City prepares for possible abnormal heat, advises Kamloopsians to check on vulnerable population
KAMLOOPS - People in B.C. typically get to enjoy the summer weather.Last year, however, during the heat dome 17 people died in Kamloops and the area due to the extreme temperatures.This summer, the Ci...
Jul 08, 2022
Person of interest caught on camera in Kamloops stolen vehicle investigation
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP now say the female identified is no longer a person of interest. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down two people of interest in a stolen vehicle investigat...
Jul 08, 2022 Image Credit: Kamloops RCMP
