Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

KAMLOOPS - The province's police watchdog says the B.C. Prosecution Service will determine whether a Kamloops RCMP officer should face charges after a suspect was injured in a 2021 arrest.The Independ...

MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be temporarily closed due to limited nursing availability.In a news release, Interior Health said the department ...

UPDATE (8:45 a.m.): Kamloops RCMP confirmed Gibbon and his white Dodge Avenger were found down a steep ravine near Summit Drive and Victoria Street West Sunday (Jan. 15) at around 4:10 p.m."According ...

VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue (VSAR) responded to a call to rescue two snow bikers who had a mechanical breakdown on Park Mountain in the Lumby area Saturday (Jan. 14).The volunteer group said on ...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fish and Game Club will be welcoming hundreds of kids to Walloper Lake, near Lac le Jeune, on Sunday as part of their 2023 kids ice fishing day. The free to attend event will r...

SALMON ARM - UPDATE - Job action has now been postponed for members of the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) working for Vantage Living Inc. - owner of independent living facility Lakeside Manor i...

KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and Tk'emlups te Secwepemc were recognized Thursday night (Jan. 12) in Victoria with a B.C. Reconciliation Award. The award was presented to Kamloops Deputy Mayor Dale ...

KAMLOOPS - It's unseasonably moderate in the Tournament Capital, but with this weekend's mild temperatures, the risk of an avalanche is much higher in areas northeast of town. "This last atmospheric r...

KAMLOOPS - Worksafe B.C. says a 2021 accident in downtown Kamloops that saw a man seriously injured by an electrical shock was caused when the victim tried to dislodge a high-visibility vest from a po...

MERRITT, B.C. - With a new month, comes a new teaching point for the Merritt Fire Rescue Department."One of the things that we are discussing this month is the idea of 'close before you doze'," said G...