Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Healthy City of Kamloops supplemental list comes at a price to taxpayers
KAMLOOPS - A large Kamloops marquee sign and additional city fleet vehicles were among the ten supplemental budget items put in front of Kamloops Council Tuesday (Mar. 8) - all of which were given the...
Mar 8, 2023
TRU World celebrates 40th anniversary of international education, kicks off IDays festival
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is home to more than 25,000 students across all its programs, pursuing an education with the goal of one day using that knowledge in their careers. That includes ...
Mar 8, 2023
One arrested on Lac du Bois Road after major RCMP response to gun call
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a major response to the Lac du Bois Road area above Batchelor Heights resulted in one person taken into custody. In a news release, Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Crystal Evelyn s...
Mar 8, 2023
Provincial snowpack rebounds to near-normal with snowy February
KAMLOOPS - A snowy February has led to an alpine snowpack much closer to normal across B.C.The latest Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin produced by the B.C. River Forecast Centre shows measurement...
Mar 8, 2023
RCMP swarm Lac du Bois area of Batchelor Heights after weapons complaint
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (3:45 p.m.): This story has been updated with more details here. UPDATE (1:50 p.m.): RCMP say the police presence is clearing up and the public is no longer being asked to avoid the ...
Mar 8, 2023
Former Merritt city councillor's trial ends in acquittal
MERRITT, B.C. - Former Merritt City Councilor, Mike Bhangu, has been acquitted from his charges of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. The decision was made Tuesday (March 7) afternoon fro...
Mar 8, 2023
RCMP searching for wanted 27-year-old Kamloops man
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (March 31): RCMP say Davis was located on March 22. EARLIER: Kamloops RCMP are searching for a wanted 27-year-old man. Evan Leigh Davis, 27, is wanted for possession of stolen proper...
Mar 8, 2023
North Shore beautification, firefighters, marquee sign among budget requests okayed by Kamloops council
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council met Tuesday (Mar. 7) to hash out its supplemental budget requests. Multiple items were discussed on the budget, and all of the motions were carried. A number of beautificat...
Mar 7, 2023
Locums, potential new compensation model provide glimmers of hope for maternity care in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - One of the two principal physicians behind the Thompson Region Family Obstetrics clinic in Kamloops says bringing maternity care under a new compensation model for family physicians would b...
Mar 7, 2023
Western Canada Theatre's newest production features a real-life transatlantic love story
KAMLOOPS - Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, The First Metis Man of Odesa follows the real-life love story between Canadian playwright Matt an...
Mar 7, 2023
