Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Royal Inland CT scanner back in service after malfunction earlier this week
KAMLOOPS - Some relief for the medical imaging department at Royal Inland Hospital.Interior Health (IH) says one of the department's two CT scanners has been repaired and is back in service.The machin...
Feb 24, 2023
Snowfall warning issued for Kamloops, majority of B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - On the heels of a special statement issued Thursday, Environment Canada has now issued a snowfall warning for much of the B.C. Interior.The forecaster says 10 to 25 centimetres of snow is e...
Feb 24, 2023
Driver caught doing 164 km/h near Falkland
FALKLAND, B.C. - An out of province driver had their vehicle impounded for excessive speeding.In a social media post, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a B.C. Highway Patrol officer caught a vehicle goin...
Feb 24, 2023
Heavy snow forecast for Kamloops and area over the weekend
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for much of the B.C. Interior, including Kamloops, the North Thompson and Shuswap.The forecaster says a frontal system will bring h...
Feb 24, 2023
Kamloops' role in development of mountain biking highlighted in new museum exhibit
KAMLOOPS - It's a sport that, in part, originated in and around Kamloops. On Friday (Feb. 24), the Kamloops Museum and Archives' newest exhibit - titled Mountain Bike Mecca - will open. Museum Curator...
Feb 23, 2023
Board chair says new Pineview school will ease enrolment pressures on all south Kamloops elementary schools
KAMLOOPS - After years of portables and overcrowded schools, Kamloops is finally getting a new school. On Wednesday (Feb.23), the province announced the construction of a new elementary school in Pine...
Feb 23, 2023
Driver caught doing 164 km/h near Falkland
FALKLAND, B.C. - An out of province driver had their vehicle impounded for excessive speeding yesterday.In a social media post, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP say a B.C. Highway Patrol officer caught a ve...
Feb 23, 2023
With both CT scanners down, Royal Inland patients being referred to Salmon Arm, Vernon for imaging
KAMLOOPS - After enduring weeks with one of its two CT scanners out of commission, Royal Inland Hospital is now without both. Interior Health confirms the second CT scanner went down Tuesday evening (...
Feb 23, 2023
'It's really hard to turn away people': Kamloops shelters back to full capacity amid cold snap
KAMLOOPS - Another visit from Jack Frost this week has Kamloops cold weather shelters bursting at the seams. Nyashya Manyanye is the operations director for The Mustard Seed Kamloops, an organization ...
Feb 23, 2023
One in custody after attempted robbery leads to downtown Kamloops car crash
KAMLOOPS - A robbery attempt led to car crash in downtown Kamloops last night.In a news release, RCMP say it happened just before 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night (Feb. 22), near the 400-block of Nicola Stre...
Feb 23, 2023
