Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'Katherine was a force': Kamloops community working to carry on legacy of youth homelessness advocate
KAMLOOPS - Katherine McParland epitomized what it means to turn your life around and give back. Once on the streets of Kamloops as a young person, she started the non-profit A Way Home, dedicated to e...
Dec 07, 2020
Police seek to identify suspect in robbery at Sicamous store
SICAMOUS - Mounties in Sicamous are asking for the public's help as they work to identify the person responsible for a recent robbery. Sgt. Murray McNeil says in a release Sicamous RCMP responded to a...
Dylana Kneeshaw Dec 07, 2020
Repairs completed on Valleyview water main
KAMLOOPS- It took a while, but City Crews have finished repairing a water main break that occurred Friday. A major break in the main happened Friday morning ( Dec 4) near the intersection of Highland ...
Dec 07, 2020
Beloved youth homelessness prevention advocate Katherine McParland passes away
KAMLOOPS - A well-known community pillar, and head of the A Way Home Kamloops organization has passed away. According to posts made by friends on social media, Katherine McParland died this weekend (D...
Dec 06, 2020
IIO investigating shooting incident near Merritt RCMP Detachment
MERRITT - BC's police watchdog has been alerted to a shooting incident yesterday (Dec. 5) near the Merritt RCMP Detachment. In a release from BC RCMP Communications, police say Saturday afternoon arou...
Dec 06, 2020
Murray United Church project $15k away from fundraising goal
MERRITT, B.C. - A church group raising money to rebuild the Murray United Church in Merritt has a new fundraising challenge. The historic church burned to the ground nearly two years ago, the result o...
Dec 04, 2020
'I thought I had a bad cold': Merritt man still recovering from 42-day COVID coma
LOWER NICOLA, B.C. - Frank Garcia is improving little by little after a battle with COVID-19 left him weak and fatigued. The 66-year-old from Lower Nicola started feeling sick in March. "I was coughin...
Dec 04, 2020
Low inventory, increasing demand drive Kamloops home prices higher
KAMLOOPS - It appears the real estate market in the city has recovered from the initial slowdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, 262 homes were bought and sold in the city, a 40 per c...
Dec 04, 2020
Deja vu for City of Kamloops crews as second water main break hits Valleyview, Juniper Ridge
KAMLOOPS - It's gone from bad to worse for City of Kamloops crews who repaired a major water main break in Valleyview overnight.According to a City news release, a second break took place earlier Frid...
Dec 04, 2020
Pellet gun barrage damages windows at two Salmon Arm grocery stores
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP are trying to determine who damaged windows at two Salmon Arm grocery stores.According to a news release from Staff Sgt. Scott West of Salmon Arm RCMP, members were called to t...
James Peters Dec 04, 2020
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