Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Pair facing 33 charges after crime spree through southern B.C., including Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - RCMP detachments throughout southern B.C., including Merritt, partnered together to recommend numerous charges to two individuals over the past eight months."Between May 2, 2022 and Ju...
Feb 14, 2023
Targeted in TRU administrator's lawsuit, improper conduct complainants start fundraiser
KAMLOOPS - A group of defendants being sued for defamation by a senior Thompson Rivers University administrator has launched an online fundraiser to help pay for their defence.The eight defendants wer...
Feb 14, 2023
Kamloops nurse suspended for poor communication, falsifying patient documents
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops nurse has been suspended for, in part, falsifying patient documentation.According to the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives, the organization has signed a consent agreement with...
Feb 14, 2023
Owners of Harper's Trail set to retire; winery up for sale
KAMLOOPS - Don't whine because it's over - savour that it happened.In a news release issued Tuesday (Feb. 14), Harper's Trail Winery owners Ed and Vicki Collett announced their impending retirement af...
Feb 14, 2023
Kamloops officers to take Polar Plunge in Thompson River for Special Olympics BC
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops police officers and local supports will brave the bitterly cold water of the Thompson River for Special Olympics BC at the end of the month. Kamloops RCMP say they will partake in ...
Feb 14, 2023
Former Interior Health top doctor convicted of sexual offences against a child to be sentenced in June
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The former chief medical officer for Interior Health who was convicted of sex-related offences involving an underage child will be sentenced in June. Two days have been set asi...
Feb 14, 2023
New flight to Edmonton first of many initiatives at Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - The air travel industry has been one of the slowest to return to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Kamloops Airport rebounds, it has secured a new route, courtesy Flair Airlines wh...
Feb 13, 2023
Estimated $20 million provincial dollars coming to Kamloops for new infrastructure
KAMLOOPS - On Friday (Feb. 10), Priemer David Eby announced a billion-dollar fund will be spread out across B.C's 188 municipalities and regions. The Growing Communities Fund can be used for projects ...
Feb 13, 2023
Wallace remembered as 'fearless champion' by political colleagues, friends
KAMLOOPS - If you ask anyone who worked with her - or was on the other side of the political spectrum - they would tell that Pat Wallace was one tough cookie. Whatever she believed, she was going to t...
Feb 13, 2023
Cliff Branchflower, mayor of Kamloops during the 1990s, dies
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops mayor Cliff Branchflower has died.The City of Kamloops confirms Branchflower passed away at his home on Saturday (Feb. 11) at the age of 90.Branchflower was the city's mayor...
Feb 13, 2023
