Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Downed power lines after accident towards Spences Bridge
UPDATE (11:45 a.m.): BC Hydro crews on now on site along Highway 8 and officials say the estimated time of repair is 5 p.m. EARLIER: MERRITT, B.C. - An accident on Highway 8 towards Spences Bridge has...
Dec 06, 2022
Sun Peaks and TRU partner in student opportunities
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) and Sun Peaks Resort announced a five-year partnership to link TRU students with careers in tourism, hospitality, trades and early childhood educatio...
Dec 06, 2022
Kamloops RCMP ask for help finding car potentially linked to Aberdeen Mall robbery
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are asking the public if they recognize a Honda Civic that's connected to an armed robbery investigation.In a news release issued Tuesday (Dec. 6) morning, RCMP say they were ...
Dec 06, 2022
Heavy snowfall expected for North Thompson Tuesday morning
KAMLOOPS - A snowfall warning is in effect for the North Thompson region for most of Tuesday (Dec. 6). In an online statement, Environment Canada says 10 to 20 centimetres of snow is expected for the ...
Dec 06, 2022
Win for 'small town Canada'; Kamloops-made guitar wins prestigious award
KAMLOOPS- A Kamloops-made guitar has won a prestigious MMR Dealers Choice award. Riversong Guitars' P2P River Pacific was named acoustic guitar of the year by the world's oldest, most-read musical ind...
Dec 05, 2022
Government reverses decision, allowing Salvation Army Kettle Campaign in front of B.C. Liquor Stores
KAMLOOPS - You can once again expect the familiar ring of Christmas bells every time you visit a B.C. Liquor Store this holiday season.The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch has reversed course on a deci...
Dec 05, 2022
Moms Stop the Harm set up 'Silent Night Memorial Tree' in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Eight lives in Kamloops were lost in October due to illicit drugs. According to the latest data provided by the B.C. Coroners Service, Kamloops has 74 total deaths in 2022 due to the toxic ...
Dec 05, 2022
Sahali standoff due to potentially-armed person experiencing mental health crisis
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a large police presence in Upper Sahali Saturday (Dec. 3) was due to concern a person experiencing a mental health crisis may have been armed.Police were called to a home ...
Dec 05, 2022
Real estate sales in Kamloops slow in November as inventory grows
KAMLOOPS - New figures published by the Association of Interior Realtors (AIR) show 130 unit sales in Kamloops last month, down from 144 in October and about half as many sales as in November, 2021.Wh...
Dec 05, 2022
Teck Highland Valley temporarily shuts down Valley Pit
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Teck's Highland Valley Copper mine near Logan Lake is temporarily shutting down its Valley Pit due to geotechnical instability.In a news release issued Monday (Dec. 5), a Teck spoke...
Dec 05, 2022
