Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Streamflow advisory issued for Cariboo Plateau, Thompson region
QUESNEL, B.C. - This week's steady warming has led to a high streamflow advisory for much of the Cariboo, dipping into the Southern Interior.As of late Thursday afternoon, the B.C. River Forecast Cent...
Jun 02, 2022
Ride-hailing comes to Kamloops with Uride launching Friday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops' first ride-hailing service is launching in the city Friday (June 3).The Canada-wide company that started in Ontario is coming to Kamloops with dozens of drivers.Ride-hailing servi...
Jun 02, 2022
WATCH: Floods of 1972 helped Kamloops prepare for future high water years — like this one
KAMLOOPS - It's been 50 years since the South and North Thompson Rivers peaked at historic levels - breaching banks and seeping into homes throughout the Kamloops area. The flooding in 1972 caused par...
Jun 02, 2022
Interior Health warns Kamloops drug users of high toxicity fentanyl
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) has issued an alert for a batch of toxic drugs circulating in Kamloops.The drugs are sold as down or fentanyl and present as a purple chunky substance.Testing shows the...
Jun 02, 2022
Province issues high streamflow advisory for Southern Interior including Nicola River, Salmon River
VICTORIA - The high snowpack in the Southern Interior alpine is starting to make its way down.The B.C. River Forecast Centre has now issued a high streamflow advisory for much of the region, including...
Jun 02, 2022
"We really needed to find a great pulp mill": Kruger celebrates purchase of Kamloops operation
KAMLOOPS - The new owners of the Kamloops pulp mill say the former Domtar operation fits perfectly into their future plans.The mill's acquisition by Montreal-based Kruger was finalized this week. Some...
Jun 02, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes drilled gas tank, hit and run, recovered motorcycle
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 400 calls for service from midnight Friday (May 27) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (May 30). Below are some highlights from those reports.Drilled gas tankA ...
Jun 02, 2022
TRU faculty member's chair in Indigenizing Higher Education renewed
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson Rivers University (TRU) faculty member, who is Canada's only chair in Indigenizing Higher Education, has been renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) for another five yea...
Jun 02, 2022
Two men with multiple weapons arrested in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Two men were arrested in downtown Kamloops early Tuesday (May 31) afternoon.At 12:15 p.m., Kamloops RCMP say they responded to the footbridge near Columbia Street and Battle Street after a ...
Jun 02, 2022
City of Kamloops bracing for potential floods with 'well-prepared' team
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is preparing for a flooding event similar to that of 1999 this year, according to the City's utility services manager Greg Wightman.The unseasonably cool spring so far ...
Jun 01, 2022
