Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Death of woman in Enderby deemed suspicious
ENDERBY, B.C. - An investigation has been launched after a dead woman was discovered in Enderby.North Okanagan Rural RCMP responded to a tip of a deceased person in a residence in the city on Sunday, ...
Sep 28, 2022
Four-in-ten Kamloops residents now without a family doctor
KAMLOOPS - New numbers from the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice (TRDFP) show that the family doctor shortage is twice as bad in Kamloops than the provincial average. Tim Shoults, executive...
Sep 27, 2022
Kamloops council passes North Shore Neighbourhood Plan
KAMLOOPS - A two-and-a-half-year planning process has come to an end with Kamloops council's adoption of the North Shore Neighbourhood Plan (NSNP).Council unanimously passed adoption of the plan at Tu...
Sep 27, 2022
Ashcroft area residents relieved with new urgent and primary care centre opening
KAMLOOPS - Ken and Joyce Ebert have to drive in from Loon Lake to access health care in Ashcroft. At times, they have to come to Kamloops for services. In their late 80s, all the driving, especially w...
Sep 27, 2022
Kamloops MLA excited by proposed B.C. United name
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Liberal Party could soon become B.C. United. Following a vote from membership at their last convention in Penticton to approve a possible name change, over 2,000 names were propose...
Sep 27, 2022
"Much higher numbers of deaths": Health officials explain region-wide overdose alert for Interior
KAMLOOPS - This week, Interior Health (IH) issued a region-wide toxic drug alert, after a series of fatal overdoses in the Okanagan and multiple overdoses reported in cities across the Interior. IH's ...
Sep 27, 2022
Inaugural Tapestry Festival sees cultures collaborate in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The first ever Tapestry Festival took over McDonald Park on Saturday (Sept. 24) showcasing different countries and cultures from all over the world."We call it Tapestry because it's woven f...
Sep 27, 2022
Preliminary inquiry in progress for man charged with killing Kamloops brothers
PENTICTON, B.C. - A preliminary inquiry is underway in Penticton for a man accused in the murders of two Kamloops brothers.Wade William Cudmore is facing first degree murder charges in connection with...
Sep 27, 2022
RCMP investigating second stabbing on the North Shore in two weeks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for witnesses after a man was sent to hospital with serious stab wounds on the North Shore Monday (Sept. 26) night.In a news release issued Tuesday morning, RCMP s...
Sep 27, 2022
New health care centre opens in Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Residents in and around the Village of Ashcroft have more access to same-day, everyday health care.The B.C. government announced Ashcroft's new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) o...
Sep 27, 2022
