Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Interior Health CEO cites incentives as health authority deals with staffing challenges, overcapacity at RIH
KAMLOOPS - Royal Inland Hospital has historically struggled with overcapacity. It's nothing new. The pandemic eased the pressure, but back up to its historical norm, which means there are too many pat...
Aaron Schulze Jan 26, 2023

Technical Safety B.C. report outlines 3 recommendations following 2022 fatal ammonia leak in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A Technical Safety B.C. (TSBC) report into a fatal ammonia leak that occurred on May 26, 2022, determined that the primary cause of the incident was failure to remove ammonia from a refrige...
Aaron Schulze Jan 26, 2023

Clearwater locals to host a fundraiser for mistreated dogs
KAMLOOPS - On January 10, the B.C. SPCA seized 16 Cane Corso dogs from a Clearwater residence. Ten of them were puppies, and all dogs were experiencing various levels of starvation. The dogs had faced...
Aaron Schulze Jan 26, 2023

UPDATE: Missing Kamloops man found
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say the missing man has been found and is well.
James Peters Jan 26, 2023 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Arctic air cooling down temperatures during mild January: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - While it's not forecast to be as bitter or as dragged out as the extreme cold weather in December, Kamloops and area will experience temperatures below seasonal norms due to cold arctic air...
Aaron Schulze Jan 26, 2023

Poor communication led to fatal 2022 ammonia leak in Mount Paul Industrial Park: Technical Safety B.C.
KAMLOOPS - A Technical Safety B.C. report into a fatal ammonia leak that occurred on May 26, 2022 determined that the primary cause of the incident was failure to remove ammonia from a refrigeration s...
Aaron Schulze Jan 26, 2023

Dense fog to cover Coquihalla Highway Thursday morning: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Drivers are being warned of near zero visibility on the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt Thursday (Jan. 26) morning.In an online advisory, Environment Canada says the dense fog will ...
Aaron Schulze Jan 26, 2023

Metis Community Centre shares culture with Kamloops youth
KAMLOOPS - It is now the fourth day of Unplug and Play Literacy Week. As part of the programming, children and their parents have been allowed to connect with Metis culture at the Lii Michif Otipemisi...
Jan 25, 2023

Kamloops family doctor recruitment campaign comes to an early end
KAMLOOPS - Last fall, the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice began a campaign to help attract family doctors to Kamloops. The program, Champions for Family Medicine, aimed to recruit and reta...
Aaron Schulze Jan 25, 2023

Visitor services extended by three years at the Baillie House in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt has executed a three-year tourism and visitor information services agreement with the Nicola Valley Heritage Society (NVHS) and the Baillie House.Previously, the Ba...
Aaron Schulze Jan 25, 2023

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