Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Pineview Valley crime spree ends with two in custody, two RCMP vehicles damaged
KAMLOOPS - A man and woman from Calgary are in custody after a crime spree in the Pineview Valley area Thursday morning (May 19).At about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, RCMP were alerted to a vehicle theft in pr...
May 19, 2022
Cariboo and Nicola highways part of numerous summer projects
KAMLOOPS - Numerous kilometres of highways and side roads near Merritt and throughout the Cariboo will see paving projects this summer.In a news release issued Thursday (May 19) morning, the B.C. gove...
May 19, 2022
Patient flown to hospital after three-vehicle collision on Highway 1 west of Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. - At least one patient was taken to hospital via air ambulance helicopter after a collision on the Trans Canada Highway west of Sicamous.BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) confirmed t...
May 19, 2022
Kamloops based mental health and substance use professional recognized with provincial award
KAMLOOPS - A regional mental health and substance use professional based in Kamloops was honoured for her contributions to improve the wellbeing of people who use substances. Amanda Lavigne received t...
May 19, 2022
Ashcroft RCMP asking public for dashcam footage to find cause of Juniper Knoll wildfire
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP are seeking the public's assistance regarding the ongoing investigation into the cause of the Juniper Knoll fire that occurred on Tuesday.Police say they are currently i...
May 19, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in Nation pans 'tone deaf' Royal B.C. Museum plan
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - The Tilhqot'in Nation is calling on the B.C. government to scrap what it says is a ``tone deaf'' plan to spend $789 million on a new state-of-the-art building for the Royal B.C. ...
May 18, 2022
United Way BC president says organization still focused on local not-for-profits after amalgamation
KAMLOOPS - Almost eleven months ago, six regional United Way organizations across the province became a single entity - United Way BC (UWBC). "It now covers, serves most of British Columbia," UWBC Pre...
May 18, 2022
Unseasonably cool spring impacting farmers' crops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's been an unseasonably cold spring in Kamloops, a fact many do not like as we await the warmer temperatures. However, the people like farmers who rely on mother nature to make a living a...
May 18, 2022
Kamloops Immigrant Services helping 40 displaced Ukrainians; language speakers needed
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS) is now assisting 40 people who were displaced by the war in Ukraine.The service is helping to find housing, employment and schooling, as well as organizing...
May 18, 2022
Kamloops, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc win national municipal collaboration award
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops and Tk'emlps te Secwpemc have received national recognition for their building relationships toward reconciliation partnership from the Canadian Association of Municipa...
May 18, 2022
