Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
'We are seeing more staff leaving than are joining;' Early childhood education sector grapples with staffing
KAMLOOPS - According to a new report from Early Childhood Educators of B.C., 45 per cent of ECE centres in the province are losing more staff than they can hire.The report credited low pay, lack of be...
Jan 16, 2023
Ticket issued, investigation ongoing after car crashes into West Victoria tattoo shop
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to the Blue Orchid tattoo shop on the 200-block of Victoria Street West Sunday (Jan. 15) afternoon after a vehicle crashed through the front of the shop.RCMP spokesp...
Jan 16, 2023
Scotch Creek mosquito control to return this spring
SCOTCH CREEK, B.C. - After a lot of itching and scratching last year, mosquito control will resume around Scotch Creek in 2023.The Columbia Shuswap Regional District and Skw'lax te Secwepemculecw (Lit...
Jan 16, 2023
'Centralization has been an absolute disaster'; Merritt ER shut down for third time in a month
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital is closed Monday (Jan. 16) due to limited nursing availability. Interior Health stated that the ER should reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tue...
Jan 16, 2023
Body recovered from Thompson River in Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating after a body was recovered from the Thompson River Monday (Jan. 16).In a brief news release, the RCMP note the body was d...
Jan 16, 2023
Crown to determine whether Kamloops RCMP officer involved in 2021 arrest should be charged
KAMLOOPS - The province's police watchdog says the B.C. Prosecution Service will determine whether a Kamloops RCMP officer should face charges after a suspect was injured in a 2021 arrest.The Independ...
Jan 16, 2023
Merritt hospital emergency department temporarily closed
MERRITT, B.C. - The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt will be temporarily closed due to limited nursing availability.In a news release, Interior Health said the department ...
Jan 16, 2023
Missing Kamloops man found deceased: family
UPDATE (8:45 a.m.): Kamloops RCMP confirmed Gibbon and his white Dodge Avenger were found down a steep ravine near Summit Drive and Victoria Street West Sunday (Jan. 15) at around 4:10 p.m."According ...
Jan 16, 2023
Snow bikers rescued from mountain near Lumby
VERNON - Vernon Search and Rescue (VSAR) responded to a call to rescue two snow bikers who had a mechanical breakdown on Park Mountain in the Lumby area Saturday (Jan. 14).The volunteer group said on ...
Jan 15, 2023
Fish and Game Club teaching kids to fish Sunday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Fish and Game Club will be welcoming hundreds of kids to Walloper Lake, near Lac le Jeune, on Sunday as part of their 2023 kids ice fishing day. The free to attend event will r...
Jan 14, 2023
