Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Three nurses in emergency: opposition MLAs press health minister on RIH nursing shortage
VICTORIA - The severe nursing shortage at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops took centre stage during question period in the B.C. Legislature Monday (May 9). Opposition MLAs from both the B.C. Li...
May 09, 2022
District of Sicamous lifts evacuation alert for mobile home park
SICAMOUS, B.C. - The District of Sicamous lifted its evacuation alert for numerous properties in the Sicamous Creek Mobile Home Park.In an update Monday (May 9) morning, the Columbia Shuswap Regional ...
May 09, 2022
Kamloops RCMP warn public of sending intimate images following sextortion investigations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are warning the public about the dangers of sending explicit, revealing images of themselves following several recent "sextortion" reports.In a news release Monday (May 9) mor...
May 09, 2022
Potential flurries for Coquihalla Highway and Highway 1 from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass: Environment Canada
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada issued two special weather statements for travellers in the Nicola, Shuswap, and Columbia regions early Monday (May 9) morning. Drivers on the Coquihalla Highway from Hop...
May 09, 2022
BC Wildfire Service beginning training near Kamloops and Merritt, smoke may be visible
KAMLOOPS - Residents in Kamloops and Merritt may see smoke in the coming week.In a social media post, BC Wildfire Service says it's conducting its annual training in the Coutlee Plateau area south of ...
May 09, 2022
Red Bridge to close nightly midweek for bridge inspection
KAMLOOPS - Drivers looking to cross the South Thompson River during the evening in the middle of the week will need to plan ahead.In a social media post, Argo Roads Thompson - B.C.'s road maintenance ...
May 09, 2022
Blazers win thriller 4-3 over Giants Saturday
KAMLOOPS - In game two of their second-round playoff series, the Kamloops Blazers squeaked out a win against the visiting Vancouver Giants 4-3 Saturday (May 7) night.With 4,192 fans in attendance at t...
May 08, 2022
Merritt residents asked to remove memorabilia from Pine Ridge cemetery ahead of yearly cleanup
MERRITT - The City of Merritt is reminding residents of the yearly cleanup scheduled for this week at the Pine Ridge Cemetery.Those with memorabilia on-site are asked to collect the items before the c...
May 07, 2022
City wants to prioritize expansion to downtown police station
KAMLOOPS - City staff are itching to get started on the RCMP Battle Street detachment expansion - and they're asking for an infusion of funds to do so.Kamloops City Council will receive a report from ...
May 07, 2022
Cariboo Place in Williams Lake has COVID-19 outbreak; Hamlets outbreak up to 64 cases
KAMLOOPS - As a COVID-19 outbreak in a Kamloops long-term care facility nears the one-month mark, another outbreak has popped up in Williams Lake. Interior Health says a COVID-19 outbreak was called W...
May 06, 2022
