Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Swell in fuel prices across B.C. and Kamloops could last for weeks
KAMLOOPS - It's getting even more expensive to fill up your vehicle's gas tank this week. Prices in B.C. and Kamloops are climbing again, with potential for inflated prices to remain high for several ...
May 06, 2022
Vet shortage forces Kamloops animal hospital to stop after-hour care
KAMLOOPS - It's not a new issue, but the problem is only being exacerbated in Kamloops. A lack of veterinarians is forcing one local animal hospital to reduce its after-hour staffing, leaving some cli...
May 06, 2022
Packed Kamloops hotels a positive omen for post-pandemic recovery
KAMLOOPS - Hotel availability is slim in Kamloops - so much so that the Vancouver Giants have to stay in Sun Peaks for their faceoff against the Kamloops Blazers this weekend - but there's more than o...
May 06, 2022
Weather statement warns of weekend snowfall on Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is warning drivers that, even though spring has arrived in the valley bottoms, the high elevations are still prone to snowfall.The forecaster has issued a special weather...
May 06, 2022
Clearwater emergency room to close during overnight hours this weekend
CLEARWATER, B.C. - The Clearwater emergency department will be closed overnights this weekend.In a news release, Interior Health notes the ER at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital will be closed between 5...
May 06, 2022
Weapons call leads to brief hold-and-secure at Valleyview school
KAMLOOPS - A weapons complaint led one Valleyview school to declare a brief hold-and-secure protocol Friday morning (May 6). RCMP say Mounties responded to the complaint just before noon Friday, with ...
May 06, 2022
Kamloops RCMP say man whose photo was distributed as person of interest cleared of wrongdoing
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a man whose photograph was distributed as a person of interest in a suspicious act near an elementary school was not involved in criminal activity.On Thursday (May 5), RCM...
May 06, 2022
Reported COVID-19 infections down in Interior Health
VICTORIA - Interior Health saw overall COVID-19 figures fall on a week-to-week basis in the latest report from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).The weekly update showed that between April 2...
May 06, 2022
Health Minister's comments on backlog of surgeries being wiped are 'misleading': RIH surgeon
KAMLOOPS - A general surgeon at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) says Health Minister Adrian Dix's comments regarding the backlog of surgeries from the COVID-19 and weather events being wiped are misleadin...
May 06, 2022
Even as provincial funding rolls in, Merritt still needs more than $100-million: mayor
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is receiving more provincial funding in the aftermath of November's devastating floods. The province is funding flood mitigation planning projects to help them prep...
May 06, 2022
