Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Owner of stolen truck and trailer thankful for support of Kamloops residents
KAMLOOPS - A family visiting Kamloops has every reason to have a sour memory of Kamloops. While travelling from Ontario to Vancouver Island, the family stopped in our city Monday night. When they woke...
Aug 30, 2022
Interior Health records indicate former chief medical health officer paid $361K in last year
KAMLOOPS - Public records from Interior Health indicate its former chief medical health officer Dr. Albert De Villiers was still employed and being paid until at least May, despite being charged with ...
Aug 30, 2022
Indigenous Film Festival debuts Thursday
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Film Society has partnered with Tk'emlps te Secwepemc to present the inaugural Indigenous film festival this weekend. The festival, running from Thursday (Sept. 1) to Saturday ...
Aug 30, 2022
TRU debuts new Human Rights and Social Justice masters
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is training the next generation of problem solvers. Homelessness, racism, genocide - these are some of the topics that will be tackled in TRU's new Masters ...
Aug 30, 2022
City of Kamloops begins accepting nomination packages from mayor and council hopefuls
KAMLOOPS - It's nomination day in Kamloops.Starting Tuesday (Aug. 30) and lasting until Friday, Sept. 9, the City of Kamloops will receive nomination packages from candidates for mayor, council, and S...
Aug 30, 2022
Businesses surge as Shuswap sees summer spike in visitors
SCOTCH CREEK - Tourism has increased significantly this summer at Shuswap Lake. In Scotch Creek, locals and business owners say the number of visitors has been incredible."It's one of the best summers...
Aug 29, 2022
Hospitality industry associations call for resolution of BCGEU labour dispute
KAMLOOPS - A broad coalition of hospitality industry associations is calling on the province and the BCGEU to come to an agreement and end the strike that is affecting liquor and cannabis distribution...
Aug 29, 2022
'We are seeing about 750 to 1000 vacancies'; On-call paramedic structure hindering recruitment
BARRIERE - "Most of the communities in the north and the interior really have their secondary ambulances just not staffed because we just can't recruit into the profession.," said Troy Clifford, Presi...
Aug 29, 2022
Kamloops RCMP say black Honda Civic could be linked to Friday night homicide
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are trying to narrow down how a black Honda Civic could have travelled to Rayleigh shortly after a drive-by shooting Friday night. In a release, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the l...
Aug 29, 2022
Third monkeypox case identified in Interior Health region
KAMLOOPS - There is a third confirmed case of monkeypox in the Interior Health region.Interior Health officials say the first two cases were confirmed in a laboratory test August 11. But it will not r...
Aug 29, 2022
