Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops records nine illicit drug deaths in March, up to 25 in 2022
KAMLOOPS - Nine more illicit drug deaths were recorded in Kamloops in March.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops has the fifth-most illicit drug deaths among B...
May 03, 2022
Clearwater-area wildfire under control
CLEARWATER, B.C. - A wildfire that ignited near Clearwater Monday (May 2) is now under control.Fire Information Officer Ayden Coray of the B.C. Wildfire Service says the McDougall Forest Service Road ...
May 03, 2022
RCMP concerned Monday wildfires near Westwold were intentionally set
KAMLOOPS - Vernon-North Okanagan RCMP say they're investigating "the suspicious circumstances" surrounding two wildfires near Westwold Monday (May 2) afternoon.After 2:30 p.m. Monday, police say they ...
May 03, 2022
TRU microbiologist wins prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship
KAMLOOPS - A microbiologist who teaches and does research at Thompson Rivers University has won a prestigious national teaching award. Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham is one of 10 recipients of the 3M Nation...
May 03, 2022
Blood collection services increased in Clinton
CLINTON, B.C. - Residents in Clinton and Ashcroft are advised of laboratory service changes in their communities.In a news release Monday (May 2), Interior Health says the Clinton Health Centre will o...
May 03, 2022
Reported wildfires between Kamloops and Falkland believed to be 'human caused'
KAMLOOPS - BC Wildfire Service say they responded numerous wildfires between Falkland and Kamloops Monday (May 2). In a social media post Monday evening, the wildfire suppression service for the provi...
May 03, 2022
Kamloops MLAs, premier spar in legislature over Royal Inland Hospital staffing
VICTORIA - The staffing crisis at Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) took centre stage in the B.C. legislature Monday (May 2) as both Kamloops MLAs pressed the government during question period. An anonymous...
May 02, 2022
TNRD bringing attention to emergency preparedness week ahead of summer wildfires and floods
KAMLOOPS - May 1 to 7 is Emergency Preparedness Week. With the B.C. wildfire season just beginning and spring freshet approaching, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) is hoping for the best, ...
May 02, 2022
Small wildfire pops up southeast of Clearwater
CLEARWATER, B.C. - Fifteen B.C. Wildfire Service personnel are on scene at a new wildfire that has ignited southeast of Clearwater.Fire Information Officer Shaelee Stearns says the McDougall Forest Se...
May 02, 2022
Block party and 3-on-3 basketball tournament return to downtown Kamloops next month
KAMLOOPS - On the first weekend of June, back in 2019, the 300-block of Victoria Street was shut down for a block party and a 3-on-3 basketball tournament. After a two-year pandemic-related hiatus, bo...
May 02, 2022
