Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Goslings nesting at RIH hatch, make dramatic journey off labour and delivery rooftop
KAMLOOPS - It's the noon hour at Royal Inland Hospital, and there are some curious eyes checking out the Canada Goose whose three goslings have just hatched. Now, it's a matter of getting them off the...
May 02, 2022
RCMP take eight excessive speeders off the highway near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - B.C. Highway Patrol officers had a busy Sunday (May 1) taking excessive speeders off the road. In a news release Monday (May 2) Merritt RCMP said they caught eight different cars speed...
May 02, 2022
North Shuswap wildfire up to 18.5 hectares, spreading slowly
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - A wildfire that popped up late last week in the North Shuswap is spreading slowly - but the B.C. Wildfire Service says it is a good reminder that people still need to be very careful...
May 02, 2022
One person killed in motorcycle crash outside of Savona
SAVONA, B.C. - Kamloops RCMP say one person was killed yesterday (May 1) in a motorcycle crash outside of Savona. In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the crash took place near Tun...
May 02, 2022
Fire-devastated Lytton elects two new councillors
LYTTON, B.C. - The Village of Lytton has elected two new councillors. In a weekend by-election, Melissa Michell (71 votes) and Ross Urquhart (66 votes) won the two vacant spots on council. They will j...
May 02, 2022
Sorrento, Blind Bay residents defeat incorporation in landslide vote
SORRENTO and BLIND BAY, B.C. - Residents of Sorrento and Blind Bay have voted overwhelmingly against incorporating into B.C.'s newest municipality.On its website, the Columbia-Shuswap Regional Distric...
May 02, 2022
BC Conservation Officers issue 17 fishing violation tickets, 34 warnings over two-day period on Shuswap Lake
SALMON ARM, B.C - The BC Conservation Officer Service says more than a dozen fishing violation tickets were issued during patrols on Shuswap Lake this past weekend. The service says in a tweet that mu...
May 02, 2022
Kamloops International Buskers Festival to return this summer
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops International Buskers Festival (KIBF) is planning its return after a pandemic-hiatus. The KIBF had been postponed for two years in a row, but in a release organizers say the 3r...
May 02, 2022
New housing for low-income families and seniors may be coming to Tranquille Road
KAMLOOPS - An architect with a history of building social housing in the Interior wants to build his next project on Tranquille Road between Wood Street and Aspen Street - a six-storey mixed use build...
May 01, 2022
Chris Rose Walk for Autism brings out 150 supporters
KAMLOOPS - Around 150 people walked in support of the Chris Rose Therapy Centre for Autism Saturday (April 30).Current students, graduates, parents and grandparents were decked out in blue as they wal...
Apr 30, 2022
