Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Voter turnout drops in 2022 election to 29 per cent, leaves city staff disappointed
KAMLOOPS - Only 29 per cent of eligible Kamloops voters turned out to the polls on Saturday (October 15) and during advance voting days, a number that dropped by one per cent compared to the 2018 elec...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2022

Kamloops' new council to be sworn in November 1
KAMLOOPS - A new look Kamloops council will convene next month with only three incumbents sitting at the table. Bill Sarai, Mike O'Reilly and Dale Bass all secured re-election on Saturday (Oct 15) nig...
Aaron Schulze Oct 17, 2022

Dudy not surprised by 'anger' votes as all three incumbent councillors ousted from city hall
KAMLOOPS - The three incumbent councillors who hoped to jump into the mayor's chair are now out at city hall. Dieter Dudy, Sadie Hunter and Arjun Singh placed second to fourth on Saturday night (Oct. ...
Oct 17, 2022

Pedestrian killed in downtown Kamloops collision
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a collision that killed a pedestrian downtown Saturday evening (Oct. 15).In a news release issued Monday (Oct. 17) morning, Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says the coll...
Oct 17, 2022

New Merritt councillors, mayor to serve upcoming term following election
MERRITT - The City of Merritt has a new mayor and it is former city councillor, Mike Goetz. After preliminary results, Goetz received 859 votes out of the 2,261 votes. Following behind was Tony Luck w...
James Peters Oct 16, 2022

Highway 1 reopened near Sorrento following vehicle incident
SORRENTO - UPDATE: Highway 1 is now operating at single-lane alternating traffic west of Sorrento. Previous post: According to Drive BC, Highway 1 is closed in both directions near Sorrento due to a v...
James Peters Oct 16, 2022

New look council table takes shape in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A new look council will convene next month with only three incumbents sitting at the table. Bill Sarai, Mike O'Reilly and Dale Bass all secured re-election tonight, while Nancy Bepple, who ...
James Peters Oct 16, 2022

Voter turnout drops below 30 per cent in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Voter turnout in Kamloops is down percentage-wise from 2018. While more than 80,000 Kamloops residents were eligible to cast a ballot in this year's municipal election, just 29 per cent uti...
Oct 16, 2022

Capital funding will be key for new Kamloops-Thompson school board
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School Board will have some new faces joining the team for the next four years. Five seats at the board table are allotted to the city of Kamloops, and four other seat...
Oct 16, 2022

Familiar face Ranta returns to the mayor's chair in Cache Creek
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - John Ranta is returning to the mayor's chair in Cache Creek.After the votes were tabulated Saturday (Oct. 15), Ranta (39.2 per cent) had defeated incumbent Santo Talarico (24.1 per...
Oct 16, 2022

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