Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Salvation Army still searching for kettle campaign volunteers
KAMLOOPS - After the provincial government reversed course last week to allow the Salvation Army to set up its kettle campaign outside of B.C. Liquor Stores, the Kamloops Salvation Army branch has bee...
Dec 12, 2022
Salvation Army 'Adopt a Family' campaign matches 178 families with hampers
KAMLOOPS - The Salvation Army's 'Adopt a Family' campaign is in full swing ahead of the holiday season. Families in need registered for a Christmas hamper provided by other families in Kamloops or com...
Dec 12, 2022
New traffic signal to be activated soon at Valleyview Drive and Highland Road
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a traffic signal will soon be activated at the intersection of Highland Road and Valleyview Drive.The intersection is a busy one, especially for motorists and cycl...
Dec 12, 2022
Car with two children inside stolen from Merritt school
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are letting the public know and warning about vehicle thefts when left unattended.On December 9, officers said there was a vehicle theft that occurred at a Merritt element...
Dec 12, 2022
Tk'emlups receiving $290,000 to provide professional truck driving training
KAMLOOPS - Tkemlps te Secwpemc (TteS) has received more than $290,000 in provincial funding to train eight eligible members to be professional truck drivers in the Kamloops area.In a news release issu...
Dec 12, 2022
Merritt RCMP seek witnesses and footage after 72-year-old struck by a pickup truck
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are seeking witnesses and dash camera footage from a hit and run near Aberdeen Road in late November.In a news release issued Monday (Dec. 12) morning, Merritt RCMP say a ...
Dec 12, 2022
Funds from Ashcroft RCMP and Fire Department charity game going to Honour Ranch
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Ashcroft RCMP and Fire Department will drop the puck on a charity hockey game in support of Honour Ranch. The RCMP and Fire Department will play their "Guns and Hoses" hockey game on ...
Dec 12, 2022
Nine Kamloops choirs coming together for Choral Rhapsody on Dec. 19
KAMLOOPS - Nine local choirs will combine their talents to create a free community concert at the Sagebrush Theatre.On December 19, the Choral Rhapsody is a free event that will have choirs from acros...
Dec 11, 2022
Blazers get 6-1 win over Royals on Teddy Bear Toss night
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers got a 6-1 win over the Victoria Royals for the annual Teddy Bear Toss night.Fraser Minten got the scoring started which saw thousands of community members launch stuffe...
Dec 11, 2022
Hamer-Jackson, Sarai offer differing views on Friday meeting mayor felt went "terrible"
KAMLOOPS - Capping off a tumultuous week, Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson feels a meeting Friday (Dec. 9) with councillors Bill Sarai, Nancy Bepple and Margot Middleton went "terrible."In that meeti...
Dec 10, 2022
