Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Cooking classes, community garden to be part of new Moira House shelter
KAMLOOPS - Every person who stays at Moira House will have their own private room and workspace. It will be a step up from a shelter like Merit Place on Laval Cresent. The 41 people staying there are ...
Apr 06, 2022
Kamloops RCMP arrest downtown driver after slow motion evasion attempt
KAMLOOPS - RCMP arrested a driver after a low-speed-but-erratic jaunt through downtown Kamloops Wednesday morning (Apr. 6).In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident began a...
Apr 06, 2022
Moira Place homeless shelter opens, provides 40 year-round beds
KAMLOOPS - As one shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Kamloops closes, another one opens.Moira House, a 40-bed year-round shelter at 600 Kingston Ave., officially opened on Wednesday (Apri...
Apr 06, 2022
Man given one-year jail sentence after speeding through Merritt with stolen vehicle
MERRITT, B.C. - An Abbotsford man caught in a stolen vehicle driving on the Coquihalla Highway through Merritt pleaded guilty last week.On March 31, RCMP say Tyler Klutskow was sentenced to one year i...
Apr 06, 2022
Fire seen in Barnhartvale a permitted Category 3 open fire: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - Flames in the Barnhartvale mountains that caught Kamloops residents' eyes Tuesday (April 5) evening were described as a Category 3 open fire.Aydan Coray, BC Wildfire Service Information Off...
Apr 06, 2022
Kamloops real estate market takes March breather
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market took a breath in March after some eye-popping price increases to begin the year.According to new statistics distributed by the Association of Interior Realto...
Apr 05, 2022
B.C. Care Providers thrilled with fourth dose announcement
KAMLOOPS - Seniors and immunocompromised individuals could soon be rolling up their sleeves for a fourth time as Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced a second COVID-19 booster shot is coming, in line with a...
Apr 05, 2022
Kamloops council settles on 4.92 per cent tax increase, approves supplementary budget items
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents will see the highest property tax increase in 10 years in 2022.City council has approved a 4.92 per cent tax increase. This is after Tuesday's (April 5) Committee of the ...
Apr 05, 2022
Dozens more Ukrainian families to arrive in Kamloops; volunteers, housing options needed
KAMLOOPS - Ever since the war in Ukraine broke out, Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS) has been working around the clock to respond to people seeking help coming to Canada and determining which resourc...
Apr 05, 2022
COVID-19: After weeks of steady decline, hospitalization on the increase in B.C.
VICTORIA - Even as the proof of vaccine comes off in B.C., the province is reporting more people in hospital with COVID-19.In its latest surveillance report issued Tuesday (Apr. 5), the province's Min...
Apr 05, 2022
