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RCMP swarm Kamloops transit bus after reports of man with a handgun
Some scary moments for people riding a Kamloops transit bus bound for the North Shore late Wednesday afternoon. Mounties responded en-masse around 5:15 to a report that a man on board the bus was alle...
Mar 03, 2022 RCMP swarm a Kamloops transit bus after reports that a man on board was cocking a gun and pointing it around. (Photo via Luke Hartley/facebook)
Merritt residents urged to register for disaster financial assistance before March 3 deadline
It is a final push from the City of Merritt, which is urging people to apply for the provincial disaster financial assistance program ahead of tomorrow's deadline. Recovery Manager, Greg Solecki, is u...
Mar 02, 2022 The entire city of Merritt was evacuated on Nov. 15, 2021 because of flooding. (Photo via Bailee Allen)
IH moving COVID vaccine clinics to pharmacies and community clinics
Interior Health is moving away from large, mass COVID-19 vaccine clinics to smaller clinics located in health centres and pharmacies over the coming weeks. Children between the age of five and 11 can ...
Mar 02, 2022
Kamloops Symphony Orchestra music director Dina Gilbert taking step back after cancer diagnosis
The Kamloops Symphony Orchestra will be using guest conductors for the rest of the 2021-22 season as Music Director Dina Gilbert will be taking some time away after she was diagnosed with cancer. "Din...
Mar 02, 2022 Dina Gilbert (Photo via Tourism Kamloops)
Merritt RCMP report 'significant' rise in break-ins at vacant homes
Since the floods in November, Merritt RCMP say they've seen a significant rise in the number of break and enter reports at vacant homes in the Phase 4 area of the city. "From this year to last year, [...
Mar 02, 2022 Part of Merritt have been evacuated because of floods. (Photo via Bailee Allen/facebook)
Blazers sign 2006-born defenceman Harrison Brunicke
The Kamloops Blazers have signed defenseman Harrison Brunicke to a standard WHL player agreement. The Calgary native was a third round pick of the Blazers in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft last December...
Mar 01, 2022 Photo via Kamloops Blazers
Kamloops to benefit from new $76M local government climate action program, Minister Cullen says
The City of Kamloops will benefit from the province's new $76-million local government climate action program, according B.C.'s Minister of Municipal Affairs. Speaking on the NL Morning News, Nathan C...
Mar 01, 2022
City of Kamloops officially launches Voyent Alert
The City of Kamloops has begun its one-year trial of the Voyent Alert emergency notification system. Communications Supervisor, Kristen Rodrigue, is urging people who have not yet signed up to do so. ...
Mar 01, 2022 Photo via Voyent Alert!
Westmount Elementary catchment areas modified due to enrolment pressure
The Kamloops-Thompson School District has changed three school catchment areas to relieve the enrolment pressure at Westmount Elementary School. It says about 95 Westmount students will go to either D...
Mar 01, 2022
One dead after Tuesday morning crash east of Barriere
One person is dead after a crash between a logging truck and a passenger vehicle east of Barriere this morning. BC Highway Patrol spokesperson, Cpl. Mike Halskov, tells NL News the crash happened arou...
Mar 01, 2022
