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BCEHS 'on track' to fill the newly created paramedic and dispatch jobs
B.C.'s interim chief ambulance officer says BCEHS is on track to fill the new paramedic and dispatch jobs that have been announced by the provincial government this year. Leanne Heppell says it has be...
Sep 15, 2021 Photo via BCEHS
Wells Gray mass murderer David Ennis denied parole for the fourth time
** Warning: This story has content that may be sensitive to some readers ** A B.C. man convicted in the 1982 mass murder of a family of six on a camping trip in Wells Gray Provincial Park has been den...
Sep 15, 2021 The Johnson-Bentley families. (Photo via Tammy Arishenkoff)
SD73 buses to be on standby in case of evacuation orders in Kamloops-area communities
After a summer filled with wildfire smoke and evacuation orders and alerts, the Board Chair for the Kamloops-Thompson School District says there is a plan in place, in the event of an emergency. Rhond...
Sep 15, 2021 Photo via SD73
Merritt RCMP investigating suspicious death after body found near Nicola Lake
RCMP in Merritt have called in the Southeast District Major Crime Unit (SED MCU) after the discovery of a body in a rural area near Merritt. In a statement, police say RCMP officers from Merritt respo...
Sep 15, 2021
Interior Health not reporting all COVID events in schools this year
The Chair of the board for the Kamloops-Thompson School District says COVID-19 reporting will look quite a bit different this year compared to last. The change is led by Interior Health and will see n...
Sep 14, 2021
B.C. adding 24-hour ambulance service in several rural communities near Kamloops
B.C.'s health minister says 24 ambulance stations in rural communities like Ashcroft, Barriere, Lillooet, Sicamous, and Clearwater will transition from on-call staffing to 24-hour service. Health Mini...
Sep 14, 2021
Police officer punched in the head during mental health arrest, Kamloops RCMP say
Kamloops RCMP say a police officer was punched in the head during a "mental health apprehension" yesterday, Sept. 13. Spokesperson Const. Crystal Evelyn says officers were called to an address on the ...
Sep 14, 2021
Provincial state of emergency due to 2021 wildfire season to end on Tuesday
The B.C. government says the provincial state of emergency put in place due to the 2021 wildfire season will end at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Safety says ...
Sep 13, 2021 The July Mountain wildfire burning next to the Coquihalla Highway, south of Merritt, on Aug 15, 2021. (Photo: Twitter: TranBC)
Mayor's Chain of Office still missing after two break-ins at Kamloops City Hall in three days
Kamloops RCMP say the Mayor's Chain of Office has not yet been found after a break-in at City Hall last Friday, Sept. 10. It was the second break-in at City Hall in three days, though RCMP say a 37-ye...
Sep 13, 2021 Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian pictured with the Mayor’s Chain of Office. (Photo via City of Kamloops)
Kamloops MLAs calling on BC Government to address staffing crisis at Royal Inland Hospital
The BC Liberal MLAs for Kamloops are calling on the Premier and the Health Minister to take accountability for the dire staffing situation at Royal Inland Hospital. Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd St...
Sep 13, 2021
