Kamloops and Area

SPECULATION TAX
First round of speculation tax declaration forms delivered around Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Homeowners in the Kamloops area have begun receiving speculation tax notices in the mail and the B.C. government is reminding residents that the letters are legitimate. This is the first year Kamloops has been included among communities that are subject to the speculation and vacancy tax. The tax was brought...
13m ago
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EMERGENCY TRAIL MARKERS
Kamloops Fire Rescue brings in emergency trail marker system throughout city
KAMLOOPS - Dozens of trail markers have been installed in nature parks around the city of Kamloops, serving as another way for emergency responders to quickly find people who have called for help. Kamloops Fire Rescue says the emergency trail markers are meant to work the same as giving an address to a 9-1-1 dispatcher...
17m ago
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Fatal Crash
Sentencing set for driver involved in 2023 McGill Road crash that killed TRU volleyball player
KAMLOOPS - Colval Abbinett, the driver involved in the fatal vehicle crash along McGill Road in 2023 that killed one member of the TRU WolfPack men's volleyball team was in provincial court Thursday (Jan. 30) morning for an arraignment hearing. Abbinett was charged with one count of driving without due care and attenti...
6h ago
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COCOA CREATIONS
YKA Hot Chocolate Festival organizers aiming to build on event in its second year
KAMLOOPS -- Brandon Giddens of Logjam Coffee made a succulent sales pitch for the Banana Foster Hot Chocolate. "It tastes like you're sitting by a fire on a beach," he said. "It's one of the best things ever." Brynn Hill's been scheming in her confectionery lab, devising plans for a Brynn's Bakery d...
23h ago
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