Author Archives: Aaron Schulze
Second suspicious package in Aberdeen confirmed to be a pipe bomb: RCMP
KAMLOOPS - The second suspicious package found in Aberdeen in as many days was also found to be explosive.In a news release issued Thursday (July 6) morning, Kamloops RCMP say the package found in the...
Jul 06, 2023
Day six of B.C. port strike as management calls for binding arbitration
VANCOUVER - The organization that represents employers at roughly 30 strikebound ports in British Columbia says binding arbitration could end the six-day-old dispute. More than 7,000 members of the In...
Jul 06, 2023
Campfire prohibition reinstated for Cariboo Fire Centre Friday
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Campfires will be temporarily banned in the Cariboo Fire Centre (CFC), again. In a news release, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) says the campfire prohibition for the CFC and the ...
Jul 06, 2023
Heffley Creek Store owner angry after break-in leaves him holding $20,000 bill
KAMLOOPS - Just before 4:00 am Monday (July 3), a pair of thieves smashed their way into the Heffley Creek Store and in around four minutes, made off with more than $12,000 worth of merchandise."They ...
Jul 05, 2023
Merritt councillor died in hit-and-run on remote stretch of highway: RCMP
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - RCMP looking into the death of a Merritt city councillor say its likely she was outside of her vehicle when she was hit and killed.Valemount RCMP say Mounties were alerted to the inc...
Jul 05, 2023
Aberdeen suspicious package investigations being treated independently for now
KAMLOOPS - A second suspicious package has been reported in Aberdeen in as many days. The investigation comes a day after RCMP removed a pipe bomb a few blocks away in the 900-block of Greystone Cresc...
Jul 05, 2023
B.C. fire season surpasses 1M hectares burned
KAMLOOPS - Just five days into July, B.C. is already experiencing one of the worst fire seasons in its history.In a news conference Wednesday (July 5), B.C. Wildfire Service Operations Director Cliff ...
Jul 05, 2023
B.C. port strike enters day five, with talks deadlocked over maintenance
VANCOUVER - Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day. Both si...
Jul 05, 2023
Two people dead after motorcycle-SUV collision on Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge
LYTTON, B.C. - Lillooet RCMP are investigating after two people died in a crash on the Trans Canada Highway between Lytton and Spences Bridge. In a news release, police say they were told of a crash b...
Jul 05, 2023
Second suspicious package found in Aberdeen neighbourhood: Kamloops RCMP
KAMLOOPS - A second suspicious package has been reported in Aberdeen in as many days.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP say a resident on the 2100-block of Sifton Avenue found a suspicious package at ar...
Jul 05, 2023
