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Council chooses alternative approval process for new Kamloops RCMP headquarters
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council agrees the community needs a new RCMP headquarters and borrowing up to $150 million is the best way to pay for it. At its regular meeting Tuesday (June 10), the debate was ...
Jun 10, 2025
Kamloops council hoping to provide insight to ongoing dysfunction through publication of 433-page progress report
KAMLOOPS - This week, the City of Kamloops made the entirety of the progress report into the implementation of the municipal adviser's recommendations public. The document contains the original munici...
Jun 10, 2025
Crown to consider charges against Revelstoke RCMP officer after shooting death in 2023
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog is forwarding its investigation of a 2023 shooting death in Revelstoke to Crown counsel for the consideration of charges. The investigation stems from around ...
Jun 10, 2025
Kamloops council lays out expected actions from Sarai in response to Code of Conduct breach
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is outlining the steps it plans to take in response to a report that Councillor Bill Sarai breached council's Code of Conduct and his oath of office, after he secretly reco...
Jun 09, 2025
B.C.'s youth unemployment rate second-highest in Canada with 16.6 per cent in May
VICTORIA - High school students walking across graduation stages this month will step into an uncertain job market as B.C. has the second-highest youth unemployment rate in Canada. Figures released by...
Jun 09, 2025
YKA reminding Kamloops residents to account for delays as Tranquille Road sewer project gets underway
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Airport (YKA) is reminding people to be mindful of major construction work along Tranquille Road that is set to begin to ramp up this week."Please allow extra time for travel to an...
Jun 09, 2025
City of Kamloops, Interior Health talk heat safety as temperatures remain above seasonal levels
KAMLOOPS - As southern B.C. remains mired in a spell of above normal temperatures, the City of Kamloops and Interior Health are reminding people to be aware about the potential dangers of heat.While t...
Jun 08, 2025
Kamloops council being asked to kickstart process for nearly $200-million in additional borrowing
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are asking councillors for approval to begin the process to seek public approval to borrow another nearly $200-million to fund a number of projects. Most of that amou...
Jun 07, 2025
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopened between Hope and Merritt after 'emergency sinkhole repairs'
MERRITT, B.C. - (UPDATE: 7:40 p.m.): The Coquihalla Highway has reopened in both directions between Hope and Merritt after a nearly 24 hour closure that began Friday (June 6) night. Highway maintenanc...
Jun 07, 2025
Investigation finds Sarai breached code with secret recording; mayor calls for councillor's resignation
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops council Code of Conduct investigation into Councillor Bill Sarai has found that he did breach the code of conduct and his oath of office, stemming from a recorded argument with M...
Jun 06, 2025
