Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Bear parts discarded in North Shuswap belonged to taxidermist: BC Conservation Officer Service
ANGLEMONT, B.C. - The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says a large pile of bear parts found in the North Shuswap last year were inadvertently dumped there by a taxidermist.The bear parts wer...
Sep 15, 2022
Gas leak evacuates NVIT campus in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Nicola Valley Institute of Technology has been evacuated after a gas leak on campus Thursday (Sept. 15)."For the remainder of the day, all classes have been cancelled," said NVIT. "The...
Sep 15, 2022
Kamloops RCMP investigate stabbing that victim only reported three days later
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating a stabbing that took place three days before it was reported.Officers were sent to the 200-block of Royal Avenue Wednesday (Sept. 14), following in the foots...
Sep 15, 2022
Kamloops man charged in alleged sexual assault of female youth
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are appealing to the public for more information following an alleged sexual assault of a female youth.In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 15), RCMP say 38-year-old Guy P...
Sep 15, 2022
Two Kamloops men charged in 2021 stabbing
KAMLOOPS - Two 21-year-old Kamloops residents were arrested and charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing in downtown last summer. In a news release issued Thursday (Sept. 15), Kamloops RCMP sa...
Sep 15, 2022
Kamloops loses three more lives due to illicit drugs in July; 192 died in the province
KAMLOOPS - Three more illicit drug deaths were recorded in Kamloops in July.According to the latest preliminary data by the BC Coroners Service, Kamloops still has the sixth-most illicit drug deaths a...
Sep 15, 2022
City of Kamloops receives recognition for leadership in climate action
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops was recognized for outstanding community leadership in climate action.During the annual Climate and Energy Action Awards presented at the Union of BC Municipalities Con...
Sep 15, 2022
Historic Murray United Church in Merritt set to reopen
MERRITT, B.C. - After more than three years, one of Merritt's historic buildings will be reopening. Murray United Church is rebuilt and almost ready to be reopened after being burnt down in January 20...
Sep 15, 2022
Volunteers needed to help Ukrainians adjust to life in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops is now home to more than 100 displaced Ukrainian people, with a dozen more set to arrive in the next few weeks. About a quarter are school-aged children. While Kamloops Immigrant S...
Sep 14, 2022
Scam landscapers take Vernon residents for $16,000, RCMP say
VERNON, B.C. - Two Vernon area residents were scammed out of more than $16,000 by an Okanagan-based landscaping company that asked for money before doing the work, according to Vernon North Okanagan R...
Sep 14, 2022
