Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Decriminalization brings with it a new set of challenges for Kamloops Mounties
KAMLOOPS - On Thursday, the B.C. Coroners Service announced 195 people lost their lives to illicit drugs in the month of May. In part two of our sit down with RCMP Superintendent Syd Lecky, Kamloops' ...
Jul 15, 2022
TNRD issues evacuation order as Nohomin Creek fire near Lytton grows
LYTTON, B.C. - UPDATE (5:50 a.m.): According to the BCWS dashboard online, the Nohomin Creek wildfire has grown to 500 hectares in size as of Friday (July 15) morning.Additionally, the TNRD issued a l...
Jul 14, 2022
Late night Valleyview cyclist arrested, hit with several charges
KAMLOOPS - A cyclist who allegedly didn't stop for police in Valleyview got hit with some extra charges over the weekend.In a news release, Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Crystal Evelyn says an officer was patrol...
Jul 14, 2022
BCNU president worries about 'decreasing' staff at new patient care tower
KAMLOOPS - The president of the BC Nurses' Union was in Kamloops on Thursday listening to frontline nurses at Royal Inland Hospital who say the 50 per cent staffing compliment is leading to major burn...
Jul 14, 2022
Kamloops RCMP arrest man, seize BB-gun after firearm call
KAMLOOPS - RCMP swarmed a busy Kamloops North Shore shopping area Wednesday evening (July 13) after a gun complaint.Officers received a report of a man with a gun in the 700-block of Fortune Drive at ...
Jul 14, 2022
Property crime driving a busier first half of 2022 for Kamloops Mounties
KAMLOOPS - As the population of Kamloops increases, so, too, has the file count for the RCMP. Since the beginning of this year the detachment has seen an 8-to-10 per cent increase in the number of fil...
Jul 14, 2022
City unveils new audio walking tour to promote Kamloops' history and sustainability
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops in collaboration with Transition Kamloops is launching a new initiative to help people get well-informed about the area while focusing on sustainability.Through the wal...
Jul 14, 2022
Interface fire ignites near Inks Lake Road south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (3:50 p.m.): Kamloops Fire Rescue says the fire is now under control.KFR crews and Bc forest service are fighting an interface fire off inks lake road. Fire is under control.— ...
Jul 14, 2022
Kamloopa Powwow organizers apologize after identity-based event rules spark outrage
TK'EMLUPS - Organizers of a popular powwow in Kamloops, B.C. have issued their "sincerest apologies" after the event rules posted to their Facebook page sparked significant public outrage. According t...
Jul 14, 2022
Wildfire breaks out just west of Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - UPDATE (4:35 p.m.): The B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) has confirmed that the fire ignited at 12:45 pm (July 14), and has now grown to 25 hectares.Rob Schweitzer, director, Fire Centre Op...
Jul 14, 2022
