Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Man given one-year jail sentence after speeding through Merritt with stolen vehicle
MERRITT, B.C. - An Abbotsford man caught in a stolen vehicle driving on the Coquihalla Highway through Merritt pleaded guilty last week.On March 31, RCMP say Tyler Klutskow was sentenced to one year i...
Apr 06, 2022
Fire seen in Barnhartvale a permitted Category 3 open fire: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS - Flames in the Barnhartvale mountains that caught Kamloops residents' eyes Tuesday (April 5) evening were described as a Category 3 open fire.Aydan Coray, BC Wildfire Service Information Off...
Apr 06, 2022
Kamloops real estate market takes March breather
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market took a breath in March after some eye-popping price increases to begin the year.According to new statistics distributed by the Association of Interior Realto...
Apr 05, 2022
B.C. Care Providers thrilled with fourth dose announcement
KAMLOOPS - Seniors and immunocompromised individuals could soon be rolling up their sleeves for a fourth time as Dr. Bonnie Henry has announced a second COVID-19 booster shot is coming, in line with a...
Apr 05, 2022
Kamloops council settles on 4.92 per cent tax increase, approves supplementary budget items
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents will see the highest property tax increase in 10 years in 2022.City council has approved a 4.92 per cent tax increase. This is after Tuesday's (April 5) Committee of the ...
Apr 05, 2022
Dozens more Ukrainian families to arrive in Kamloops; volunteers, housing options needed
KAMLOOPS - Ever since the war in Ukraine broke out, Kamloops Immigrant Services (KIS) has been working around the clock to respond to people seeking help coming to Canada and determining which resourc...
Apr 05, 2022
COVID-19: After weeks of steady decline, hospitalization on the increase in B.C.
VICTORIA - Even as the proof of vaccine comes off in B.C., the province is reporting more people in hospital with COVID-19.In its latest surveillance report issued Tuesday (Apr. 5), the province's Min...
Apr 05, 2022
Former basketball coach Nogic sues TRU for wrongful dismissal
KAMLOOPS - Former Thompson Rivers University women's basketball coach Goran Nogic is suing the school for wrongful dismissal.Nogic filed the statement of claim to B.C. Supreme Court last Friday (Apr. ...
Apr 05, 2022
One arrested after armed home invasion report in Brocklehurst
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are following up the report of an armed home invasion in Brocklehurst.The report came in at 7:10 a.m. on Monday (Apr. 4). RCMP rushed to the 2000-block of Glenview Avenue after a calle...
Apr 05, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes break-in, drugs seized and knife report
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 349 calls for service from midnight Friday (April 1) to 9:00 a.m. on Monday (April 4). Below are some highlights from those reports.Lafarge Road bre...
Apr 05, 2022
