Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Data centre, TRU projects highlight big May for building in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The owners of a huge data centre in the McGill Industrial Park are making another big investment.According to building permit reports published by the City of Kamloops, Equinix has decided ...
Jun 10, 2022
June at Sun Peaks offers... snowshoeing?
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - It's June in the B.C. Interior - who wants to go snowshoeing?In the latest indication of how much snow remains in the B.C. alpine, Sun Peaks Resort says it will open its Sunburst cha...
Jun 10, 2022
RCMP swarm West End street due to distraught, potentially armed person
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Kamloops RCMP say a high-risk situation on Sequoia Place is over and one person has been apprehended. Police were alerted to a situation at a home in the 700-block of Sequoia Place ...
Jun 10, 2022
Vernon resident charged with Salmon Arm arson
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A Vernon man has been charged with arson after a fire at a Salmon Arm business.On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, RCMP and fire crews were dispatched to a suspicious fire in the 800-block ...
Jun 10, 2022
Kamloops RCMP looking for suspect in second daytime robbery this week
KAMLOOPS - Police in Kamloops are searching for a suspect involved in a second daytime robbery this week. RCMP say on Wednesday (June 8) around 4:40 p.m., officers were called to the 800-block of Colu...
Jun 10, 2022
Tk'emlúps glad to see federal appointment of special interlocutor for unmarked gravesites
TK'EMLUPS - Canada's Justice Minister announced this week that a special interlocutor has been appointed to coordinate the federal government's response to the unmarked grave confirmations at former r...
Jun 9, 2022
TRU nursing grads walk stage, prepare for staffing challenges in hospitals
KAMLOOPS - The nursing program at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) held its convocation Thursday (June 9) - and some grads will be going directly to work at the Royal Inland Hospital (RIH).As staffing...
Jun 9, 2022
Ambulance staffing shortages may persist as paramedics relocate to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Staffing shortages are being felt in emergency care in Kamloops.On Tuesday night (June 7), just one ambulance was on duty across the city after 2:00 a.m. as the B.C. Emergency Health Servic...
Jun 9, 2022
Kamloops RCMP looking to identify North Shore robbery suspect
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are hoping the public can assist them in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery Sunday night on the North Shore. "On June 5, just before 8:00 p.m., police were cal...
Jun 9, 2022
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes impaired driving, reported fight, and stolen scooter
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 393 public complaints from midnight Friday (June 3) to 9 a.m. Monday (June 6). Below are some incidents police attended.Impaired driver strikes buil...
Jun 9, 2022
