Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Low supply playing role in rising home prices in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Tushar Jain wants to settle down in Kamloops. He tried to put an offer on a place in Upper Sahali in his price range of $300,000. However, it was a frantic and anxiety-inducing experience a...
Jan 21, 2022
Sunrise Centre opens in downtown Kamloops with subsidized rentals for seniors and families
KAMLOOPS - A new apartment building has opened in downtown Kamloops, with more than 100 rental units available to seniors and families billed as more affordable. Sunrise Centre, a six-story building o...
Jan 21, 2022
Kamloops RCMP nab suspect in a business washroom
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP caught a suspected robber in an unusual location - a washroom.Mounties say an arrest warrant was issued for a Kamloops man following a residential break and enter last summer....
Jan 21, 2022
Kamloops man arrested arrested after erratic driving
KAMLOOPS - A 30-year-old Kamloops man is facing several charges following the theft of a vehicle last week. RCMP allege Craig Curtis Kopichanski stole a vehicle and drove it erratically down Summit Dr...
Jan 21, 2022
Highway 1 west of Kamloops closed by crash
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are advising the public to avoid Highway 1 between Tobiano and Savona following a collision this morning (Jan. 21). There are few details available, however RCMP say the initial report...
Jan 21, 2022
Kamloops RCMP charge 70-year-old for alleged robbery with fake gun
KAMLOOPS - A senior is set to go to court next week for an alleged robbery that occurred October 22, 2021. In a news release, RCMP say officers were called to a store on Victoria Street for a robbery ...
Jan 21, 2022
Fire burning in Chase auto-wrecker yard
KAMLOOPS - A fire has broken out in the yard of an autowrecker in Chase, sending thick clouds of black smoke into the morning sky.The flames were first spotted around 5 A.M. among some cars destined f...
Jan 21, 2022
Local fitness centres eager to rebuild consistency for gym-goers
KAMLOOPS - Thursday (Jan. 20), fitness facilities and gyms around B.C. were allowed to re-open under updated health guidelines. For fitness trainers and gym-goers in Kamloops, the easement comes as a ...
Jan 20, 2022
Province doubles COVID-19 closure relief grant for businesses but non-profit businesses struggle
KAMLOOPS - Businesses forced to stay closed until Feb. 16 can now receive double their approved money in the closure relief grant issued by the province. The owner of Blue Grotto nightclub, Puppy John...
Jan 20, 2022
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Pine Grove care home on Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS - A second Kamloops long-term care facility is grappling with a COVID-19 outbreak.Pine Grove Seniors Community on the North Shore was added to the Interior Health outbreak list Wednesday (Jan...
Jan 20, 2022
