Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Security camera helps Kamloops RCMP arrest alleged truck thief
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops arrested a man who was trying to make off with a someone else's truck. He was spotted climbing into a work truck inside a gated area on a commercial property RCMP say t...
Apr 08, 2021
Deliver It Forward: Kamloops stepping up for restaurants with online services, local delivery
KAMLOOPS - The Infinite Kamloops website has been around for about one year, serving as a local restaurant directory. But after indoor sit-down service was paused in B.C, the dining guide was updated ...
Apr 08, 2021
Kamloops Ribfest paused for another summer due to pandemic concerns
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops residents will once again have to go without Ribfest this summer. There will be no ribbers in Riverside Park this August, despite an attempt by Daybreak Rotary to come up with a sa...
Apr 08, 2021
RCMP seek North Shore drive-by BB gun shooter
KAMLOOPS - RCMP in Kamloops are asking the public for help identifying the suspect in a North Shore drive-by BB gun shooting.At about 8:40 a.m. on March 25, a man was reported to have driven past a bu...
Apr 08, 2021
VIDEO: BC SPCA removes 38 miniature dachshunds from 'filthy' Kamloops-area property
KAMLOOPS - The BC SPCA says it has removed more than three dozen miniature dachshunds from a Kamloops-area breeder.WATCH: (Video Credit: BC SPCA)In a release, the society says animal protection office...
Apr 08, 2021
Sahali liquor store robbed, employees doused with bear spray
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are on the lookout for three suspects after a Sahali liquor store was robbed Wednesday night (Apr. 7). In a news release, spokesperson Cst. Crystal Evelyn says the incident ha...
Apr 08, 2021
Barkman Concrete unveils plans for $25M production plant in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - In April of 2020, Merritt City Council approved a trio of development variances for Barkman Concrete.The variances were for increasing the maximum height to 21.5 metres, reducing the o...
Apr 08, 2021
City of Merritt applying for grant funding to support homeless populations
MERRITT, B.C. - The City of Merritt is applying for $231,500 in grant funding to help support the local homeless population."The Strengthening Communities' Services Program aims to support unsheltered...
Apr 08, 2021
City of Kamloops issued $15.1 million in building permits last month
KAMLOOPS - While the Kamloops real estate sector is blazing hot, the building sector has cooled slightly in 2021.The latest building permit totals published by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection...
Apr 08, 2021
Sundhu confirmed as NDP candidate
KAMLOOPS - The New Democrats in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo have confirmed local lawyer Bill Sundhu as the party's candidate for the next federal election. He was confirmed at a nomination meeting Thurs...
Apr 08, 2021
