Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Teen reported missing - now located
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a 17 year old teen, reported missing April 22, has been located.
Apr 22, 2021 Image credit: CFJC Today/File photo.
Two Kamloops Mounties injured while arresting stolen vehicle suspect
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a suspicious vehicle report on the Kamloops North Shore Thursday morning (Apr. 22) resulted in two officers injured in an arrest.Cst. Crystal Evelyn says Mounties were called to th...
Apr 22, 2021
Man wanted throughout Western Canada arrested in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A man wanted on warrants that extended through all of Western Canada was arrested in Kamloops Wednesday (Apr. 21).RCMP say Rudy Gros Ventreboy, 43, calls Kamloops home but was wanted out of...
Apr 22, 2021
TNRD selects BDO Canada for third-party forensic audit
KAMLOOPS - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has chosen the firm that will pore over its books in the wake of a spending scandal.In a news release, the TNRD says it received six bids to con...
Apr 22, 2021
Kamloops RCMP scoop Insp. Jeff Pelley from Williams Lake as new Operations Officer
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP detachment has a new second-in-command - and he's a familiar face.Insp. Jeff Pelley joined the detachment as Operations Officer this week from Williams Lake, where he most...
Apr 22, 2021
After 32 years as Skeetchestn chief, Ron Ignace steps aside
SKEETCHESTN - An era of leadership has come to an end at Skeetchestn Indian Band.Wednesday (Apr. 21), band members elected Darrell Draney as the band's new chief. Draney succeeds Ron Ignace, who serve...
Apr 22, 2021
Water line break closes Pacific Way Elementary in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It's a day off for students at Pacific Way Elementary school in Kamloops. School District 73 officials say a major water line break has prevented the school from opening today (Apr. 22). Pa...
Apr 22, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic has staggering impact on airport passenger numbers
KAMLOOPS - It's not a big surprise, but the numbers are eye-opening. The Kamloops Airport says it has seen it's passenger numbers fall by nearly 91 per cent when comparing the first three months of th...
Apr 22, 2021
Weekend for Kamloops RCMP includes successful and failed break-in attempts, woman in distress taken to hospital
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP responded to approximately 374 calls for service from midnight on Friday, April 16, to 9:00 a.m. on Monday April 19, 2021. Below are some highlights from those calls. Two week...
Apr 21, 2021
Kamloops recorded 44 COVID-19 cases last week - less than half of the week before
KAMLOOPS - There are encouraging signs for Kamloops in the most recent COVID-19 data provided by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control. The map reporting case counts by community for the week of April 1...
Apr 21, 2021
