Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Federal grant touted as game-changer for TRU genomics lab
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) says a federal grant announced Wednesday (Mar. 3) will help transform the school's Applied Genomics Laboratory into a world class facility.As part of a half...
Mar 03, 2021

Tk’emlups: Chief Casimir impersonated again
TK'EMLUPS - For the second time in six months, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc (TteS) Kukpi7/Chief Rosanne Casimir has been impersonated.A notice from TteS on Wednesday (Mar. 3) stated there was another situat...
Mar 03, 2021

Kamloops man charged with firearms offences
KAMLOOPS - A 22-year-old Kamloops man is facing a series of firearms charges after being stopped by police in Barriere Friday night (Feb. 26).Cameron Jaykob Deakin-Robertson is facing five charges rel...
Mar 03, 2021

Kamloops housing options must commit to wraparound services and washrooms, business areas getting security patrol
KAMLOOPS - Nearly four hours of dialogue at Kamloops council's special meeting on Tuesday (March 2) saw multiple key motions approved. All current and future transitional and supportive housing option...
Doug Collins Mar 02, 2021

UPDATE: Missing woman located
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: RCMP say the 28-year-old woman has been located and is safe.
James Peters Mar 02, 2021 Image Credit: CFJC Today

Trio of Kamloops women councillors hoping collaboration leads to more change in city
KAMLOOPS - They're not calling it an official partnership, but the trio of Dale Bass, Sadie Hunter and Kathy Sinclair feel, as the only women on council, it's important to band together. "[It's] progr...
Mar 02, 2021

Boogie the Bridge organizers plan for another COVID-safe event in 2021
KAMLOOPS - About a year ago, the annual run-up to Boogie the Bridge had just begun. A week later, the COVID-19 pandemic shrouded the future of the 2020 event in uncertainty."It's been a tough couple o...
Mar 02, 2021

Tranquille Road upgrades resume, traffic flow changed
KAMLOOPS - Tranquille Road is once again under construction. A $13 million project to install a new sewer main has moved into the section between Singh Street and 12th Street. The City's contractor, E...
Mar 02, 2021

Kamloops man wanted in 2019 kidnapping arrested after Vancouver traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who has been on the run for 11 months has been arrested after a traffic stop in Vancouver.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says 33-year-old Robert Renn...
Mar 02, 2021

City of Kamloops building permit activity picked up in February
KAMLOOPS - A slow start to the year for the Kamloops construction industry picked up steam in February.Totals released Tuesday (Mar. 2) by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $10.5 ...
Mar 02, 2021

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