Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
The Loop trying to shed nuisance designation, working with city to improve situation
KAMLOOPS - The operator of local non-profit that has come under fire recently is feeling more hopeful after meetings with the city.Glenn Hilke runs The Loop on Tranquille Road, a social agency that pr...
May 31, 2021
Supports offered, education encouraged in wake of Kamloops Residential School burial site discovery
TK'EMLUPS - Throughout the region there are audible, visible signs of support for Indigenous communities in grieving after the discovery of 215 child burial sites near the former Kamloops Indian Resid...
May 31, 2021
Kamloops citizens encouraged to Go By Bike this week
KAMLOOPS - This week is Go By Bike Week across BC. The not-for-profit event encourages British Columbians to ditch their daily drives and hop on a bicycle instead, to help promote health and wellness,...
May 31, 2021
Baseball bat seized in Salmon Arm assault case
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A baseball bat was allegedly used as a weapon in a dispute in the Shuswap.On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 just before 8 p.m., Salmon Arm RCMP was called to a Sparrow Road address by a wo...
May 31, 2021
Teenage girl, allegedly abducted from Alberta, rescued in Shuswap
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP say a teenaged abductee was rescued in Salmon Arm earlier this month.According to a news release, Salmon Arm RCMP were alerted on May 18 to a vehicle headed toward the communit...
May 31, 2021
Merritt RCMP seeking Matthew Hall on province-wide warrant
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt RCMP are asking for the public assistance in locating a wanted Merritt man."Mr. Matthew Asa Hall, is wanted province wide for possession of stolen property and unauthorized pos...
May 31, 2021
Kamloops RCMP searching for witnesses in alleged crash and assault
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are looking for potential witnesses in a recent vehicle crash and assault on Tranquille Road.On May 15, around 5:30 a.m., a brown Toyota Rav4 was reported to be involved in a ...
May 31, 2021
Kamloops community booster one of four recipients of honourary TRU degrees
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University (TRU) will acclaim four people with honourary degrees as its Spring 2021 Virtual Convocation.One of the recipients is Norman Daley, a chartered professional accou...
May 31, 2021
Search resumes for body of Kamloops firefighter presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA - Extensive search efforts resumed on Sunday with crews determined to recover the body of an off-duty firefighter presumed drowned in Okanagan Lake. Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) ...
May 31, 2021
Adopt-A-Road/Trail returns for 2021
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops can resume its Adopt-A-Road/Trail program on Tuesday (June 1) after being suspended the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Since its inception in the 1980s, the...
May 31, 2021
