Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
B.C. budget notable not for what it includes but what it lacks: Kamloops MLAs
VICTORIA - The B.C. budget introduced Tuesday (Apr. 20) included billions of dollars in new spending as the NDP government works to lift the province's economy out of its pandemic-induced doldrums.New...
Apr 20, 2021
VIDEO: Kamloops cowboy family helps save wild foal stuck in the mud
KAMLOOPS - On Saturday (April 17), Jordan Camille was out checking some fence lines near the Tk'emlups reservoir, when he came across a small herd of wild horses."Usually they run away," Jordan's wife...
Apr 20, 2021
Kamloops RCMP looking for suspect after stabbing at local motel
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP are looking for a suspect in relation to a stabbing on Tuesday afternoon on the Frontage Road next to Columbia Street. Police, fire and ambulance were called to the Star L...
Apr 20, 2021
Kamloops tax increase set at 0.93 per cent for 2021
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council formally approved the city's 0.93 per cent tax increase during Tuesday's (April 20) council meeting.The average house value in Kamloops went up from $443,000 in 2020 to $46...
Apr 20, 2021
Pharmacy vaccination demand in Kamloops growing with opening of 40+ age category
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops vaccination clinics and pharmacies are keeping busy this month, as thousands of people register, book appointments and get innoculated against COVID-19. "I can tell you as of (Tues...
Apr 20, 2021
Kamloops man wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Surrey
KAMLOOPS - A man originally from Kamloops who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has been arrested.Shane Anthony Jeurissen, 51, was arrested in Surrey Sunday (April 18) evening. Jeurissen was release...
Apr 20, 2021
Late B.C. budget means less time for scrutiny: Fraser-Nicola MLA
MERRITT, B.C. - The BC NDP and Finance Minster Selina Robinson are set to table their budget today, two months later than usual.Budgets have historically been presented in late February, however due t...
Apr 20, 2021
Charges approved after 2020 cannabis grow op raid near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A search warrant executed in 2020 has led to charges being laid against four men.On November 19, 2020, the Merritt RCMP executed a Cannabis Act search warrant a residence in the 9000-b...
Apr 20, 2021
BGC Kamloops hopes federal government’s budgeted childcare funding tackles staffing, training, and flexibility issues
KAMLOOPS - The executive director for BGC Kamloops, formerly known as the Boys and Girls Club of Kamloops, said they were expecting a substantial childcare investment from the federal government.Traci...
Apr 19, 2021
Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP concerned with federal budget spending levels
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says the amount of spending announced in Monday's (Apr. 19) federal budget will be expensive for Canadians.With a $354 billion deficit posted for t...
Apr 19, 2021
