Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Day parole for man convicted in fatal houseboat crash
KAMLOOPS - A man who was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death and sentenced to three years in jail, has been granted day parole. Leon Reinbrecht drove a speeding boat into a houseboat on ...
Jul 09, 2020
MP McLeod concerned federal government is spending without a good plan
KAMLOOPS - "Frightening." That was the reaction of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod when she learned the federal government was forecasting a deficit of $343 billion this year. The figure was...
Jul 09, 2020
Local volunteer named B.C. ALS volunteer of the year.
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops resident Pat Tomlinson was named the recipient of the ALS Society of B.C. Roy Slater Volunteer Of The Year award this week. Tomlinson is a long-time worker on behalf of ALS. Normal...
Jul 09, 2020
CSRD asks boaters to keep moving around boat launches
KAMLOOPS - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) is reminding boaters to move along when they're using boat launches on Shuswap Lake and other area waterways.In a bulletin on its website, the ...
Jul 08, 2020
Erosion eats into South Thompson bank along East Shuswap Road
KAMLOOPS - The province's Ministry of Transportation says it has closed the eastbound lane of a section of East Shuswap Road near Kamloops due to river erosion.The section is along the South Thompson ...
Jul 08, 2020
City noting moderate use of bylaw easement around temporary overnight shelters
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says a recent bylaw easement allowing for extended overnight camping in certain areas has been working well. The easement is part of the measures taken to keep shelter ...
Jul 08, 2020
'I just can't believe it': Longtime ticket buyer becomes 2020 Y Dream Home winner
KAMLOOPS - Nicole Larson has been buying tickets in the Kamloops Y Dream Home Lottery for nearly 20 years. That loyalty paid off Wednesday morning (June 8), when she found out she won the 2020 Dream H...
Jul 08, 2020
'I didn't even get the words out of my mouth'; Riverside Park security guard hopes to return to work soon after assault
KAMLOOPS - A security guard who was assaulted at Riverside Park last week is recovering after surgery on Tuesday night (July 7). Glen Warner, a security guard with Secure Guard, was patrolling the par...
Jul 08, 2020
Film society to continue screening movies at McArthur Island pop-up drive-in theatre
KAMLOOPS - The pop-up drive-in movies at McArthur Island will continue.In a news release, the Kamloops Film Society says Twin Rivers Drive-In will return this weekend, showing the animated film Onward...
Jul 08, 2020
Mountie parked near Revelstoke witnesses double-fatal crash
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - RCMP say a Mountie observing traffic near Revelstoke Sunday (July 5) witnessed a crash that killed two people.In a news release, RCMP say the Mountie was parked off the Trans Canada...
Jul 08, 2020
