Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops MLA pledges to review ad spending after his face appears in anti-LGBTQ publication
KAMLOOPS - The MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson says he is reviewing his constituency office's advertising policies after a portion of his MLA budget was used to buy advertising in a social conservativ...
Jun 30, 2020
WCT calls on local artists to help create modified theatre season
KAMLOOPS - When the new season begins in the fall, Western Canada Theatre (WCT) will have a new look. It describes its 2020/21 season as a season of surprises, innovation and intimacy.While its regula...
Jun 30, 2020
Well-known Kamloops community worker Paul Lagace dead at 66
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who was a tireless advocate for immigrants and veterans has died.Paul Lagace died Sunday (June 28) after a six-year battle with cancer.WATCH: CFJC's Jill Sperling profiled Pa...
Jun 30, 2020
RCMP Seek two suspects in violent Salmon Arm break in
SALMON ARM - RCMP is searching for a pair of suspects following a report of a residential break and enter with violence early Monday morning. This release was issued Monday afternoon by Southeast Dist...
Jun 30, 2020
Some tourists disappointed at closure of visitors centre, Tourism Kamloops defends move
KAMLOOPS - Ryan Nixon is stopping in Kamloops to dump his sewer line. He's on his way back home to Yukon. He appreciates visitor centres like the one in Aberdeen. "It's always a nice resource, especia...
Jun 29, 2020
Smaller scale event schedule for 2020 Canada Day in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - There won't be the food tents, artistry market or performances keeping Riverside Park full this Canada Day, but some form of celebration will take place. "It's going to be a different one t...
Jun 29, 2020
City looks to Mother Nature to provide reprieve from rising water levels
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops is hoping water levels have peaked after a rainy weekend. The Thompson River rose about 20 centimetres in Kamloops over the weekend, however Utilities Services Maintena...
Jun 29, 2020
Nearly 2,000 BC Hydro customers without power from Heffley Creek to Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - A car crash has caused a power outage in the area of Heffley Creek. According to the BC Hydro website, the crash cut power off at about 3:20 p.m. to more than 1,900 customers from Heffley C...
Jun 29, 2020
Man dies after apparent dog attack in Brocklehurst home
KAMLOOPS - A man has died in an apparent dog attack at a home in the 900-block of Singh Street in Kamloops.RCMP say the attack took place around 11:45 Monday morning (June 29). Those in the home have ...
Jun 29, 2020
No grounds for charges against tribal police officer in Lillooet woman's suicide
LILLOOET, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) says a tribal police officer 'acted commendably' in trying to save a suicidal woman near Lillooet last February, and should not face charge...
Jun 29, 2020
