Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Mayor recommends memorial for Snowbird captain in newly-created park near Kamloops Airport
KAMLOOPS - It has been four weeks since Capt. Jennifer Casey died in Brocklehurst, and the City of Kamloops is now beginning to work on a memorial for her.Casey died May 17 when she ejected from a Can...
Jun 12, 2020
City officials still watching water levels on South Thompson River
KAMLOOPS - Early this spring, snowpack levels throughout the North and South Thompson valleys were at near-record levels - between 20 and 30 percent higher than average. Thanks to some chilly weather,...
Jun 11, 2020
CMHA responds to complaints over increased crime along West Victoria Street
KAMLOOPS - Business owners along West Victoria Street have become increasingly frustrated with activities happening around their properties. "At the back of our building, doing drug deals, shooting up...
Jun 11, 2020
Kamloops RCMP make huge weapons seizure at local storage facility
KAMLOOPS - Two people have been arrested after Kamloops RCMP made a massive weapons seizure Wednesday (June 10)According to a news release, the local detachment's Targeted Enforcement Unit (TEU) raide...
Jun 11, 2020
Affordable housing complex almost ready to rise in downtown Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Nearly two years after it was announced, the John Howard Society's (JHS) large affordable housing project in downtown Kamloops is beginning to take shape.The City of Kamloops and B.C. Housi...
Jun 11, 2020
B.C. sets overdose death record in May; Kamloops now fourth in province
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service has released some disturbing new numbers around drug overdose deaths.In May, the province recorded 170 suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths - the highest monthly t...
Jun 11, 2020
Local Mountie helped rescue elderly woman from North Shore house fire Wednesday
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say one of their officers was instrumental in ensuring no one was injured in a North Shore house fire yesterday.The fire, at a home on 13th Street and Lethbridge Avenue, broke...
Jun 11, 2020
Calls to defund the police heard, debated in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Cries of "defund the police" have been heard at Black Lives Matters rallies across the world as people protest racism and the use of extreme force by police officers. TRU constitutional law...
Jun 10, 2020
TNRD Film Commissioner says the region is ready to welcome back film crews
KAMLOOPS - Last Friday, WorkSafeBC unveiled a list of COVID-19 safety protocols designed to get one of BC's biggest industries rolling again. Film and TV production across BC is worth around $3 billio...
Jun 10, 2020
RIH patient care tower construction staying on course for 2022 completion
KAMLOOPS - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Phase One construction on the new Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital is on schedule for its 2022 completion. Current health protocols require a limit...
Jun 10, 2020
