Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News

Tranquille Road upgrades resume, traffic flow changed
KAMLOOPS - Tranquille Road is once again under construction. A $13 million project to install a new sewer main has moved into the section between Singh Street and 12th Street. The City's contractor, E...
Mar 2, 2021

Kamloops man wanted in 2019 kidnapping arrested after Vancouver traffic stop
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man who has been on the run for 11 months has been arrested after a traffic stop in Vancouver.In a news release, Cst. Crystal Evelyn of Kamloops RCMP says 33-year-old Robert Renn...
Mar 2, 2021

City of Kamloops building permit activity picked up in February
KAMLOOPS - A slow start to the year for the Kamloops construction industry picked up steam in February.Totals released Tuesday (Mar. 2) by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $10.5 ...
Mar 2, 2021

Crown prosecutor Caputo to seek Conservative nomination in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
KAMLOOPS - A third person has thrown a hat in the ring to succeed Cathy McLeod as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo.Frank Caputo is a Crown prosecutor and was mo...
Mar 2, 2021

McArthur Island and TCC to be used for future mass vaccination clinics
KAMLOOPS - Mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics won't be happening for some time, but the City of Kamloops will be ready when the time comes. Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian says preliminary plans have been...
Mar 2, 2021

Overlander Ski Club doubles membership, breaks trail use record amid pandemic
KAMLOOPS - Overlander Ski Club expected an increase in memberships and trail traffic amidst the coronavirus pandemic - just not by as much as they did.Vesta Giles, president of Overlander Ski Club, he...
James Peters Mar 2, 2021

COVID-19 exposure at Chase Secondary
CHASE, B.C. - Chase Secondary School has been added to the Interior Health (IH) school COVID-19 exposure page.According to IH, the exposure took place last Tuesday, Feb. 23.Within the Kamloops-Thompso...
Mar 2, 2021

B.C. sees spike in overdose deaths spike in January; one fatality in Kamloops
VICTORIA - The B.C. Coroners Service says the first month of 2021 set a record for overdose deaths. In new totals, the service says 165 people died in the province due to illicit drug overdoses in Jan...
James Peters Mar 2, 2021

Fire crews battle blaze at Tournament Inn
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops fire crews called out this morning ( March 2) to fight a blaze that destroyed one unit at the Tournament Inn Motel in Valleyview. Platoon Captain Mike Haines says crews were called...
James Peters Mar 2, 2021

City yard waste sites reopen
KAMLOOPS - The warm temperatures the past couple of days have already prompted residents to get out in the yard to start their spring lawn and garden work. The City says its yard waste sites are open ...
Mar 2, 2021

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