Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: RCMP hope Kamloops residents can identify stabbing suspect
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP have released video of a suspect after a stabbing at a downtown motel Wednesday (Dec. 2).WATCH: (Video Credit: Kamloops RCMP)In a news release, Sgt. Darren Michels says the in...
Dec 03, 2020
Police watchdog clears RCMP officer who shot and killed fleeing suspect in Tappen
TAPPEN, B.C. - B.C.'s police watchdog has cleared an RCMP officer of wrongdoing after he shot and killed a man in Tappen 11 months ago.The incident happened at a rural property on January 7 and 8, 202...
Dec 03, 2020
City asks Juniper residents to save water after Valleyview main pipe break
KAMLOOPS - Residents of Juniper Ridge are being asked to keep water use to a minimum as crews work to repair an early morning water main break.The break took place at about 5:45 a.m. Thursday (Dec. 3)...
Dec 03, 2020
KGHM-Ajax opens new Kamloops office
KAMLOOPS - There is another indication today that the KGHM-Ajax project is rising from the grave.The project ownership is divided between Polish mining giant KGHM Polska Miedz with 80 per cent and Van...
Dec 03, 2020
A record year already in the books, Kamloops building sector takes a November breather
KAMLOOPS - The red-hot Kamloops construction sector cooled off in November. New totals from the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $10.4 million in activity last month. That's well bel...
Dec 03, 2020
"Suspicious" fire cause smoke damage at downtown hotel
KAMLOOPS - 20 firefighters and several trucks worked quickly overnight to put out what is being determined as a "suspicious" fire at the Thompson Inn in the 600 block Victoria Street. Fire crews were ...
Dec 03, 2020
Local toy store helping 'Trim the Toyroom' for Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre
KAMLOOPS - This December, Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre has partnered with Tumbleweed Toys to help Trim the Toyroom. The campaign is meant to help fill the therapeutic playroom at KSACC a...
Dec 02, 2020
Kamloops dance studio owner angry, confused over conflicting health guidelines
KAMLOOPS - For the past week, dance studios in Kamloops have been closed. With an increase in cases across B.C., the provincial health office temporarily forced studios across the province, cancelling...
Dec 02, 2020
CUPE, City of Kamloops to go to arbitration over bylaw department restructuring
KAMLOOPS - The union representing City of Kamloops bylaw enforcement officers says changes to the department will have a drastic negative impact on its members and the community at large.In a news rel...
Dec 02, 2020
COVID-19 found in Westsyde Secondary community
KAMLOOPS - Westsyde Secondary School is taking extra precautions after a member of the school community tested positive for COVID-19. A letter sent out yesterday (Dec 1) by the school to families of s...
Dec 02, 2020
