Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
New Afton delaying new mining opportunity, would extend mine life 5 years
KAMLOOPS - New Afton is coming off a record year in 2017 with production of six million tonnes. The goal is to match that this year, but 2018 is also a year of exploration in other ways - to analyze o...
Jan 23, 2018
Accused in 2017 Dallas killing appears in Kamloops courtroom for pre-trial hearing
KAMLOOPS - A preliminary inquiry has begun in a Kamloops courtroom for a man accused in a February 2017 homicide. Stephen George Fraser is facing a single count of second degree murder in the death of...
Jan 23, 2018
Another snowfall warning issued for Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS - Old Man Winter is about to hit the Coquihalla Highway again. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning from Hope to Merritt and a Pacific frontal system is to blame. “Periods o...
Jan 23, 2018
New Kamloops RCMP ops officer impressed with detachment's staffing levels
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP’s new Operations Officer, Insp. Todd Balaban has started on the job, spending his first two days familiarizing himself with the detachment he now calls home. Balaban...
Jan 23, 2018
Kamloops woman receives Peace Medal for her efforts to end youth homelessness
KAMLOOPS - A woman deemed an ‘inspiration’ for her work to help end youth homelessness in Kamloops will be honoured Tuesday. Katherine McParland, Youth Homelessness Manager with Interior C...
Jan 23, 2018
Small fire in concrete bunker contained quickly early this morning
KAMLOOPS - Some homeless people trying to keep warm are believed responsible for a small fire this morning at an old concrete bunker on West Seymour Street. Platoon Captain Rob Chalmers says KFR was c...
Jan 23, 2018
Kamloops celebrates 12th annual ABC Family Literacy Day
KAMLOOPS - For over a decade ABC Family Literacy Day has brought families together to help highlight the importance of literacy and spending time together, away from the screens and technology that se...
Jan 22, 2018
Kamloops Snowmobile Association holds avalanche safety training
KAMLOOPS - British Columbia is blessed with an abundance of backcountry recreational opportunities unlike any others in Canada, but with those opportunities comes the increased risk for avalanches. Be...
Jan 22, 2018
Mounties search Westsyde home in connection with Badger Drive investigation
KAMLOOPS - Another development in the Kamloops RCMP’s investigation of last week’s home invasion and drugs, explosives and weapons seizure on Badger Drive. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the Crime...
Jan 22, 2018
Fraser Basin Council to conduct flood assessment of Thompson watershed
KAMLOOPS - The Fraser Basin Council is set to embark on a massive flood assessment of the Thompson watershed. To that end it’s received a grant worth $600,000 from Emergency Management BC and ho...
Jan 22, 2018
