Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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
Possible suspect in series of suspicious fires
KAMLOOPS - RCMP apparently have a suspect in custody after a series of suspicious fires in the past couple of weeks. A number of dumpster, trash bins, and grass fires have been reported, and Saturday ...
Jun 29, 2020
City continues to reopen facilities
KAMLOOPS - No news to the contrary with the rainfall over the weekend, so we are assuming that the City's plan to go ahead with reopening some of its facilities is going ahead today. Last Wednesday, t...
Jun 29, 2020
Water levels could peak in Kamloops this week
KAMLOOPS - We'll know in the next couple of days what the impact on river levels will be from the weekend rains. Data yesterday at the Thompson River shows the water level flattening out, but that was...
Jun 29, 2020
