Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Downtown Kamloops business hopes cash removal will deter potential theft
KAMLOOPS - After three downtown Kamloops robberies in 10 days, at least one business in the city centre is getting rid of cash transactions. The owners of Barnacle Records along 3rd Avenue, Jessie Kob...
Jan 25, 2019
Packed schedule of events planned for Unplug and Play Family Literacy Week
KAMLOOPS - There will be no lack of family-friendly activities to take part in this coming week. The Interior Savings Unplug and Play week kicks off Saturday with the 13th ABC Family Literacy Day. Doz...
Jan 25, 2019
Provincial gang unit in Kamloops to deter 'any further violence'
KAMLOOPS - BC’s anti-gang unit is making its presence known in Kamloops after two homicides on Wednesday. Sgt. Brenda Winpenny is with the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU). She s...
Jan 25, 2019
TRU training house takes gold at award ceremony
KAMLOOPS - For another year, the Thompson Rivers University training house has been recognized with an award. In a news release, TRU’s School of Trades and Technology says the announcement was m...
Jan 25, 2019
City of Kamloops staff press on with mixed use plan for former McArthur Island golf course
KAMLOOPS - City of Kamloops staff are pressing forward with a recommendation to transform the former McArthur Island golf course into a mixed-use recreational property. In a report coming to Kamloops ...
Jan 25, 2019
VIDEO: Summit & McGill reopened after morning crash
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE (1:17 p.m.): Police are releasing more information about a crash at Summit Drive and McGill Road earlier today. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the crash happened w...
Jan 25, 2019
Man charged in downtown business raid granted bail
KAMLOOPS - A man facing charges in connection to a downtown business raid last month has been granted bail. Charles Gerald Patrick, 62, is facing charges of possession of a firearm contrary to an orde...
Jan 24, 2019
Kamloops tech company helps preserve First Nations languages through government contract
KAMLOOPS - It’s a small operation with only six employees, but Two Story Robot is taking on some big projects. One of the company’s recent projects involved upgrades to the back-end of an ...
Jan 24, 2019
WATCH: "Enough is enough" RCMP identify shooting victims, increase presence in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Top brass at the Kamloops RCMP detachment say more than 50 Mounties are looking into Wednesday’s fatal shootings in Kamloops. One man was killed outside a Super 8 motel in Valleyview ...
Jan 24, 2019
Friends identify Kamloops homicide victim as Penticton man
KAMLOOPS - Friends have identified one of the two shooting victims in Kamloops yesterday as 42-year-old Rex Gill of Penticton. Gill leaves behind two children. "The unthinkable happened today. I lost ...
Jan 24, 2019
