Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
54-40, Trooper to rock Sun Peaks
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks Resort is going back in time for the feature acts at its Summer Concert Series in 2017. The resort announced headliners 54-40 and Trooper today. They will play free shows o...
Kayla Derkach Mar 02, 2017
BB gun shooting leads to one injury, lockdown at Brock Middle School
KAMLOOPS - Police are confirming a weapons assault involving a BB gun occurred near Brocklehurst Middle School this afternoon. Three youth have been arrested and one youth has been taken to Royal Inla...
Kayla Derkach Mar 02, 2017
IH confirms two positive carfentanil tests
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has confirmed the presence of the deadly opioid carfentanil in two separate tests in the region recently. Carfentanil is said to be 100 times more toxic than fentanyl, and i...
Kayla Derkach Mar 02, 2017
Police incident unfolds in Aberdeen
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are confirming a police incident unfolding in Aberdeen this morning (March 2). At about 9:30 a.m., a parade of police vehicles was seen rushing up Aberdeen Drive. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie say...
Kayla Derkach Mar 02, 2017
Homes sales up in February over one year ago
KAMLOOPS - While building permits in February were pretty quiet, home sales generated 5 percent more this February than last. City of Kamloops spokesman Jason Dixon says 14 residential building permit...
Kayla Derkach Mar 02, 2017
Cold weather slows Kamloops building sector
KAMLOOPS - February proved to be a relatively quiet month for new construction activity in Kamloops. According to the City of Kamloops, 14 residental building permits were issued last month, compared ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 01, 2017
Kamloops brothers hoping to bring skate park to Rayleigh
KAMLOOPS - Two brothers from Rayleigh are lobbying the city for a skate park in their community. Merek and Owen De Witte are avid skateboarders and cyclists and have long wanted a place to play in the...
Kayla Derkach Mar 01, 2017
Three car crash sends one to hospital
KAMLOOPS - A three-car pile-up on the Halston Connector sent one driver to hospital. According to Kamloops RCMP Corporal Jodi Shekie, a vehicle was waiting for a red light at the intersection of Halst...
Kayla Derkach Mar 01, 2017
Longtime Kamloops steel plant closes its doors
KAMLOOPS - The parent company of Wilkinson Steel on the Tk’emlups Reserve has confirmed the plant has permanently closed. Wilkinson has been operating in Kamloops since the 1960s. Ontario-based ...
Kayla Derkach Mar 01, 2017
BCLC reaffirms commitment relocate within Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. Lottery Corporation say it’s committed to keeping its headquarters in Kamloops, but it will be on the move in the near future. Director of Corporate Services Ted Ockenden spo...
Kayla Derkach Mar 01, 2017
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