Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City council declares opposition to discrimination
Kamloops has a pretty good track record for embracing diversity. The city was the first in B.C. to have an African Canadian city councillor, when John Freemont Smith was elected in the early 1900s. Ka...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2017
Serial bank robber sentenced in Kamloops courtroom
KAMLOOPS - A serial bank robber who hijacked nine banks across Western Canada during a two-month crime spree will spend another four years in prison. Shaun Cornish was sentenced to seven years in pris...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2017
Frozen February soon a distant memory
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada is confirming what many in Kamloops already suspected: this month has been winterier than normal. Forecaster Alyssa Charbonneau says February received more snow and colde...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2017
Kamloops meeting to discuss future of rural education
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday night, area residents will get their say regarding the future of rural education in the province. The Henry Grube Centre will host one of nine open houses happening in BC, meant to ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2017
Police searching for Riverside Park creep
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are looking for clues into a man who is alleged to have been recording video of a child in a public bathroom. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the incident happened at a public washroom in River...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2017
More skiers go out of bounds at Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Search and Rescue crews had to be mobilized again last night after some skiiers went out of bounds at Sun Peaks. But fortunately, they didn’t have to deploy, as the skiiers w...
Kayla Derkach Feb 28, 2017
Break out the popcorn: Kamloops Film Festival starts Thursday
KAMLOOPS - Movie lovers are in for a treat when the Kamloops Film Festival returns Thursday. Organizers say the festival is growing in numbers each year, and not just in attendance. The annual event h...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2017
KFR HAZMAT responds to McArthur Island ammonia leak
KAMLOOPS - An ammonia leak at the McArther Island Sport and Events Centre was quickly isolated Monday afternoon. Kamloops Fire Rescue was called out to the facility after a gauge blew off a valve that...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2017
Kamloops library celebrates 'Freedom to Read Week'
KAMLOOPS - It's 2017, which means there aren't many subjects still considered taboo enough to remain completely off limits in Canadian society today. At the Kamloops branch of the TNRD Library, they'r...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2017
Delay in setting trial date for accused in baseball bat beating
KAMLOOPS - There has been another delay in setting a trial date for a man accused in a baseball bat beating last June. Kristopher Teichrieb is charged with attempted murder after young Jessie Simpson ...
Kayla Derkach Feb 27, 2017
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