Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Burning bans coming down in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Property owners in the Clearwater and Salmon Arm fire zones can begin their fall backyard burning as of tomorrow morning. Kamloops Fire Centre officials have announced they are rescinding C...
Kayla Derkach Sep 15, 2016
Arraignment delayed for accused in baseball bat beating
KAMLOOPS - Arraignment has been delayed for the man accused in a brutal baseball bat beating in Brocklehurst. 39 year old Kristopher Teichrieb is charged with attempted murder. 19 year old Jessie Simp...
Kayla Derkach Sep 15, 2016
Kamloops accommodation tax to jump from 2% to 3%
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops hotel owners have voted in favour of bumping the city’s accommodation tax up a percentage point, from 2% to 3%. Tourism Kamloops says 70 per cent of accommodation owners appr...
Kayla Derkach Sep 15, 2016
Kamloops SPCA reminds owners to leave dogs at home
KAMLOOPS - It may feel like summer is over, with cooler temperatures, but the Kamloops SPCA is reminding dog owners to keep their animals at home, instead of in their vehicles. The SPCA has received a...
Kayla Derkach Sep 15, 2016
Construction on schedule at Westsyde pool, uncovers mould
KAMLOOPS - It’s been just a month into reconstruction of the Westsyde pool. Crews have been working to dismantle the frame of the aging roof, which has uncovered many pieces of rotting wood. ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 15, 2016
New Kamloops Museum exhibit uses art to frame history
KAMLOOPS - The newest exhibition at the Kamloops Museum may seem like a display on the history of Kamloops’ Chinese community, however, photographs of archived materials, and images of people an...
Kayla Derkach Sep 14, 2016
Former Tobiano developer Grenier to take a shot at politics
KAMLOOPS - Former Tobiano developer Michael Grenier is throwing his hat in what appears to be a crowded political ring. Grenier is expected to announce tomorrow that he will run for the BC Liberal nom...
Kayla Derkach Sep 14, 2016
RCMP seek backyard burglar
KAMLOOPS - Police are asking for the public’s help tracking down a man who helped himself to a number of items from a downtown backyard last week. Kamloops RCMP say on Monday, September 5, at ab...
Kayla Derkach Sep 14, 2016
North Shore BIA doubles down on injection site concern
KAMLOOPS - The North Shore Business Improvement Association is doubling down on its concern over an Interior Health plan to bring at least one safe drug consumption site to Kamloops. City council gave...
Kayla Derkach Sep 14, 2016
New RCMP video shows another side of the fentanyl crisis
KAMLOOPS - BC RCMP have released a video warning British Columbians about another side of the fentanyl crisis. The video includes testimonials from two BC Interior constables detailing their personal ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 14, 2016
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