Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
UPDATE: Police presence in Chase connected to Kamloops robbery investigation
CHASE, B.C. - UPDATE: Police say a large presence in Chase this afternoon was connected to the robbery of an illegal cannabis dispensary in Kamloops last week. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi She...
Mar 14, 2019
Hundreds of safety violations in three-day Southern Interior road blitz
KAMLOOPS - More than 650 traffic tickets have been issued after a road blitz targeting drivers in the Kamloops, Barriere and Chase areas. Between March 4 to March 6, BC RCMP Traffic Services and Comme...
Mar 14, 2019
Elementary school report card out from Fraser Institute
VANCOUVER - The Fraser Institute says it doesn’t matter where schools are located, what type of school it is, and the background of its students, elementary schools can make improvements and pro...
Mar 14, 2019
'The Sound of Music', 'Chelsea Hotel' highlight Western Canada Theatre's 2019-20 season
KAMLOOPS - Western Canada Theatre (WCT) has announced the lineup for its 2019-20 season, and it includes a Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, a tribute to a Canadian troubadour and a comedy/horror mashu...
Mar 13, 2019
Tk'emlups negotiating with federal government to have cannabis stores on reserve
KAMLOOPS - With the federal government not giving First Nations across the country jurisdiction with cannabis under Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act), many bands, including Tk’emlups, have choosen to...
Mar 13, 2019
Westsyde Elementary user groups on the hunt for alternatives
KAMLOOPS - While Monday’s unanimous approval from School District 73 board members to reopen Westsyde Elementary means some breathing room for Kamloops classrooms, many groups using the building...
Mar 13, 2019
TRU embracing all cultures as part of iDays celebration
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is truly a hub for multiculturalism in our community. With more than 3,000 international students hailing from 90 different countries, TRU is weaving the multicul...
Mar 13, 2019
Usage up for Kamloops homeless storage facility
KAMLOOPS - While it was off to a slower start, the storage facility for Kamloops’ homeless on Victoria Street has seen a steady stream of use. Now nearly a year into operation of the mini storag...
Mar 13, 2019
Bond acquitted of manslaughter in 2016 death of Sean Dunn
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man has been acquitted of manslaughter in connection to a beating death outside of a North Shore nightclub in December 2016. A B.C. Supreme Court jury found 29-year-old James Dav...
Mar 13, 2019
Charges laid in 2016 Kamloops hit and run after DNA match
KAMLOOPS - A man has been arrested more than two years after allegedly striking a Kamloops jogger with his vehicle and taking off. Deb Kennedy survived, but was injured in the collision. Kamloops RCMP...
Mar 13, 2019
