Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Man robbed on TRU campus
KAMLOOPS - Police are investigating after a man was robbed on the Thompson Rivers University campus. Officers responded to a report of a personal robbery at 2:40 p.m. Monday (March 11). Kamloops RCMP ...
Mar 13, 2019
IIO investigating after man dies in Kamloops RCMP custody
KAMLOOPS - Officers have notified the province’s police watchdog after a man died in Kamloops RCMP custody. At 9:30 p.m. yesterday (March 12), Kamloops RCMP responded to a complaint from a busin...
Mar 13, 2019
Sunshine, warm temps coming to Kamloops in time for first day of spring
KAMLOOPS - It has so far been a cool month of March for Kamloops and the B.C. Interior - but that trend is about to change. Environment Canada meteorologist Carmen Hartt says sunshine and above normal...
Mar 13, 2019
Summit Elementary students win big at Kamloops Independent Film Festival
KAMLOOPS - A pair of Summit Elementary School students were honoured over the weekend for their contributions to this year’s Kamloops Independent Film Festival (KIFF). Nikolai Jedyk’s The ...
Mar 13, 2019
Thieves target Dufferin retail business complex
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a series of break-and-enters in the same Dufferin business complex. According to Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie, the break-ins happened at about 4:00 a....
Mar 13, 2019
Kamloops man convicted of child luring sentenced to six months
KAMLOOPS - A man who pleaded guilty to luring a child over the internet will spend six months in jail. Court documents show Justin McGowan was given his sentence yesterday (March 12), along with a two...
Mar 13, 2019
SD73 hosts parent engagement session on vaping and cannabis
KAMLOOPS - This evening, School District 73 is hosting a parent engagement session at the Henry Grube Centre on the topics of cannabis and vaping among youths. Dr. Marvin Krank, Professor of Psycholog...
Mar 12, 2019
Kamloops mom says P.A.R.T.Y. went too far, KBIA stands behind program
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops mother says a program meant to teach high school students about the dangers of impaired driving went too far this week. Natalie Franzen’s 15-year-old daughter Brianna was p...
Mar 12, 2019
Council settles on 2.96% tax increase for Kamloops ratepayers in 2019
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has approved a dozen supplemental budget items, settling on an expected tax increase of 2.96 per cent for local ratepayers in 2019. In budget discussions this morning, coun...
Mar 12, 2019
KFR brushes up on rope rescue skills at Sandman Centre
KAMLOOPS - Way up in the rafters of the Sandman Centre, members of Kamloops Fire Rescue are taking a refresher course in rope rescue. “We come in and do a couple different scenarios where weR...
Mar 12, 2019
