Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops lawyer expresses concern over changes to impaired driving laws
KAMLOOPS - The laws around impaired driving have changed. One of the most significant changes is the removal of the reasonable suspicion requirement for law enforcement to request a breath sample. ...
Dec 18, 2018
Students and city staff gain insights from Junior Council program
KAMLOOPS - It was an idea introduced by late City Councillor Marg Spina - a junior council, providing an opportunity for youth to weigh in on the matters that come before Kamloops City Council. Last s...
Dec 18, 2018
Officer's keen eye leads to recovery of stolen necklace in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A necklace worth $4,000 has been recovered after an officer recognized it from a robbery earlier this year. Kamloops RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says an officer was conducting a cur...
Dec 18, 2018
What you should do before visiting the emergency room in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - A milder winter has resulted in fewer emergency room visits at Royal Inland Hospital. But the head of the ER in Kamloops says it can quickly shift if and when the temperatures dip before Ch...
Dec 18, 2018
UPDATE: Traffic returns to normal of North Shore threat
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: (1:20 p.m.): Kamloops RCMP say they have determined the threat did not have any validity, and traffic has returned to normal in the area. EARLIER (12:20 p.m.): RCMP officers have co...
Dec 18, 2018
Nearly 300 rides provided by Operation Red Nose in Kamloops last weekend
KAMLOOPS - The third weekend of Operation Red Nose in Kamloops was a busy one with 291 safe rides provided from Dec. 13 to Dec. 15. Nearly 160 volunteers helped get people and their vehicles home safe...
Dec 18, 2018
City council expected to approve another two cannabis stores on Tuesday
KAMLOOPS - Two more private cannabis stores are expected to get the green light by city council on Tuesday, which would bring the total number of shops in Kamloops to seven. There is one applicant hop...
Dec 17, 2018
Witness from Fraser trial says her family hasn't received help they need
KAMLOOPS - Louise Nielson struggles to walk, even with a cane, doing everything in her power to keep moving after being seriously injured on Feb. 11, 2017 - the night she and her son helped apprehend ...
Dec 17, 2018
Extended public transit hours for Kamloops on New Year's Eve
KAMLOOPS - BC Transit is extending its service hours in Kamloops on New Year’s Eve to ensure everyone has a safe ride home. In a news release, the organization says the last trip of the night wi...
Dec 17, 2018
North Shore TNRD library to close for brief renovation
KAMLOOPS - Less than a year after a major renovation at the downtown Kamloops library, the city’s other TNRD library is getting a facelift. Doors will be locked at the North Shore library as of ...
Dec 17, 2018
