Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
RCMP release holiday roadcheck statistics
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP took 24 impaired drivers off the roads during the holiday season. Sergeant Darren Michels says during the Christmas-New Years period, thousands of vehicles were checked throug...
Jan 04, 2018
Shooting suspect appears in court
KAMLOOPS - A man charged in connection with a shooting incident last weekend on the South Shore made a court appearance yesterday. 25-year old Brandon Dale Fiddick is charged with, among other things,...
Jan 04, 2018
Province seeking financial restitution from Kamloops seniors home operator
KAMLOOPS - The Province is filing a lawsuit against the company that operates Kamloops Seniors Village for an incident that resulted in the death of one of its residents. In July of 2015, 84-year-old ...
Jan 03, 2018
City of Kamloops hires new communications manager
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has hired Wendy Heshka as its new communications manager. The City says Heshka has worked both in Canada and in the United States in the private sector including owning...
Jan 03, 2018
Operation Red Nose Kamloops leads the way again
KAMLOOPS - It was another successful year for Operation Red Nose in Kamloops. The designated driving service offered 1,338 rides over 18 nights of service this holiday season, the most in B.C. “...
Jan 03, 2018
Final snowfall of 2017 drains snow removal budget in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - It looks like that final burst of winter drained the City of Kamloops’ snow removal budget for 2017. Streets and Environmental Services Manager Glen Farrow says they are within one pe...
Jan 03, 2018
First baby of 2018 identified
KAMLOOPS - We finally know the identity of the first baby of 2018 in Kamloops, and his parents. Ryan Yu was born at 6:04 AM New Year’s Day to 32 year old Rockey Yu and his fiancee’ Chen Ch...
Jan 03, 2018
December a strong month for real estate in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The real estate market continues to hum along in Kamloops. According to statistics released by the Kamloops District Real Estate Association, December saw a 28 per cent increase in sales &#...
Jan 02, 2018
Kamloopsians brave frigid temperatues for 2018 Polar Bear Swim
KAMLOOPS - Every January 1st, a few dozen brave and hearty souls doff their toques and jackets and dive headlong into the frigid waters of the Thompson River to wash away the previous year and embrace...
Jan 02, 2018
Man facing charges following Kamloops shooting
KAMLOOPS - A 25 year old man is facing charges following an alleged shooting in Kamloops. Kamloops RCMP Sgt. Darren Michels says Brandon Dale Fiddick was arrested without incident Sunday and is facing...
Jan 02, 2018
