Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops hiker missing for two nights recounts trying ordeal
KAMLOOPS - Jennifer Baird has been hiking in the Lac Du Bois Grasslands for 25 years, but all of that experience couldn’t prepare her for what happened Monday afternoon. During what was supposed...
Aug 30, 2018
Residents on Royal Avenue excited about redevelopment at former Thrupp Manor
KAMLOOPS - Royal Avenue has been the site of more violent activity recently, namely the stabbing of a 27-year-old on Aug. 21 at 414 Royal Avenue followed by standoff at the same residence the next eve...
Aug 30, 2018
Province announces RIH Patient Care Tower proponent
KAMLOOPS - B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix has announced EllisDon as the proponent of Royal Inland Hospital’s Patient Care Tower. He says that means detailed design work on the $417 million proj...
Aug 30, 2018
Kamloops mother pleased with lawsuit against drugmakers
KAMLOOPS - B.C. has become the first province to sue drug companies in relation to the opioid crisis, claiming marketing and promotion presented pain drugs as less addictive than they actually are. A ...
Aug 29, 2018
Violence relating to Kamloops drug trade is on the rise: RCMP
KAMLOOPS -The illicit drug trade is not a new problem in Kamloops, but a pattern of increased violence has begun to emerge from this illegal industry. “The prevalence and use of violence in rela...
Aug 29, 2018
Missing Kamloops woman found, reported to be safe and sound
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say Jennifer Baird has been found. A social media post from the pastor of Baird’s church reports she is safe and sound. Jen Baird has been found safe and sound!!!! - Greg Vaal (@...
Aug 29, 2018
Interest in Spirit Square housing project high, construction to start this fall
KAMLOOPS - The developer behind a housing project at Spirit Square, which will feature a mix of market and affordable housing, says the demand for units, especially on the affordable housing spectrum,...
Aug 29, 2018
Former Thrupp Manor to be transformed into five single-family lots
KAMLOOPS - A property that has sat empty on the North Shore for years will soon be the site of five single-family homes. City Council voted 7-1 in favour of adopting staff recommendations on Tuesday n...
Aug 29, 2018
Dispensary owner thinks Kamloops pot shop licenses should be even more expensive
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council has approved a $5,000 business license fee for cannabis retailers, but a local dispensary owner thinks the license fee should be even steeper. Council approved a bylaw amen...
Aug 29, 2018
Stone says BC Liberals deserve credit for NDP budget surplus
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson Liberal MLA Todd Stone says his party deserves the credit for the $301 million budget surplus the NDP announced this week. “Let’s be clear, the NDP, thro...
Aug 29, 2018
