Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
City activates Emergency Operations Centre for spring flooding
KAMLOOPS - Rainfall and rising temperatures are keeping the threat of flooding in this province, very much ‘top of mind’. In Kamloops, water levels in local creeks are being monitored clos...
May 09, 2018
Another bid for the Tournament Capital
KAMLOOPS - The Tournament Capital is looking to host yet another major sporting event, this time it’s the Canada 55+ Games. Kamloops City Coucil has authorized city staff to submit a bid for the...
May 09, 2018
Stolen car suspect sends police on wild chase
KAMLOOPS - A 31 year old man is behind bars after a police chase in Kamloops this morning. Kamloops RCMP Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says it all started when a stolen Chev pick-up without a license plate was se...
May 09, 2018
Buffer between retail cannabis stores in Kamloops to be 100 metres once legalized
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops city council is relaxing the buffer zone between cannabis stores once it’s legalized later this year. The distance between stores will now be 100 metre, compared to the previ...
May 09, 2018
Kamloops RCMP arrest arson suspect
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of setting two garbage cans on fire has been arrested by Kamloops RCMP. The first incident occurred at 11:00 p.m. Monday night when the suspect allegedly set fire to a garbage...
May 09, 2018
Kamloops city council moves ahead with consultation on former McArthur Island Golf Course
KAMLOOPS - The fate of the former golf course property at McArthur Island was up for discussion at today's city council meeting. City staff brought forward a recommendation to engage the two main user...
May 08, 2018
City of Kamloops 'preparing for the worst' at Campbell Creek
KAMLOOPS - The threat of flooding continues to keep the City of Kamloops on alert. Utility Services Manager Greg Wightman says the biggest concern so far has been Campbell Creek, where water elevation...
May 08, 2018
'Concerned citizen' blasts city hall for excess garbage at Riverside Park
KAMLOOPS - Lorne Lakusta says he’s never seen it so bad. He’s referring to the amount of garbage piling up along the shores of Riverside Park on the Rivers Trail from the west side of the ...
May 08, 2018
Summit Elementary among 51 BC schools to receive new playgrounds
KAMLOOPS - Summit Elementary School in Kamloops is one of 51 schools across BC that will get a brand new playground, after an announcement from the BC government today. The value of the announcement i...
May 08, 2018
Kamloops lawyer questions city over pot bust
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops lawyer has expressed alarm following Monday’s pot shop bust on Hillside Drive. The Canna Clinic was shut down and two employees arrested after RCMP said the shop had been o...
May 08, 2018
