Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Man in mental distress leads to lengthy North Shore standoff
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE – June 25: On Monday, RCMP confirmed the individual in question was in one unit of a fourplex. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says two other units were vacant, and the fourth was evacuated ...
Jun 24, 2018
Kamloops mother joins rally to decriminalize illicit drugs
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman who lost her son to an accidental overdose over two years ago joined other mothers in Victoria this weekend to call for a shift in Canadian drug policy. Sandra Tully’...
Jun 24, 2018
Environment Canada forecasts stormy conditions for B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for many regions in the B.C. Interior. Meteorologist Alyssa Charbonneau says a cold front will bring heavy rain, and strong wind gu...
Jun 24, 2018
Kamloops residents 'Rock the Walk' at 43rd annual Walk for Peace
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops area residents with a passion for peace, social justice and the environment joined together at Riverside Park Saturday (June 23) for the annual Peace Walk. For the first time the w...
Jun 24, 2018
Kamloops Crime Stoppers seeks sunglasses thief
KAMLOOPS - Crime Stoppers is seeking tips on a theft that took place at Nicola Eye Care last week. On Thursday, June 14, a man entered the business on the corner of St. Paul and 3rd Avenue. According ...
Jun 23, 2018
Head-on collision on Highway 5A south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - First responders are busy clearing a head-on collision that occurred at around 4:30 Friday afternoon. It happened on Highway 5A and Rose Hill Road at the brake check just south of Kamloops ...
Jun 22, 2018
City of Kamloops awards Lansdowne parkade project at higher budget
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops has awarded the tender for its controversial Lansdowne parkade improvement project, and the price is going up significantly. The project is largely aesthetic in nature,...
Jun 22, 2018
Batchelor resident thankful for firefighters after Thursday's close call
KAMLOOPS - A pillar of smoke marked the first day of summer in Kamloops. For those living near the site of Thursday’s fire above Batchelor Heights, it was an evening they won’t soon forget...
Jun 22, 2018
Black bear shot, left for dead in Westsyde
KAMLOOPS - The Conservation Officer Service is seeking the public’s help in locating two men who are suspected of illegally shooting and killing a black bear in Westsyde. Conservation Officer Ji...
Jun 22, 2018
New rental development to be built in heart of TRU campus
KAMLOOPS - The Kelson Group unveiled its plans on Friday for a new 77-unit, five-storey rental development that will be built in the heart of the campus at Thompson Rivers University. The property man...
Jun 22, 2018
