Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Search continues for missing Kamloops woman
KAMLOOPS - Nearly a week after she was first reported missing, Mounties are continuing their search for Kamloops woman Thelma Vaughan. The 62 year old’s car was found abandoned on Feb. 7 on the ...
Feb 13, 2018
Kamloops RCMP seek clues to fatal hit and run
KAMLOOPS - Mounties are seeking public tips into a fatal hit and run last month that claimed the life of a 21 year old man. On Jan. 7 at around 9 p.m., Morisho Kavimba was struck and killed on the Coq...
Feb 13, 2018
Significant fire damage to North Shore home
KAMLOOPS- A home on Wilson Street was badly damaged by fire last night. Platoon Captain Rob Chalmers says they got the call around 9:00PM and when crews arrived, smoke and flames were showing from the...
Feb 12, 2018
Moving Family Day bad for business says Sun Peaks
KAMLOOPS - Sun Peaks isn’t pleased with the B.C. government’s decision to move Family Day to fall in line with other provinces in Canada and the U.S. starting next year. On Friday, Horgan ...
Feb 10, 2018
RCMP Bait Cars nab two thieves in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - They took the bait. Two men have been arrested in separate RCMP Bait Car incidents. The first one happened on January 29th. Police say a 25-year-old man entered a Bait Car in the 400 block ...
Feb 10, 2018
ASK Wellness mattress program a huge success
KAMLOOPS - It’s a program that provides employment and is good for the environment. The ASK Wellness mattress recycling program collects as many as 1,000 mattresses a month from both the City of...
Feb 09, 2018
Eby in Kamloops, discusses ICBC's new report meant to ensure efficiencies
KAMLOOPS - The minister responsible for ICBC says a report compiled by Price Waterhouse Cooper outlining efficiencies could save the crown corporation up to $80 million. David Eby was at Thompson Rive...
Feb 09, 2018
RIH ER back to normal after brief 'restricted access' situation
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says the emergency department at Royal Inland Hospital was under restricted access earlier this afternoon. RIH Health Services Director Sue Gardner-Clark says the situation ...
Feb 09, 2018
KTTA applauds Victoria's plan to address the teacher shortage
KAMLOOPS - The B.C. government has announced an investment of $571,000 to address the teacher shortage in this province. Education Minister Rob Fleming says the government will use the money to train ...
Feb 09, 2018
Month-over-month unemployment drops in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Statistics Canada says the month-over-month unemployment rate has dropped in Kamloops. Labour Analyst Vincent Ferrao says the rate fell from 10.4 per cent in December to 9.3 per cent last m...
Feb 09, 2018
