Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Fire department phone scam targets Sun Peaks resident
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Residents beware: another phone scam is making the rounds. The latest scam targeted Sun Peaks resident Robb Blaney, with the fraudster claiming to be with “the fire department....
Jul 4, 2018
Two men accused in Barnhartvale meth superlab bust found guilty
KAMLOOPS - Two men charged in the bust of a huge methamphetamine lab in Barnhartvale in 2015 have been found guilty in BC Supreme Court. The verdicts were delivered Tuesday (July 3) for Joel Garrett a...
Jul 4, 2018
BrewLoops donates $26K back into the community
KAMLOOPS - A whole host of community organizations are raising a glass to the organizers of this year’s BrewLoops event. This after the BrewLoops Cultural Development Society donated $26,000 bac...
Jul 4, 2018
Fraudster rips off three Kamloops banks
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops Crime Stoppers is on the lookout for a woman alleged to have ripped off three local banks. The incidents occurred April 20 and she appeared to be alone at all three locations. She ...
Jul 3, 2018
Two major projects fuel big month for Kamloops builders
KAMLOOPS - June was a big month for the Kamloops building sector - but much of the credit goes to two individual projects. The City of Kamloops says June saw $23.1 million in permit activity. A single...
Jul 3, 2018
No Trans Canada construction between Kamloops and Chase planned for 2018
KAMLOOPS - BC’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has confirmed there will be no construction on the Trans Canada Highway between Hoffman’s Bluff and Chase this year. Twinning ...
Jul 3, 2018
BUILDING KAMLOOPS (Part 4): 500 units still waiting to be developed in Juniper
In the fourth instalment of our series Building Kamloops, we take a closer look at development in Juniper. It’s a community that has only one way in and one way out, but demand for homes in the ...
Jul 3, 2018
Kamloops man dies in Princeton-area dirt bike crash
PRINCETON, B.C. - It was a tragic long weekend for a Kamloops family. RCMP Cst. James Grandy says police responded to a fatal dirt biking accident in the Tulameen area late Saturday (June 30) afternoo...
Jul 3, 2018
Gateway Casinos eye mediation dates in labour dispute
KAMLOOPS - Gateway Casinos is hoping for a return to mediation talks with its unionized workers in the near future. Tanya Gabara, director of public relations with Gateway, says the company is hoping ...
Jul 3, 2018
Kamloops home sales marginally lower as inventory shrinks
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops real estate market is running slightly below last year’s pace, but local officials say homes are still entering and exiting the market very quickly. New figures from the ...
Jul 3, 2018
