Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Former Kamloops councillor Bepple pursues a return to city hall
KAMLOOPS - A former Kamloops councillor wants her old job back. Nancy Bepple has announced she will run for one of two open council spots in the September 30 by-election. Bepple was elected to council...
Aug 21, 2017
Case of badly decomposed body turned over to BC Coroners Service
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say they have handed the investigation into a man who was found dead beside the Thompson River to the BC Coroners Service. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says the man has been identified a...
Aug 21, 2017
Hundreds of sky watchers gather to view partial eclipse in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - The moon and sun provided a rare and spectacular show Monday morning, one that could be viewed from Kamloops. Hundreds of Kamloops residents gathered at the TRU Observatory to experience th...
Aug 21, 2017
Skeetchestn residents return home today
KAMLOOPS - Good news for residents of the Skeechestn Indian Band today. Wildfire evacuees forced out August 4th by the Elephant Hill wildfire can return home at noon today. Chief Ron Ignace, who, with...
Aug 21, 2017
Vandals damage vehicles in random attacks near McArthur Island
KAMLOOPS - RCMP investigating a series of vandalism attacks on vehicles on the North Shore overnight. Police say 8-10 vehicles in the general area of McArthur Island Park were damaged. No suspects as ...
Aug 21, 2017
Kamloops solar eclipse expected mid Monday morning
KAMLOOPS - The long-awaited solar eclipse is less than 24 hours away. On Monday all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. The NASA website states anyone within the path of totalit...
Aug 20, 2017
First ever downtown Kamloops Pride parade a hit for the city
KAMLOOPS - Almost 40 years after the inaugural Vancouver Pride Parade, downtown Kamloops hosted its very first march for the LGBTQ2+ community today. Hundreds of people took to the streets while hundr...
Aug 20, 2017
Deputy Mayor Arjun Singh 'sickened' by Charlottesville protest, praises Kamloops inclusion
KAMLOOPS - Deputy Mayor Arjun Singh says he’s sickened by last week’s white nationalists protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Horrible, horrible things have happened down thereR...
Aug 20, 2017
Patient care tower, pipeline top priorities for mayoral candidate Ken Christian
KAMLOOPS - Mayoral candidate Ken Christian says the Royal Inland Hospital Patient Care Tower would be a top priority if elected September 30th. The B.C. Liberals announced it had approved funding for ...
Aug 19, 2017
Police vehicle and car collide on the North Shore
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP are investigating an accident involving a police vehicle. Staff Sergeant Michael Grondin says a marked police vehicle and a car collided at the intersection of Sherbrook Stree...
Aug 19, 2017
