Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
TNRD board chair ready for challenge
KAMLOOPS - Thompson-Nicola Regional District Board Chair John Ranta seems unfazed by the fact he will be challenged for the board chair position at tomorrow’s TNRD board meeting. Area “I&#...
Nov 08, 2017
Proposed Kamloops parking study defeated by council
KAMLOOPS - A $100,000 downtown parking study will not go ahead in Kamloops. With one councillor absent, and a 4-4 vote, the motion to approve the study did not pass. In addition to cost, some opposing...
Nov 08, 2017
Multiple charges laid against suspect in alleged hijacking incident
KAMLOOPS - A 33 year old man is facing multiple charges after a semi-truck driver was held at gunpoint Monday. RCMP allege it all started when the man was observed slumped behind the wheel of a runnin...
Nov 08, 2017
TNRD hires wildfire recovery manager
KAMLOOPS - With this summer’s devastating wildfire season finally in the rearview mirror, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District is taking steps to help residents with the recovery process. The T...
Nov 08, 2017
Trucker describes how he stayed alive when his rig was hijacked at gunpoint near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Robert Price was pretty sure that a man riding in his semi-truck would have shot him dead had he not done everything he said on Monday night. Price is the transport driver who was held at g...
Nov 08, 2017
Wildfire 2017: A look back at the worst fire season in BC's history
KAMLOOPS - 2017 was an unprecedented year for wildfires in British Columbia. At the height of the crisis, it's estimated over 65 000 people were forced from their homes due to the danger some of those...
Nov 07, 2017
'It's my home': Kamloops man living in a van content with his situation
KAMLOOPS - For anyone without a home, winter is especially a tough time. Many on the streets have nowhere to go but the shelters have just opened in the last week. But for Eric Redekop, he’s con...
Nov 07, 2017
RCMP concerned, not alarmed with recent increase in gun violence
KAMLOOPS - A recent spike in gun violence has been consuming the time of Kamloops RCMP officers. The last two weeks have seen a series of firearms incidents – from standoffs and gun seizures to ...
Nov 07, 2017
Kamloops RCMP make arrest in Brock shooting
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops RCMP have arrested the man they allege is responsible for firing a gun in an apartment building on Holt Street on Saturday injuring a man in a neighbouring apartment. An invest...
Nov 07, 2017
Standoff suspect due back in court Nov. 20
KAMLOOPS - The suspect at the centre of a lengthy standoff at the G & M Trailer Park is due to make his next court appearance in about two weeks. 35-year-old Shane Caron appeared by video Monday o...
Nov 07, 2017
