Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Robbery at Westsyde Cooper's
RCMP looking for a thief or thieves who broke into the Cooper’s store in Westsyde early this morning. RCMP say they responded about 2:30 this morning to a reported breakin at the store in the We...
Nov 02, 2015
Mountain passes see first significant snowfall
Environment Canada called for it, and it came. Snow was falling on most major highway passes over the weekend. 15 to 20 centimetres of snow was reported on the Highway 5 (Coquihalla) and Highway 97 (O...
Nov 02, 2015
TRU Vice President named in civil suit
A former Kamloops strip club owner is suing Thompson Rivers University’s Vice President of Advancement after an alleged 2013 dog attack. Christine Rae, who owned the Rendezvous Hotel before it c...
Oct 30, 2015
Kamloops band Van Damsel into Top 3 in Peak Performance Project
Sebastien Ste Marie, lead singer of Van Damsel, breathed a heavy sigh of relief when judges announced Van Damsel as the final band in the top three of the Peak Performance Project. “Feeling reli...
Oct 30, 2015
Transit Driver Assaulted
RCMP and BC Transit are investigating after a Kamloops bus driver was assaulted yesterday. It happened October 27th around 5pm, just after the driver had pulled the bus over at a stop on Lansdowne Str...
Oct 29, 2015
Petition to stop time change growing
As we get ready to turn our clocks back one hour this weekend, former President of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Bob Dieno says he’s tired of changing his clocks over twice a year and wants y...
Oct 29, 2015
Performing Arts Centre Voter Turnout High
Kamloops residents appear very eager to have their voices heard on the question of borrowing money to build a performing arts centre. The City of Kamloops says 1,529 ballots were cast in the first day...
Oct 29, 2015
Brief history of referenda in Kamloops
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Oct 29, 2015
Truck tips on Mission Flats Road
An Arrow transport truck carrying wood chips en route to the Domtar Pulp Mill overturned on Mission Flats Road. Emergency crews responded to the call around 8:45am Tuesday. It’s unclear whether ...
Oct 27, 2015
Community mailbox program on hold
Canada Post is putting its move away from door-to-door delivery on hold. The Crown corporation has announced it is suspending its transition to community mailboxes, expected to affected 460,000 homes ...
Oct 27, 2015
