Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
Kamloops Chamber gives city council budgeting advice
KAMLOOPS -The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce wants the City of Kamloops to develop a long term strategy for budget planning. By long term, President Paul Ross says it should be three to five years in le...
Dec 12, 2017
Kamloops council delays downtown parking rate increase
KAMLOOPS - You’ll still be paying $1.25 per hour to park downtown next year. That rate was slated to rise to $1.50 as of January 1, but Kamloops council has delayed that increase for a year at t...
Dec 12, 2017
SD73 opts against reopening schools — for now
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Thompson School Board has closed the door on reopening schools in the district - at least for now. Last night, the board unanimously voted against reopening Westsyde and Ralph ...
Dec 12, 2017
RCMP looking for man wanted in 2015 sexual assault
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are asking for the public’s help tracking down a man wanted in a sexual assault that took place two years ago. Cpl. Jodi Shelkie says Dolapo Ibukun Babatunde was arrested and cha...
Dec 12, 2017
Riding along with Operation Red Nose in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - With all the Christmas parties and holiday celebrations going on at this time of year, it's important to consider just how you're going to get home after having a beverage or two. While tax...
Dec 11, 2017
Kamloops newsmakers react to Site C decision
KAMLOOPS - Reaction is pouring in regarding the NDP government’s decision to forge ahead with the multi-billion dollar Site C dam near Fort St. John in northern B.C. Premier John Horgan said Mon...
Dec 11, 2017
Months-long RCMP investigation takes down Red Scorpions in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP say a months-long investigation has put a big dent in the local drug trade, which is in part controlled by the Red Scorpions street gang. The local detachment’s Targeted...
Dec 11, 2017
TRU cuts ribbon on new high tech genomics lab
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University is now officially home to the BC Interior’s first genomics laboratory. Officials cut the ribbon on TRUGen this morning, the first high-throughput genomics l...
Dec 11, 2017
Sunday night stabbing in Kamloops may have been case of mistaken identity
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man is recovering after he was stabbed in what may have been a case of mistaken identity. RCMP say the man was leaving the 7-11 store downtown at about 9:00 last night when he wa...
Dec 11, 2017
Strong November pushes Kamloops to record-setting construction year
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops says construction activity was way up year-over-year in November. “November was a really strong month for us,” says Building and Engineering Development Man...
Dec 11, 2017
