Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 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 7, 2017
Out of the Cold program busier than anticipated in first week
KAMLOOPS - As the weather turns colder Kamloops’ homeless population has a few options for places to get warm. One of the city’s longest running shelters, located in the basement of St. Pa...
Nov 7, 2017
Flurries, warmer temperatures in store for Kamloopsians
KAMLOOPS - It looks like the sub-zero temperatures are about to ease off a bit in Kamloops. Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa West says the Arctic air mass which moved in late last week bringing n...
Nov 7, 2017
TRU's DeVries honoured for open education advocacy
KAMLOOPS - A Thompson Rivers University administrator has been recognized for his contributions to accessible education in BC. Interim Associate Vice President of Open Learning Irwin DeVries has recei...
Nov 7, 2017
Hitchhiker in custody after holding up truck driver at gunpoint
KAMLOOPS — A man who hitched a ride with a commercial truck driver on Highway 5 is in custody in Kamloops after allegedly holding the driver at gunpoint during their trip south on Monday evening...
Nov 6, 2017
Kamloops newest cold weather shelter has been busy
KAMLOOPS - The snow and cold came early to Kamloops this year. And while warmer weather is on the horizon, for those living on the streets of our city the early cold snap has meant searching out those...
Nov 6, 2017
